USE OF REED SWITCH AND MAGNET TO DETECT MOVEMENT OF FAUCET HANDLE

摘要

A flow sensing apparatus detects movement of a faucet (30) handle (40) of a faucet of a hot water container in order to detect flow from the hot water container. A reed switch (34) and an associated magnet (36) can be mounted to detect open and closed positions of the faucet handle to provide electronic logic information regarding the status of the faucet handle position as an indication of a flow condition to a control unit that controls heating of water in the hot water container.