Patent ID: 6175689
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: F24H

Abstract:
An improved ""in-line"" tankless water heater for interconnection between an electrical power supply, a cold water inlet line and a hot water supply line; the water heater, comprising:an elongated body having a top and a bottom;a temperature limit switch, a terminal block and a microswitch mounted on an exterior surface of the elongated body;the microswitch being carried on a lower portion of the elongated body, over a pair of chambers, secured to the elongated body;a cold water inlet and a hot water outlet held in the top;an elongated passage formed internally of the elongated body in fluid communication between the cold water inlet and the pair of chambers;the pair of chambers being separated by a resilient element;a first of the pair of chambers having an inlet and no outlet;a second of the pair of chambers having an inlet and an outlet;a heating element held in an elongated water heating chamber formed in the elongated body;the elongated water heating chamber being in fluid communication with the outlet of the second of the pair of chambers and the hot water outlet; andmeans for actuating the microswitch to activate the heating element and heat the water in the elongated water heating chamber.