Patent ID: 8075784
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: C02F,E04H

Abstract:
1. A method for treating water in a swimming pool, spa or whirlpool bath, said method comprising: circulating said water through a main circulation loop, drawing a portion of said water circulating through said main circulation loop through a primary bypass loop, drawing a portion of said water circulating through said primary bypass loop through a second bypass loop, and mixing said water circulating through said second bypass loop with said water flowing through said primary bypass loop, in said water circulating through said second bypass loop, providing a first flow path wherein a halogen salt is provided to said water and electrolyzed to provide a halogen sanitizer to said water, providing a second flow path wherein said halogen salt already provided in said water is electrolyzed, selectively routing a flow of water between said first flow path and said second flow path responsive to a sensed concentration of said halogen sanitizer in said water.