Patent ID: 11865566
Assignee: nan
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  C  D | IPC B  C  D

Claim 7:
8. A pool chemical hub (PCH) apparatus comprising:
a chemical testing and introduction assembly comprising:
a water inlet;
a water outlet;
a water conduit including:
a plurality of chemical input ports;

a test loop conduit including:
a water inlet end having:
an inlet control valve;

a water outlet end having:
an outlet control valve; and

a plurality of chemical sensor ports disposed between the inlet and outlet control valves;

a plurality of pool chemical containers, each of the plurality of pool chemical containers including an inlet, an outlet, a conduit, and a pool chemical;
a plurality of chemical introduction pumps connected to the plurality of chemical input ports;
a plurality of chemical sensors connected to the plurality of chemical sensor ports; and
a control unit including:
one or more output devices;
one or more input devices;
a processing unit in bidirectional communication with the inlet and outlet control valves, the plurality of chemical sensors, the plurality of chemical introduction pumps, the one or more output devices, and the one or more input devices; and
a power supply configured to supply power to the processing unit, the inlet and outlet control valves, the plurality of chemical sensors, the plurality of chemical introduction pumps, the one or more output devices, and the one or more input devices,

wherein the processing unit is configured to, on a periodic time:
open the inlet control valve and the outlet control valve of the chemical testing and introduction assembly for a purge time to flush old pool water from the test loop conduit and to fill the test loop conduit with new pool water,
close the inlet control valve and the outlet control valve,
after a settle time, activate the plurality of chemical sensors,
receive sensor data from the plurality of chemical sensors regarding pool chemical values,
compare the sensor data to stored pool chemical values stored in a memory of the processing unit, and
if one or more of the pool chemical values fall outside of the stored pool chemical values, then:
(a) activate one or more of the plurality of chemical introduction pumps associated with the pool chemicals that need to be adjusted in the pool water, and (b) introduce an amount of the needed pool chemicals at a desired rate into the pool water to adjust the pool chemical values.