Chlorinators and Replaceable Cell Cartridges Therefor
AssigneeHayward Industries, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Chen, Douglas M. Sawyer (deceased), JR., James Carter
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Abstract
A chlorinator system for pools or spas is disclosed. The chlorinator system includes a replaceable chlorinator cell cartridge having built in sensors, switches, and custom connections. The chlorinator system includes a controller, a chlorinator, a replaceable cell cartridge, and compression fittings for connecting the chlorinator to piping of a pool or spa system. The cartridge includes a body, a bi-directional flow switch, a connector plug, a lid, a printed circuit board, which includes non-volatile memory, and electrically-charged plates or blades.
Claims1
A chlorinator comprising;
- a body installable inline with a piping of a pool or a spa system;
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- a replaceable cartridge receivable within said body, said replaceable cartridge having a cartridge body having a plurality of electrically-charged plates and a printed circuit board in electrical communication with said electrically-charged plates, said printed circuit board including a non-volatile memory for storing information relating to operation of said replaceable cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.