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Dual fuel heater with selector valve

  • US 8,915,239 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2011
  • Issued: 12/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A heater assembly for use with one of a first fuel type or a second fuel type different than the first, the heater assembly comprising:

  • a pressure regulator having a first position and a second position;

    a housing having first and second fuel hook-ups, the first fuel hook-up for connecting the first fuel type to the heater assembly and the second hook-up for connecting the second fuel type to the heater assembly;

    an actuation member having an end located within the second fuel hook-up and having a first position and a second position, the actuation member configured such that connecting a fuel source to the heater assembly at the second fuel hook-up moves the actuation member from the first position to the second position which causes the pressure regulator to move from the first position to the second position;

    wherein the pressure regulator in the second position is configured to regulate a fuel flow of the second fuel type within a predetermined range.

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