Water heater blower assembly having a low exhaust port

A draft inducer blower assembly for use with a water heater has a housing, a motor, and a fan. The housing has an exhaust volute surrounding the fan and a base adapted to be mounted atop a water heater. The housing has an inlet port adapted to receive exhaust gas from the water heater. The fan is co...

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Main Authors Post, Steven W, Long, Jeffrey Jay, Gatley, Jr., William S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.04.2024
Subjects
AIR SUPPLY
BLASTING
COMBUSTION APPARATUS
COMBUSTION PROCESSES
DRAUGHT-INDUCING
FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEATGENERATING MEANS, IN GENERAL
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
RANGES
SUPPLYING NON-COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID OR GAS
VENTILATING
WEAPONS
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Summary:A draft inducer blower assembly for use with a water heater has a housing, a motor, and a fan. The housing has an exhaust volute surrounding the fan and a base adapted to be mounted atop a water heater. The housing has an inlet port adapted to receive exhaust gas from the water heater. The fan is connected to the motor for rotation about a rotation axis. The exhaust volute has a cut-off at a cut-off angle relative to the rotation axis. The exhaust volute has an exhaust outlet passageway that extends to an exhaust port. The exhaust port is lower than the top of the exhaust volute.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117547859