Inventors:
Domingo Delgado - Coral Springs FL, US
International Classification:
F24J 2/42
US Classification:
126565, 126561, 126562, 126573, 126576, 126600, 165 482, 165118, 165132, 165146, 4493, 4498, 136243
Abstract:
A free-floating, integrated, solar operated water heater appliance, for heating the body of water includes a flotation device for buoyantly supporting the appliance in the body of water. A water heater element, fueled by solar energy, heats water pumped through the heater element by an integral pump, driven by solar energy. A solar energy reflector/container supports the heater element and concentrates solar energy onto the outer surface of the heater element. A parabolic dish reflector concentrates solar energy onto the inner surface of the heater element. Water is circulated through the heater element and returned, in elevated temperature, to the body of water.