Percolation test apparatus
AssigneeArcaid International Limitged
InventorMartin Power
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Abstract
A percolation test apparatus comprises a water tank (12), a pipe (36) for directing water from the tank into a hole (20) in the ground, an on-off valve (32) for controlling the flow of water in the conduit, and a water level sensor (30) for detecting the level of water in the hole. To perform a test a control unit (14) automatically turns the valve on and off at times determined by the level of water detected by the sensor. To avoid collapse of the hole, and to ensure the correct size of hole for the test, a cage (16) is lowered into the hole. A rain-proof cover (18) prevents rain from falling onto the cage or the ground surrounding the cage.
Claims20
A percolation test apparatus comprising a water tank, a conduit for directing water from the tank into a hole in the ground, an on-off valve for controlling the flow of water in the conduit, a water level sensor means for detecting a variable level of water in the hole, and a programmable computer-based control means responsive to the sensor means for automatically turning the valve on and off according to selected test criteria programmed into the control means at times determined at least in part by the instantaneous level of water in the hole and for recording the time taken for the water level to drop from one pre-determined level to another.
A percolation test apparatus comprising a water tank, a conduit for directing water from the tank into a hole in the ground, an on-off valve for controlling the flow of water in the conduit, a water level sensor means for detecting the level of water in the hole, control means for automatically turning the valve on and off at times determined at least in part by the level of water detected by the sensor means, a cage for insertion into the hole, the water from the conduit being directed into the cage, and a rain-proof cover for the cage, the cover extending substantially beyond the cage on all sides to prevent rain from falling onto the cage or the ground surrounding the cage, the cover including the water tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.