Patent ID: 7527047

Claim:
A thermostat or calorstat support device for a heat engine having an external hot water circuit, the support device comprising: a support housing structured and arranged to be mounted to a portion of the heat engine having a thermostat; a connecting arrangement connecting the support housing to a calorie consuming arrangement; and two imperviously separated compartments, wherein the support housing is arranged to allow a controlled flow through the connecting arrangement, wherein the connecting arrangement comprises an outlet end piece and a return end piece, whereby the outlet and return end pieces are each connectable to a tube that is connectable to a thermal chamber of the calorie consuming arrangement, wherein one of the two imperviously separated compartments comprises an outlet compartment and another of the two imperviously separated compartments comprises a return compartment, and wherein, in an installed position on the heat engine, the outlet compartment is located behind the thermostat and communicates with each of a cock of the thermostat and the outlet end piece.