Abstract: A domestic heating system that utilizes heat collectors such as solar collectors or fireplace heat collectors, and effectively transfers the heat from these collectors for storage or useage without additional energy input. Thermal pump apparatus is utlized for transferring the collected heat to a lower level of the building where the heat can be more easily distributed or stored. A heat exchanger is utilized to extract heat from the thermal pump apparatus at the lower level and transfer the heat to the supply piping or ducting of a conventional forced air or hot water heating system. A heat storage tank can be included in the system for storing the collected heat that cannot be used immediately.

Abstract: A high temperature water (HTW) space heating system in which the direct source of HTW is an automatic electrode steam boiler having electrodes, adapted to be connected in an electrical distribution system. The electrodes are positioned in corresponding steam generating compartments surrounded by a control compartment. A corresponding water spout directs water toward the tip of each electrode. A regulating valve allows only a limited steam output, which is used for control purposes. Water is taken from the boiler and mixed with water from an outside source. A boiler water circulating group feeds the mixed water to the spouts with sufficient velocity for it to flow up the surface of the electrodes to the water level in the steam generating compartments. The system has a heated space circuit including a pump for circulating HTW.

Abstract: A metal building with an integrated hot water heating system includes a heater for heating water, pipes connected between the heater and heating grids in the floor of the building and the structural columns and beams of the frame of the building for circulation of hot water through the frame and floor of the building to heat the building primarily with radiant energy, wherein a substantially uniform temperature is maintained throughout the building, and a savings of up to 70% in energy required to heat the building is realized.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing heat to a hot water storage system in which water from the storage system is circulated through a heat exchanger in the flue of a combustion heat source and circulatory flow is provided by a circulating pump in a secondary circulatory system including a heat exchanger having greater heat transfer capacity than the heat exchanger in the flue so as to dissipate excess heat at a controllable rate.

Abstract: This invention relates to a water distributor for fluid water heating/cooling systems, having a pair of large conduits arranged side-by-side in spaced relation to each other with smaller dispersion conduits extending laterally from each large conduit and some partially extending into and through both large conduits, whence they either extend to radiators or return to one of the large conduits.