Anti-stacking pump assembly for a water heater and method of operating the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8596225
APP PUB NO 20100122669A1
SERIAL NO

12275048

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A storage-type water heater. The storage-type water heater comprising a water storage tank configured to retain tank water, means for heating the tank water in the water storage tank, and an anti-stacking pump assembly. The anti-stacking pump assembly includes a water tube configured to be positioned in the water storage tank, an impeller positioned within the water tube, a motor drivingly connected to the impeller, a water inlet formed in the water tube upstream of the impeller and configured to deliver tank water into the water tube from the water storage tank, and a water outlet formed in the water tube downstream of the impeller.

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AOS HOLDING COMPANY1403 FAULK ROAD SUITE 106-G WILMINGTON DE 19890

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Hughes, Dennis R Hartford, US 27 388

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