Patent ID: 7207733

Claim:
An apparatus for transferring effluent from a system, the system discharging a waste solution and a by-product solution, said apparatus comprising: a tank comprising a sample port to permit sampling of the effluent; an inlet for introducing the waste solution into said tank; a canister discharge inlet for introducing the by-product solution into said tank for mixing with the waste solution, the mixture comprising an effluent, the fluid level of which rises and falls within said tank; a pump for evacuating the effluent from said tank to a drain line; a control switch outside said tank and in communication with said pump; a float within said tank, floatable upon the effluent at the fluid level, in operative connection with said control switch; said float signaling said control switch and starting said pump to begin evacuating the effluent when the fluid level rises to a first predetermined level in said tank; said float signaling said control switch to stop said pump when the fluid level falls to a second predetermined level in said tank; and an anti-clogging system for flushing said drain line and keeping said drain line clear of residue build-up and clogging.