Vertical acidic fluid neutralizer

A neutralizer device comprising:

• a flow enclosure having an upper end portion and a lower end portion;
• an upper cap releasably fastened to said upper end portion via a first fastening mechanism;
• a lower cap securely fastened to said lower end portion;
• an inlet connection adjoined with, in fluid communication with, and positioned substantially concentrically with said upper cap;
• an outlet connection adjoined with and substantially perpendicular with said inlet connection, wherein said outlet connection is positioned at lower elevation than said outlet connection;
• a flow channel aligned substantially concentric with said flow enclosure and having a channel proximal end and a channel distal end, wherein said channel proximal end is in fluid communication with said inlet connection and extends towards said lower cap and terminates at said channel distal end;
• a neutralizing media for reacting with a fluid to raise the pH of the fluid, wherein said neutralizing media takes a form of a replacement media cartridge;
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• an inner lower barrier having pores substantially smaller than the neutralizing material covering an opening of the flow channel distal end.

A method for neutralizing a fluid generated by a condensing apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:

• fluidly communicating said fluid into a flow channel via an inlet connection positioned on an upper cap, said flow channel having a channel proximal end and a channel distal end, wherein the channel proximal end is in fluid communication with said inlet connection and extends towards said lower cap and terminates at said channel distal end;
• passing said fluid out an inner lower barrier having pores, the inner lower barrier covering an opening of the distal end of the flow channel;
• fluidly communicating said fluid from said flow channel towards a lower cap and into a flow enclosure, wherein said flow enclosure comprises a neutralizing media, wherein said flow enclosure is fastened to said lower cap and said upper cap, wherein said flow enclosure, said flow channel, and said inlet connection are aligned concentrically, and wherein said inner lower barrier pores are substantially smaller than said neutralizing media;
• fluidly communicating said fluid from said flow enclosure there through an outlet connection, wherein said outlet connection is oriented substantially perpendicular to said inlet connection and positioned at lower elevation than said inlet connection.