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US 5,089,127 AGranted
Chemical feed apparatus
AssigneePPG Industries, Inc.
InventorsDavid M. Junker, Charles R. Wiedrich, Robert B. Simmons
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AssigneePPG Industries, Inc.
InventorsDavid M. Junker, Charles R. Wiedrich, Robert B. Simmons
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A chemical feeder having a collection reservoir and an erosion reservoir located within and spaced from the wall of the collection reservoir. An elongated cylinder is supported on the collection reservoir and the lower end of the cylinder is located in the collection reservoir. The collection reservoir has a water discharge outlet and the erosion reservoir has a water inlet with a valve to control the flow rate of water into the erosion reservoir. A canister containing solid chemical sanitizing elements is supported in the cylinder and its lower portion is located in the upper portion of the erosion reservoir. Openings are located in the lower end portion of the canister so that solid dry chemical sanitizing elements located in the lower end portion of the canister can be contacted by water in the erosion reservoir to erode and dissolve the solid elements to chemically treat water flowing out of the erosion reservoir into the collection reservoir.
A chemical feeder including a base, a collection reservoir having a closed upper end and a closed lower end supported on said base, an elongated cylinder supported in said upper end member of said collection reservoir and extending upwardly therefrom, a cup-shaped member having an annular side wall that forms an annular rim, said cup-shaped member forming an open top erosion reservoir located within and substantially concentric with said collection reservoir, outlet means for removing liquid from said collection reservoir, inlet means for supplying liquid to said erosion reservoir, control means connected to said inlet means for controlling the flow rate of liquid supplied to said erosion reservoir, an elongated canister adapted to contain solid dry chemical sanitizing element located with said cylinder, means for supporting said canister within said cylinder with the lower end portion of said canister located in the open top of said erosion reservoir, a plurality of openings located in the lower end portion of said canister whereby said chemical sanitizing element located in the lower end portion of said canister may be contacted by liquid charged to said erosion reservoir to erode and dissolve said solid sanitizing chemical in the lower end portion of said canister whereby liquid containing sanitizing chemical flows over the rim of said open top erosion reservoir into said collection reservoir and out of said outlet means in said collection reservoir.
A chemical feeder having a collection reservoir with an upper end and a lower end, an elongated tube supported on said collection reservoir and extending upwardly therefrom, an erosion reservoir having a side wall ending in a rim, said erosion reservoir being located within said collection reservoir, outlet means for removing liquid from said collection reservoir, inlet means for supplying and directing liquid upwardly from the bottom of said erosion reservoir, control means for controlling the rate of flow of liquid into said erosion reservoir, a canister having an upper end and a lower end portion adapted to contain solid dry chemical sanitizing element supported within said elongated tube with the lower end portion located at least partly within said erosion reservoir, a plurality of openings located in the lower end portion of said canister whereby solid chemical sanitizing element located in the lower end portion of said canister is contacted by liquid directed into said erosion reservoir to erode and dissolve the solid chemical sanitizing element whereby liquid containing said chemical sanitizing element flows over the rim of said erosion reservoir into said collection reservoir and out of said outlet means of said collection reservoir.
A water circulation system including a water supply tank, a pump in a fluid communication with said tank, said pump having a suction side and a pressure side, a filter in fluid communication with said pump, and a chemical feeder, said chemical feeder being in a parallel relationship with said pump in said water circulation system and having a collection reservoir, an elongated tube supported on said collection reservoir having an open top located within said collection reservoir, said erosion reservoir having a side wall ending in a rim, outlet means in said collection reservoir connected to the suction side of said pump for removing treated water from said collection reservoir and supplying it to said pump, inlet means for supplying and directing water upwardly from the bottom of said erosion reservoir, control means for controlling the water flow rate into said erosion reservoir, a canister for solid chemical sanitizing element supported within said cylinder and having a lower end portion extending into the open top of said erosion reservoir, a plurality of openings in said lower end portion of said canister to permit solid chemical sanitizing elements located in said lower end portion of said canister to be contacted by water directed into said erosion reservoir to erode and dissolve the solid chemical sanitizing element in the lower end portion of said canister whereby treated water flows out of said erosion reservoir into said collection reservoir and out of said outlet means into the suction side of the pump.
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