Device and method for purifying and recycling shower water
AssigneeOrbital Systems AB
InventorAmir Mehrdad Mahdjoubi Namin
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Abstract
The present invention describes a hybrid device (1) for a recirculation shower, allowing purification and either recycling of water or discarding of water, wherein said hybrid device (1) comprises a recirculation loop (2), a filter system (4) with a nano-filter (5) such as for instance an electropositive nano-ceramic filter, e.g. a nano alumina (fiber) filter, at least one filter quality sensor (3), at least one pre-filter (6), and wherein the hybrid device (1) is arranged to redirect the water from recirculation to drainage when the at least one filter quality sensor (3) indicates the need thereof.
Claims13
A hybrid device, which is a shower that is adapted to function both as a recirculation shower and as an ordinary shower allowing purification and either recycling of water or discarding of water, wherein said hybrid device comprises:
- a recirculation loop,
- a filter system with a nano-filter,
- at least one filter quality sensor,
- at least one water quality sensor,
- a circulation pump, and
- a modified drain configured to collect the water, and with the aid of the circulation pump, recycles rinsing water via the recirculation loop or discards water with high amounts of contaminants,
- wherein the nano-filter is disposed in a filter housing that includes a built in flow meter configured to be replaced along with the nano-filter when the filter quality sensor indicates the need thereof, and wherein the hybrid device is arranged to redirect the water from the recirculation loop to drainage to be discarded from the hybrid device when the at least one water quality sensor indicates that the water is contaminated above a pre-determined maximum level of contaminants.
A method, wherein water is purified and either recycled or discarded using a hybrid device that is a shower that is adapted to function both as a recirculation shower and as an ordinary shower, said hybrid device comprises:
- a recirculation loop,
- a filter system with a nano-filter,
- at least one filter quality sensor,
- at least one water quality sensor,
- a circulation pump, and
- a modified drain configured to collect the water, and with the aid of the circulation pump, recycles rinsing water via the recirculation loop or discards water with high amounts of contaminants,
- wherein the nano-filter is disposed in a filter housing that includes a built in flow meter configured to be replaced along with the nano-filter when the filter quality sensor indicates the need thereof, and the hybrid device is arranged to redirect the water from the recirculation loop to drainage to be discarded from the hybrid device when the at least one water quality sensor indicates that the water is contaminated above a pre-determined maximum level of contaminants.
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