In-line static water conditioner and method for inhibiting scale formation
OwnerJoseph P. Santoliinventor
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Abstract
An in-line static water conditioning device is provided for inhibiting scale formation in plumbing containing hard water. The water conditioning device is a housing containing a core to define a flow annulus. Water flowing through the annulus contacts the core surface comprising predominately copper and lesser amounts of tin, nickel and zinc to inhibit scale formation in the plumbing downstream of the device.
Claims14
A water conditioning device for inhibit scale formation comprising:
- a housing having an inlet port, an outlet port, and a chamber providing fluid communication between said inlet port and said outlet port;
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- a core having a surface, said core enclosed within said chamber having a wall, wherein said core surface and said chamber wall define a fluid flow annulus through said housing from said inlet port to said outlet port, and further wherein said core surface has a composition comprising copper having a weight fraction greater than 0.8, lead having a weight fraction between 0.005 and 0, tin and nickel having a weight fraction between 0.07 and 0.04, and zinc having a weight fraction between 0.04 and 0.01.
A method for inhibiting scale formation in plumbing comprising contacting water containing scale forming ions with a surface having a composition comprising copper having a weight fraction greater than 0.8, tin and nickel having a weight fraction between 0.07 and 0.04, zinc having a weight fraction between 0.04 and 0.01 and lead having a weight fraction between 0 and 0.005 by flowing said water across said surface before feeding said water to said plumbing.
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