Automatic water leveler
OwnerDavid Larseninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for automatically maintaining the water level of a body of water, such as a pool, is described herein. The present invention comprises a float body contained within a float housing chamber and selectively coupled to a float valve, a ball check valve employed as a means for isolating the pressurized water in the circulation system of a body of water from the water in the float chamber and, after pump operation has ceased, allowing the passage of supply water from the float chamber of the apparatus of the circulation system of a body of water. Flexible conduits or tubing may be provided for ease of installation. Furthermore, the present invention is intended to be conveniently located near the equipment of the circulation system for the body of water.
Claims20
An apparatus for automatically maintaining a predetermined water level in a body of water, wherein the apparatus is communicatively coupled to a circulation system for the body of water by a pipe, said apparatus comprising:
- a float valve assembly employed as a means to restrict the flow of supply water into a float chamber of said apparatus;
- a float removably coupled to said float valve assembly;
- at least one counterweight positioned centrally along a vertical axis of the float, so as to horizontally constrain the motion of the float;
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- at least one selectively removable spacer ring for adjusting a maximum height of the float with respect to the float valve assembly.
A method of installing an apparatus for automatically maintaining a water level of a body of water comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting a site near the pump of the circulation system of the body of water;
- (b) excavating a hole at, or otherwise preparing, a selected site near the body of water, the hole having a diameter sufficient as to accommodate the apparatus for automatically maintaining the water level of a body of water and sufficient depth so as to approximately align a water level mark on an exterior surface of said apparatus with the water level of the body of water;
- (c) connecting an outlet tube connected to the apparatus to the circulation system for the body of water and connecting a supply-water tube to the apparatus and a pressurized water source;
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- (d) cycling the apparatus sufficiently to ensure proper operation.
An apparatus comprising:
- a float chamber housing assembly;
- a float valve assembly positioned within said float chamber housing assembly, said float valve assembly comprising a float valve;
- a ball check valve assembly positioned within said float chamber housing assembly;
- a float assembly positioned within said float chamber housing assembly;
- a float rod, said float rod being configured to couple said float valve assembly to said float assembly;
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- at least one spacer ring positioned over said float rod, said at least one spacer ring being used to adjust a vertical position of said float assembly within said float chamber housing assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.