Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Condensate removal system for cold-climate heat pumps
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Application No.: US16814605Application Date: 2020-03-10
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Publication No.: US11333395B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Jason Block , Marc Zuluaga
- Applicant: Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: St Onge Steward Johnston and Reens LLC
- Main IPC: F24F13/22
- IPC: F24F13/22 ; F24F1/0057

Abstract:
A system for managing drainage of heat pump coil condensate using a building's legacy heat piping infrastructure. The system includes a drainage pan that accumulates condensate and directs it into condensate piping. The condensate piping feeds the condensate into the building's legacy heat piping infrastructure, preferably after treating the condensate with a neutralizer to reduce its acidity. The system also includes a system control for monitoring the accumulated condensate levels and the status of the legacy heating system to determine when to open a flow control means allowing the condensate to drain from the condensate piping into the building's legacy heat piping infrastructure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200292215A1 Condensate Removal System For Cold-Climate Heat Pumps Public/Granted day:2020-09-17
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