Magnetic water conditioner

A magnetic device for treating fluid flowing through a conduit, comprising:

• a housing comprising:
• a bottom wall portion;
• and
• a continuous side wall portion extending laterally from said bottom wall portion, said side wall and said bottom wall portions defining an interior compartment;
• a plurality of elongate rod members disposed within said interior compartment and attached to the bottom wall portion of said housing in spaced, parallel relation;
• at least one permanent magnet disposed within said interior compartment, said at least one magnet being positioned directly upon and extended laterally across each of the rod members in substantially perpendicular relation thereto and separated from said bottom wall portion by said rod members;
• a cover member rigidly attached to said side wall portion in a manner enclosing said interior compartment, said cover member having inner and outer surface;
• and
• means for releasably attaching said housing to said conduit in a manner wherein said conduit extends along and is abutted against the outer surface of said cover member so that fluid passing through said conduit will be affected by the magnetic fluid emanating from said at least one magnet disposed within said interior compartment.