System for and method of regulating calcium hardness for a body of water
First Claim
1. A method of regulating water hardness of a recreational body of water comprising the steps:
- automatically determining a water hardness by using a calcium ion specific probe;
determining processing parameters, wherein the processing parameters are a function of a size of the recreational body of water, the water hardness and a target range of water hardness;
determining an amount of total dissolved solid in the recreational body of water;
preventing leaching of an aquatic facility by maintaining a lower leaching-preventing threshold level of the total dissolved solid; and
processing the recreational body of water based on a processing rate or a processing sequence including a series of periods, time and flow processing rate generated based on the processing parameters, wherein the processing reduces the water hardness, wherein the processing uses an electrochemically assisted ion exchange process to reduce the water hardness.
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Abstract
A method of regulating water hardness for an aquatic recreational body of water by the steps of determining the water hardness, preferably determining the calcium ion content, and reducing the water hardness, preferably removing the calcium ions, based on a function of the determined water hardness and a target water hardness range using electrochemically assisted ion exchange technique. A system for regulating water hardness for an aquatic recreational body of water comprising a water hardness sensor, a water hardness reduction unit, and a control circuit in communication with the sensor and the water hardness reduction unit. Preferably the water hardness reduction unit uses an electrochemically assisted ion exchange process.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of regulating water hardness of a recreational body of water comprising the steps:
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automatically determining a water hardness by using a calcium ion specific probe; determining processing parameters, wherein the processing parameters are a function of a size of the recreational body of water, the water hardness and a target range of water hardness; determining an amount of total dissolved solid in the recreational body of water; preventing leaching of an aquatic facility by maintaining a lower leaching-preventing threshold level of the total dissolved solid; and processing the recreational body of water based on a processing rate or a processing sequence including a series of periods, time and flow processing rate generated based on the processing parameters, wherein the processing reduces the water hardness, wherein the processing uses an electrochemically assisted ion exchange process to reduce the water hardness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for regulating recreational water hardness comprising:
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a calcium ion specific probe automatically determining the water hardness and a level of total dissolved solid of a recreational body of water; a water hardness reduction unit configured to prevent leaching of an aquatic facility by maintaining a lower leaching-preventing threshold level of the total dissolved solid, wherein the unit is in communication with the recreational water and is configured to remove ions based on an electrochemically assisted ion exchange process, wherein the water hardness reduction units processes the recreational body of water based on a processing rate or a processing sequence including a series of periods, time and flow processing rate generated based on processing parameters, wherein the processing parameters are a function of a size of the recreational body of water, the water hardness or a target range of water hardness; and an electronics control module in communication with the means for determining the water hardness and in communication with the water hardness reduction unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of manufacturing of a system for regulating water hardness of a recreational body of water comprising the steps of:
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providing a means for automatically detecting water hardness by using a calcium ion specific probe, wherein the means is in communication with the recreational body of water; providing a means for automatically detecting a level of total dissolved solid in the recreational body of water; preventing leaching of an aquatic facility by maintaining a lower leaching-preventing threshold level of the total dissolved solid; providing an apparatus for reducing the water hardness, wherein the apparatus is in communication with the recreational body of water and is configured to use an electrochemically assisted ion exchange process; processing the recreational body of water based on a processing rate or a processing sequence including a series of periods, time and flow processing rate generated based on processing parameters, wherein the processing parameters are a function of a size of the recreational body of water, the water hardness or a target range of water hardness; and providing an electronic controller module, wherein the module is in communication with the sensor and the hardness reduction apparatus and wherein the controller modules control the operation of the hardness reduction apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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