Patent ID: 6302062
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: F23D,F24H

Abstract:
An assembly for a water heater having a combustion chamber comprising:a main burner fuel supply line adapted to connect between a fuel control valve and a main burner;a pilot fuel supply line adapted to connect between said fuel control valve and a pilot burner;a heat sensor line connected to a heat sensor adapted to connect to said fuel control valve and positioned to sense heat in said combustion chamber below said main burner; anda sealed one-piece plate through which said main burner fuel supply line, said pilot fuel supply line and said heat sensor line pass in a sealed condition, said plate adapted to sealingly engage an outer surface of a side portion of a combustion chamber of said water heater along an entire perimeter of an opening defined therein, said opening being sized and shaped to permit passage of said main burner therethrough.