US 6,982,040 B2 | ||
Method and apparatus for purifying water | ||
Alvin Costa, Tiverton, R.I. (US); Richard T. Coffey, Pompano Beach, Fla. (US); Michael Pereira, Smithfield, R.I. (US); Daniel Nelsen, Providence, R.I. (US); Thomas Parent, Providence, R.I. (US); and Christopher Kampf, Cranston, R.I. (US) | ||
Assigned to Zodiac Pool Care, Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla. (US) | ||
Filed on Apr. 16, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/414,598. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0206706 A1, Oct. 21, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. C02F 1/50 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 210—753 | 22 Claims |
1. An apparatus for purifying water, comprising:
an inlet and an outlet;
a metal generator, having an inlet in fluid communication with the inlet of the device, and a first outlet and a second outlet,
and adapted to provide concentrations of one or more metals to the water;
a halogen generator, having an inlet in fluid communication with the first outlet of the metal generator, and having an outlet,
and adapted to provide concentrations of halogen to the water;
a venturi nozzle, having an inlet in fluid communication with the second outlet of the metal generator, which is in fluid
communication with outlet of the halogen generator, and having an outlet in fluid communication with the outlet of the device.
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