Patent 8001885 was granted and assigned to Bunn-o-Matic Corporation on August, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Disclosed is an apparatus, method and kit for use with a beverage producing device. Included are a fitting and an insulating tube for insulating water being introduced into a heated water tank from heated water retained in the tank. Use of an insulating tube helps to reduce the heat transfer between the heated water retained in the tank and the water being introduced to the tank.