Patent ID: 7150827

Claim:
A device for dechlorinating water comprising: a flow tube surrounding a central axis and defining an inlet coupling at one end and an outlet opening at the other end, said inlet coupling being adapted to be connected to a fluid flow system; an outlet tube extending from an exterior to an interior of the flow tube, wherein a central axis of said outlet tube is angled at approximately 45 degrees to the central axis of the flow tube in a direction toward the inlet coupling, said outlet tube having an outlet end disposed within the interior of the flow tube that is perpendicular to the central axis of the flow tube and faces the inlet coupling; an inlet tube extending from the exterior to the interior of the flow tube, wherein a central axis of the inlet tube is angled at approximately 45 degrees to a central axis of the flow tube in a direction toward the outlet end of the flow tube, said inlet tube having an inlet end disposed within the interior of the flow tube that is perpendicular to the central axis of the flow tube and faces the outlet opening of the flow tube; an injection rate control valve disposed on said inlet tube for controlling flow through said inlet tube; a dechlorinating agent reservoir containing a quantity of a dechlorinating agent, said reservoir including an untreated water inlet and a treated water outlet; a first reservoir tube for connecting the outlet tube to the untreated water inlet of the reservoir; and a second reservoir tube for connecting the treated water outlet of the reservior to the inlet tube.