Patent ID: 8607779

Claim:
A drainback tank comprising: a housing, the housing having a base and at least one side wall, the at least one side wall and the base forming an internal body for storing a fluid; a solar return pipe, at least a portion of the solar return pipe being located within the internal body of the tank, the solar return pipe having a hole; and an output pipe, the output pipe being attached to and passing through the housing and into the internal body of the tank, the output pipe having a hole located within the internal body of the tank, the hole of the output pipe being aligned with and within a few inches of the hole of the solar return pipe, wherein a center axis of the hole of the solar return pipe is aligned with a center axis of the hole of the output pipe along a plane, wherein the fluid in the solar return pipe flows into the output pipe and leaves the tank housing, and wherein the hole in the solar return pipe is located below the fluid level in the tank and towards the bottom of the solar return pipe.