Flue structure for domestic heating equipment

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1981-09-14

1983-11-22

O'Connor, Daniel J.

Stoves and furnaces

Stovepipes

98 48, 126112, 126312, 237 55, F23J 1100

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044162545

ABSTRACT:
Improved flue structure for domestic heating equipment such as a gas fired hot water heater. In conventional gas fired water heaters, the heater is directly connected to a chimney or the like by a single flue pipe and this results in a wasteful loss of heat and inefficient use of fuel. The invention provides a multiple, interconnected flue pipe arrangement whereby a substantial portion of the heat produced by the gas burner is trapped in the flue structure keeping it in the system longer and thereby materially cutting down on the heat loss. In one embodiment of the invention, a flue pipe from the heater is connected to the upper end of a second flue pipe that is closed at its top and a third flue pipe, concentrically mounted in the second flue pipe, conducts the heater flue gases to the chimney. Due to the arrangement of these pipes as will be described in detail hereinafter, heat is trapped at the upper end of the second flue pipe resulting in a substantial increase in efficiency.

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