System and a method for notifying a user to replace a sacrificial anode
AssigneePentair, Inc.
InventorsTodd James Kaeser, Zachary Steven Pickard
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Abstract
A device, system, and a method are provided for notifying a user to replace a sacrificial anode in a pool or spa system. The device is provided in the form of a body defining a cavity, a sacrificial anode, and a sensor. The sacrificial anode substantially surrounds the cavity when the sacrificial anode is coupled to the body. The sensor is at least partially received into the cavity and is in communication with a pool automation system. The sensor is designed to transmit a signal to the pool automation system when the sensor detects water within the cavity. The signal is processed by the pool automation system, and the pool automation system may then transmit a notification to a user that the sacrificial anode is depleted.
Claims20
A sacrificial anode device, comprising:
- a body defining a cavity that extends partially through the body;
- a sacrificial anode couplable to the body, wherein the sacrificial anode surrounds and seals the cavity when coupled to the body;
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- a sensor at least partially received within the cavity, the sensor in communication with a pool automation system and designed to transmit a signal to the pool automation system when water is detected inside the cavity.
A sacrificial anode system, comprising:
- a device including:
- a sacrificial anode coupled to a body of the device, wherein a cavity is provided between the body and the sacrificial anode and wherein the sacrificial anode substantially surrounds the cavity;
- a sensor in communication with the cavity, the sensor designed to transmit a first signal to a pool automation system when the sacrificial anode is depleted;
- the pool automation system including:
- a receiver designed to receive the first signal from the sensor;
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- a transmitter designed to transmit a notification to a user device after receiving the first signal from the sensor.
A method for determining a status of a sacrificial anode, the method comprising:
- providing a device including the sacrificial anode, a cavity within the device, and a sensor at least partially disposed within the cavity;
- activating the sensor when water enters the cavity of the device;
- transmitting a signal from the sensor to a pool automation system;
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- transmitting a notification to a user device, wherein the notification includes information regarding the status of the sacrificial anode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.