Mobile water filtration system
AssigneeHC Risk Reduction, LLC
InventorsMichael Matros, Caitlin Matros
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Abstract
A mobile water filtration system for use with a mobile firefighter gear cleaner. The mobile water filtration system is self-contained and equipped to condition the water used for washing firefighter gear. The mobile firefighter gear cleaner requires make-up water of a particular quality, and the discharge water becomes contaminated after the process. The instant invention discloses a process using a series of filters for use in decontamination of the wash water, allowing for reuse in the system or for discarding the water without adversely affecting the environment.
Claims7
A water filtration system for a mobile extraction unit used in firefighter gear cleaning comprising:
- a dump tank secured to said mobile extraction unit, said dump tank having a rectangular shaped bottom wall with two side walls and two end walls extending upward therefrom forming a first chamber for receipt of wash water;
- at least two divider walls extending between said side walls, each divider wall having a plurality of apertures constructed and arranged to induce a laminar flow therethrough to cause particle in said wash water to settle to the bottom wall;
- a course filter having an inlet fluidly coupled to an outlet of said dump tank for removal of large particulates;
- a fine filter pad fluidly coupled to an outlet of said course filter;
- a pump for transferring filtered wash water through a series of micron filters consisting of a 20 micron filter, a 10 micron filter, a 5 micron PFAS before return to the mobile extraction unit wherein the filtered wash water is suitable for use as make-up water for firefighter gear cleaning.
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