Abstract: A water heater including a water tank, a combustion chamber beneath the tank, a gas burner in the combustion chamber, an air plenum upstream of the combustion chamber, a flame arrestor located such that air in the air plenum passes through the flame arrestor to reach the combustion chamber, and a flue extending upwardly from the combustion chamber and through the water tank.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 22, 1999
Date of Patent:
August 29, 2000
Assignee:
AOS Holding Company
Inventors:
Gregory Allen Reynolds, R. Dale Shropshire