Portable heating system and method for pest control
First Claim
1. A method for killing pests in an affected area of a structure, comprising:
- positioning a heat exchanger unit within an affected area;
coupling a first end of an inlet hose to a faucet;
coupling a second end of the inlet hose to an inlet port of the heat exchanger unit such that the heat exchanger unit may receive a flow of water from the faucet, the heat exchanger unit operable to generate heated air by transferring heat from the flow of water received from the faucet to air flowing through the heat exchanger unit;
positioning an electric heater proximate to the heat exchanger unit, the electric heater operable to further heat the heated air emitted by the heat exchanger unit to a target temperature greater than 120 degrees Fahrenheit, the further heated air being emitted into the affected areamonitoring a temperature of the air from the affected area;
determining that the temperature of the air is greater than a temperature of the flow of water received by the heat exchanger unit; and
causing the flow of water received by the heat exchanger unit to cease if the temperature of the air is greater than a temperature of the flow of water received by the heat exchanger unit.
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Abstract
A method for killing pests in an affected area of a structure, comprises positioning a heat exchanger unit within an affected area, coupling a first end of an inlet hose to a faucet, and coupling a second end of the inlet hose to an inlet port of the heat exchanger unit such that the heat exchanger unit may receive a flow of water from the faucet. The heat exchanger unit generates heated air by transferring heat from the flow of water received from the faucet to air flowing through the heat exchanger unit. The method continues by positioning an electric heater proximate to the heat exchanger unit, the electric heater operable to further heat the heated air emitted by the heat exchanger unit to a target temperature greater than 120 degrees Fahrenheit, the further heated air being emitted into the affected area.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for killing pests in an affected area of a structure, comprising:
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positioning a heat exchanger unit within an affected area; coupling a first end of an inlet hose to a faucet; coupling a second end of the inlet hose to an inlet port of the heat exchanger unit such that the heat exchanger unit may receive a flow of water from the faucet, the heat exchanger unit operable to generate heated air by transferring heat from the flow of water received from the faucet to air flowing through the heat exchanger unit; positioning an electric heater proximate to the heat exchanger unit, the electric heater operable to further heat the heated air emitted by the heat exchanger unit to a target temperature greater than 120 degrees Fahrenheit, the further heated air being emitted into the affected area monitoring a temperature of the air from the affected area; determining that the temperature of the air is greater than a temperature of the flow of water received by the heat exchanger unit; and causing the flow of water received by the heat exchanger unit to cease if the temperature of the air is greater than a temperature of the flow of water received by the heat exchanger unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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