Back-up auto-thermostatic modulating regulator
CA 2230855 A1 · Owner: Hebert, Alain · Inventors: Hebert, Alain; Nachaj, Henry
Overview
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An automatic modulating regulator device and method of operation for use with a gas-fired hot water heat source supplied by a pressurized water supply. The hot water heat source has a hot water circuit to pump hot water to heat exchange elements. The regulator device comprises a valve which when a power failure occurs changes to a normally open state. The regulator device is adapted to be connected to a hot water return conduit of the hot water circuit. A self-powered thermostatic valve is responsive to a temperature sensor and modulates the flow of hot water returned through the regulator device. A flow restrictor is connected downstream of the regulator device for releasing controlled …
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- Filed February 26, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 26, 2018.
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