Patent ID: 10173908

Abstract:
A liquid treatment apparatus (2), comprising a pumping device (3) configured to pump a liquid (4) to be treated into at least one treatment chamber (6) comprising treatment equipment (9) configured to perform UV-light treatment of the liquid (4) flowing through the at least one treatment chamber (6). The liquid treatment apparatus (2) comprises an air trap vessel (5) arranged upstream of said pumping device (3) and provided with an inlet connection (22) for receiving liquid (4) to be treated and a first outlet connection (24) for connection and liquid supply to said pumping device (3). The air trap vessel (5) is configured to prevent air bubbles from being sucked into the pumping device (3) and to be at least partly filled with a priming liquid (23) before the pumping device (3) is started and the liquid treatment is initiated, and that the first outlet connection (24) being arranged below surface level of the priming liquid.