Patent ID: 7658834

Claim:
A hypochlorous acid generator, which comprises: a brine tank for holding salt and a brine solution, the brine tank having a water inlet in fluid communication with a source of pressurized water, a brine solution outlet and a salt fill port to allow salt to be added to the brine tank; an anode chamber in fluid communication with the brine solution outlet of the brine tank for receiving brine solution therefrom, and for generating anolyte, the anode chamber having an outlet for providing hypochlorous acid therefrom; a cathode chamber in fluid communication with the brine solution outlet of the brine tank for receiving brine solution therefrom and for generating catholyte; a catholyte recirculating pump in fluid communication with the cathode chamber and the anode chamber, the recirculating pump being responsive to a control signal to recirculate catholyte generated by the cathode chamber to the anode chamber; a solenoid valve, the solenoid valve being in fluid communication with at least the water inlet of the brine tank and the source of pressurized water, the solenoid valve being responsive to a solenoid valve signal and controlling the flow of water therethrough in response thereto, the solenoid valve being further in fluid communication with the anode and cathode chambers; and a pressure regulator, the pressure regulator being in fluid communication with the source of pressurized water and the anode and cathode chambers, the pressure regulator being adjustable and adjustably controlling the pressure of the water flowing therethrough, the pressure regulator being controllable by a regulator control signal and adjusting the pressure of the water flowing therethrough in response thereto.