Patent ID: 7942198

Claim:
An aerator for the in-well water in a well casing for the volatilization of dissolved gases where a submersible pump is installed in the well casing and pumps well water through a water supply line, said aerator comprises: a) a check-valve fitting for discharging water at a select water pressure; b) a nozzle fitted to said check-valve for receiving the discharge of water from the check-valve and for directing the water into a spray; and c) a fitting between said check-valve and the water supply line for directing part of the pumped well water to said check-valve, the fitting between the check-valve and the water supply line is a “T” fitting, wherein said check-valve is set at a water pressure just less than the pressure of well water being pumped through the water supply line, wherein the spray from the nozzle is directed at the surface of the well water within the well casing, and wherein the check-valve and nozzle are positioned at a point above the surface of the well water within the casing where the spray impacts and agitates the surface of the well water.