Patent ID: 8603331

Claim:
Chlorination apparatus comprising in combination: a housing having a tee shape for receiving a flow of water through the housing, the housing having three ports, including a first port for incoming water flow into the housing, a second port for outgoing water flow from the housing, and a third port for receiving an electrode assembly; an electrode assembly including a cylindrical boss extending into the third port, a plurality of interleaved anode and cathode plates extending downwardly from the cylindrical boss and into the flow of water through the housing, and means for connecting the plurality of interleaved anode and cathode plates to a source of electrical current; and means for orienting the electrode assembly in the housing for aligning the plurality of interleaved anode and cathode plates generally parallel to the flow of water through the housing, a including a recess on the third port and an alignment element on the electrode assembly extending into the recess for orienting the electrode assembly and its plurality of interleaved plates relative to the flow of water through the housing.