Patent ID: 8163141

Claim:
A chlorinator for a body of water, comprising: an electrolytic cell comprising four electrode stacks positioned in quadrants around a common axis, each of said electrode stacks comprising at least one first electrode for carrying an electrical charge of a first polarity, each of said electrode stacks further comprising at least one second electrode for carrying an electrical charge of a second polarity, each of said second electrodes being in spaced-apart arrangement to a corresponding said first electrode, the electrode stacks being electrically interconnected; a first current header connecting rod electrically connected to a first electrode; a second current header connecting rod electrically connected to a second electrode; an electrically insulating housing for said electrolytic cell, said insulating housing carrying a water inlet means; a non-conductive divider comprising a first portion and a second portion, said first portion oriented approximately perpendicular to said second portion, said divider disposed axially between said electrode stacks, and separating said electrode stacks into said quadrants, said non-conductive divider isolating the flow of charged ions proximate each electrode stack from adjacent electrode stacks; and means for supplying electrical power from a power supply to said electrolytic cell at said first and second current header connecting rods.