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US 10,822,257 B2Granted
HVAC fluid conditioning system
AssigneeAC Freeflow
InventorsRichmond Italia, Louis Spicer
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Abstract
According to principles of the present inventive concepts, an HVAC fluid conditioning system comprises an inlet port configured to receive HVAC fluid from an HVAC condensation line. A conditioning system treats the HVAC fluid with a chemical or other treatment process to prevent the growth of harmful pollutants within the HVAC condensation line. The treated HVAC fluid is then released from the conditioning system through an outlet port thereof and back into the HVAC condensation line. A trap system can be provided to trap harmful gases created during the HVAC fluid treatment process.
Claims20
An HVAC fluid conditioning system, comprising:
- a housing comprising a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port, wherein the fluid inlet port is arranged on a first side of the housing and can be connected to an HVAC fluid pipe to receive HVAC fluid from an HVAC system, and the fluid outlet port is arranged on an opposite side of the housing and delivers the treated HVAC fluid from the HVAC system during operation;
- a conditioning unit formed as part of the housing, said conditioning unit comprising a chamber that is sized and shaped to house a chemical rod in communication with the HVAC fluid to be treated, wherein said chemical rod has a length that is greater than a width thereof;
- said conditioning unit further comprising an elongated opening in a sidewall thereof that is shaped to receive the chemical rod therethrough for placement in the chamber, such that the HVAC fluid within the housing can be treated by the chemical rod located in the chamber to prevent pollutant growth;
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- a trap system formed as part of the housing between the fluid inlet port and the conditioning unit to trap and prevent harmful gases from the HVAC fluid conditioning system from entering the HVAC system during operation.
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An HVAC fluid conditioning system comprising:
- an inlet connector configured to connect to and receive HVAC fluid from an HVAC condensation line;
- a conditioning system comprising a top housing section that is removably connected to a bottom housing section, wherein the inlet connector is arranged on the top housing section;
- said conditioning system further comprising a receptacle that is shaped to receive a chemical rod to treat the HVAC fluid with a chemical designed to prevent the growth of harmful pollutants in the treated HVAC fluid;
- wherein the conditioning system comprises a chemical rod dispenser, said chemical rod dispenser comprising the receptacle and wherein said receptacle is sized and shaped to receive and house a chemical rod therein, wherein the chemical rod has a length that is greater than its width, and wherein the chemical rod dispenser is arranged to place the chemical rod into contact with the HVAC fluid to treat the HVAC fluid with the chemical;
- an elongated opening formed through a sidewall of the chemical rod dispenser, said opening configured to receive the chemical rod therethrough for placement in the receptacle;
- a trap system that helps prevent pollutant gases from escaping from the HVAC fluid conditioning system into the HVAC system during operation of the conditioning system;
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- an outlet connector located on the bottom housing section and arranged to deliver treated HVAC fluid from the HVAC fluid conditioning system.
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An HVAC fluid conditioner comprising:
- a housing comprising a separate top and bottom section that are removably connected together with screws, said housing comprising an inlet, a trap system, a conditioning system, and an outlet formed therein,
- wherein the inlet comprises an inlet port arranged in the top section that is configured to receive HVAC fluid from an HVAC system;
- wherein the trap system comprises a P or S-type trap that is configured to prevent harmful gases from entering the HVAC system back through the inlet;
- wherein the conditioning system comprises a receptacle that houses a chemical that treats the HVAC fluid to prevent the growth of harmful pollutants in the HVAC fluid during an HVAC fluid treatment process;
- wherein the conditioning system further comprises an elongated opening in a sidewall thereof to receive a chemical rod therethrough, wherein the chemical rod has a length greater than a width thereof;
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- wherein the outlet comprises an outlet port formed in the bottom section that is configured to deliver the treated HVAC fluid from the HVAC fluid conditioner after treatment.
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