Water treatment system and method for use with an environmental chamber or an incubator

A water treatment system for supplying water for use in humidifying a chamber, the system comprising:

• a piping circuit for carrying water and comprising a plurality of controllable valves to determine water flow paths through the piping circuit thereby subjecting the water to one or more water treatment processes;
• a holding reservoir for receiving intake water from one or more water sources;
• a source of H2O2;
• a first pump;
• a second pump for pressurizing the piping circuit;
• a control system for activating the first pump to supply H2O2 from the source into the piping circuit according to a predetermined schedule or according to a measured concentration of H2O2 in the piping circuit;
• a H2O2 neutralizing device for neutralizing the H2O2 in the water prior to supplying the water to humidification components in the chamber to humidity the chamber;
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• wherein the holding reservoir is an element of the piping circuit and the control system supplies H2O2 from the source into the holding reservoir, the system further comprising a condensate reservoir, wherein condensate water from the chamber is supplied to the condensate reservoir, water in the condensate reservoir combined with water from the holding reservoir by opening or closing predetermined controllable valves to create a water flow path that mixes water from the condensate reservoir with water from the holding reservoir.

A water treatment system for supplying water for use in humidifying a chamber, the system comprising:

• a piping circuit for carrying the water and comprising a plurality of controllable valves to determine water flow paths through the piping circuit, wherein opened and closed valves subject the water to one or more water treatment processes, comprising ionizing and deionizing the water;
• a first sensor for measuring a water resistivity in the piping circuit, wherein a controller responsive to a measured water resistivity value controls one or more controllable valves to subject the water to an ionization or deionization process;
• a second sensor for measuring a concentration of H2O2 in the piping circuit;
• the piping circuit comprising a holding reservoir configured to automatically or manually receive intake water from one or more water sources;
• a source of H2O2;
• a first pump for supplying H2O2 into the holding reservoir;
• a control system for activating the first pump responsive to a measured H2O2 concentration to supply H2O2 from the source into the piping circuit, the first pump activated according to a predetermined schedule for supplying a fixed amount of H2O2 into the holding reservoir or activated to achieve a predetermined H2O2 concentration in the holding reservoir;
• wherein the predetermined H2O2 concentration is adjustable by the user;
• an alarm activated to alert an operator to replace the source of H2O2;
• a H2O2 neutralizing device for neutralizing the H2O2 in the water prior to supplying the water to humidification components in the chamber for use in humidifying the chamber;
• an antimicrobial silicone dioxide coating applied to wetted surfaces of the piping circuit;
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• an ultra-violet purifier disposed in the piping circuit or in the chamber, for disinfecting the water.