摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to improvements in or relating to pumps, in particular to pumps in air conditioning installations. In one aspect, there is described a pump assembly for use in an air conditioning system, the pump assembly (20) comprising a pump having a pump inlet (52) and a pump outlet (53), and wherein the pump inlet is in fluid communication with a reservoir (54), said reservoir being formed integrally with the pump assembly (20) and said reservoir having a reservoir inlet in fluid communication with a first fluid-carrying pipe of an air-conditioning installation; wherein the pump outlet (53) is in fluid communication with a second fluid-carrying pipe of an air-conditioning installation. In a second aspect of the invention, there is described a conduit elbow (10) having a first opening (12) and a second opening (13) and integrally housing (11) a pump assembly (20) as defined above. <IMAGE></p> |