Water heater for use in fireplace

Details Water heater for use in fireplace Water heater for use in fireplace

1981-05-14

1984-06-12

Scott, Samuel

Stoves and furnaces

Grates

Agitating

126143, 237 51, F24B 904

Patent

active

044535325

ABSTRACT:
A water heater for use in a fireplace includes a heat exchanger which sits in the fireplace behind the fire. The top portion of the heat exchanger is surrounded by but spaced from a removable hood-like heat trap which does not open directly into the chimney. The heat trap captures the hot air rising from the fire and confines it to flow rearwardly over the top of the heat exchanger and then downwardly along the rear side of the heat exchanger. The hot air then escapes under the lower edge of the skirt of the heat trap and is drawn up the chimney. In an alternative embodiment, the heat exchanger extends horizontally in a plenum under the fire. In other embodiments, an auxiliary fan is used to move the air through passages adjacent a heat exchanger.

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patent: 3394697 (1968-07-01), Lewis
patent: 3965886 (1976-06-01), Nelson
patent: 4058107 (1977-11-01), Edwards
patent: 4180053 (1979-12-01), Patel

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