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

Claim 0:
1. A pool chemical hub (PCH) apparatus comprising:
a base,
a cover detachably connected to the base,
a chemical testing and introduction assembly including:
a water inlet,
a water outlet,
a water conduit having:
a plurality of chemical input ports,

a test loop conduit having:
two control valves, and
a plurality of chemical sensor ports disposed between the two 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 container support assembly including:
a platform assembly base having a plurality of legs,
a first container support member having a first container outlet aperture portion adapted to support a first half of the plurality of pool chemical containers, and
a second container support member having a second container outlet aperture portion adapted to support a second half of the plurality of pool chemical containers, and swivel members adapted to allow the first and second container support members to swivel outward to facilitate container replacement,
wherein the first and second container outlet aperture portions combine to form an assembly outlet aperture;

a plurality of chemical introduction pumps,
a plurality of chemical sensors, and
a control unit including:
a processing unit comprising a plurality of control ports and control cables adapted to send and receive data from the two control valves, the plurality of chemical sensors, the plurality of chemical introduction pumps, one or more output devices, and one or more input devices, and
a power supply having a plurality of power supply ports and power supply cables adapted to supply power to the processing unit, the two control valves, the plurality of chemical sensors, and the plurality of chemical introduction pumps,

wherein the processing unit is configured to, on a periodic time:
open the two control valves 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 from pool water from a pool,
close the two control valves,
after a settle time, activate the plurality of chemical sensors and 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.