Patent ID: 7459092

Claim:
A method of recycling rinse fluid, said method comprising the steps of: a) collecting used rinse fluid having contaminants; b) removing sediment and scum from said used rinse fluid; c) pumping said used rinse fluid into at least one separator and through a flux cartridge thereby capturing the remaining contaminant on the flux cartridge and transporting the resulting filtered fluid into the interior of the flux cartridge; d) transporting the filtered fluid through a first outlet into a post-treatment holding tank; e) reversing the flow of the filtered fluid through the flux cartridge to dislodge the contaminant collected thereon and transporting the fluid and reentrained contaminant directly to a concentrator; f) introducing drying air to desiccate the fluid and reentrained contaminant in the concentrator so that a substantial portion of the fluid is removed; g) removing the substantially dry contaminant from the concentrator, h) pumping the filtered fluid to said post-treatment holding tank for use as a clean rinse fluid; and i) pmping the clean rinse fluid from the post-treatment holding tank to a fluid distribution manifold.