US 12,305,857 B1
Quick change hot water heater thermocouple
John Darcy Bolton, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by John Darcy Bolton, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/826,754.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/731,783, filed on Apr. 17, 2024.
Int. Cl. F23N 5/10 (2006.01); F24H 1/00 (2022.01)
CPC F23N 5/107 (2013.01) [F23N 2227/22 (2020.01); F24H 1/0027 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A quick-change thermocouple system for a hot water heater, comprising:
a flame chamber pan;
a plurality of thermocouples;
a thermocouple pull bar mounted within the flame chamber pan, wherein the plurality of thermocouples are attached to the thermocouple pull bar;
a pull bar handle connected to the thermocouple pull bar and accessible from outside the hot water heater; and
wherein movement of the pull bar handle causes the thermocouple pull bar to move within the flame chamber pan, thereby changing the position of the thermocouples relative to a pilot flame.