Patent ID: 6877333

Claim:
A filter assembly for use with a gravity-assisted water saver system that sanitizes condensate from an air conditioning system with vapors released from dissolvable tablets, such as those used for treating swimming pool water or laundering purposes, said filter assembly comprising: a housing having a bottom end, a fluid inlet opening, and a fluid discharge opening, said fluid discharge opening being positioned lower in height than said inlet opening for gravity-assisted fluid flow from said inlet opening to said discharge opening, said housing further having internal structure providing vapor-blocking means that is selected from a group consisting of P-traps, valves and valve seats, float balls and valve seats; a removable bottom cover having a leak-proof connection to said bottom end of said housing; and a connecting brace configured for securely fixing said housing against the treatment chamber of a gravity-assisted water saver system that sanitizes condensate from an air conditioning system with vapors released from dissolvable tablets so that when water levels within said housing are low, said vapor-blocking means prevents vapor released by the dissolvable tablets from backing up into the air conditioning system from which the treated condensate was originally collected.