Patent ID: 8887671
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: F24H

Abstract:
1. A water heating system, comprising: a tank; a bracket having a hole and a notch; a heating element mounted on the tank, the heating element passing through the hole; and a controller having a relay coupled to the heating element and logic configured to control a state of the relay, wherein the logic resides in a portion of the controller positioned inside the notch, wherein the relay resides in a portion of the controller positioned outside of the notch, wherein the controller has a temperature sensor, and wherein the temperature sensor resides in the portion positioned inside the notch, wherein the controller has an emergency shut-off apparatus residing in the portion positioned outside of the notch, and wherein the controller has a printed circuit board (PCB), and wherein a movable portion of the emergency shut-off apparatus extends through the PCB.