GAS-FIRED WATER HEATER WITH AN EXHAUST ASSEMBLY

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20120174878A1
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12987445

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A gas-fired water heater including a storage tank, a combustion chamber, a burner for producing products of combustion, the burner positioned in the combustion chamber, a flue including a longitudinal axis, the flue extending from the combustion chamber through the storage tank, and an exhaust assembly positioned above the flue. The exhaust assembly includes a hood, a motor including a drive shaft, and a fan coupled to the drive shaft for rotation with the drive shaft about a rotational axis. The hood receives the products of combustion from the flue and directs the products of combustion at an acute angle toward the fan. The rotational axis is positioned at the acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis.

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A O SMITH CORPORATION11270 WEST PARK PLACE MILWAUKEE WI 53224

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English, Stephen T Englewood, US 19 376

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