GB2088590B - Improved circuit and apparatus for controlling a water softener - Google Patents
Improved circuit and apparatus for controlling a water softenerInfo
- Publication number
- GB2088590B GB2088590B GB8118966A GB8118966A GB2088590B GB 2088590 B GB2088590 B GB 2088590B GB 8118966 A GB8118966 A GB 8118966A GB 8118966 A GB8118966 A GB 8118966A GB 2088590 B GB2088590 B GB 2088590B
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- controlling
- water softener
- improved circuit
- circuit
- improved
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
- B01J49/00—Regeneration or reactivation of ion-exchangers; Apparatus therefor
- B01J49/80—Automatic regeneration
- B01J49/85—Controlling or regulating devices therefor
Landscapes
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Treatment Of Water By Ion Exchange (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US06/199,308 US4299698A (en) | 1980-10-21 | 1980-10-21 | Circuit and apparatus for controlling a water softener |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB2088590A GB2088590A (en) | 1982-06-09 |
| GB2088590B true GB2088590B (en) | 1984-06-13 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8118966A Expired GB2088590B (en) | 1980-10-21 | 1981-06-19 | Improved circuit and apparatus for controlling a water softener |
Country Status (9)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4299698A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU544639B2 (enExample) |
| BE (1) | BE889721A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA1167547A (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE3126580C2 (enExample) |
| ES (1) | ES8203639A1 (enExample) |
| FR (1) | FR2497122A1 (enExample) |
| GB (1) | GB2088590B (enExample) |
| IT (1) | IT1137691B (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (30)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4426294A (en) * | 1982-08-27 | 1984-01-17 | Autotrol Corporation | Microcomputer controlled demand/scheduled water softener |
| US4469602A (en) * | 1982-08-27 | 1984-09-04 | Autotrol Corporation | Microcomputer controlled demand/scheduled water softener having automatic resin bed sensing |
| US4536845A (en) * | 1983-08-31 | 1985-08-20 | Culligan International Company | Self-programmable controller for water conditioner recharging |
| US4719018A (en) * | 1984-02-17 | 1988-01-12 | Aleksander Przybylski | Automatic water purifier |
| DE3528800A1 (de) * | 1985-08-10 | 1987-02-12 | Eumann Hanns Heinz | Ionenaustauschvorrichtung |
| DE3629712A1 (de) * | 1986-09-01 | 1988-03-03 | Kunz Gerhard K | Verfahren und schaltungsanordnung zur messung des beladungsgrades eines ionenaustauschfilters |
| US5282381A (en) * | 1992-09-08 | 1994-02-01 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Supercritical fluid contamination monitor |
| US5234601A (en) * | 1992-09-28 | 1993-08-10 | Autotrol Corporation | Apparatus and method for controlling regeneration of a water treatment system |
| US5299365A (en) * | 1992-12-29 | 1994-04-05 | Lee Yun H | Electric dryer circuit system |
| US5480555A (en) * | 1994-06-06 | 1996-01-02 | Robertshaw Controls Company | Control system for a water softener, control device therefor and methods of making the same |
| DE19517084C2 (de) * | 1995-05-14 | 2001-04-26 | Jens Pannenborg | Verfahren zur Entnahme von Flüssigkeitsproben aus Ionenaustauschern und Filtern |
| US5680055A (en) * | 1995-07-19 | 1997-10-21 | Marquette University | Method and apparatus to sense changes in the state of a resin bed |
| US5699272A (en) * | 1996-02-22 | 1997-12-16 | Culligan International Company | Water softening system with self adjusting rinse cycle |
| US5751598A (en) * | 1996-02-22 | 1998-05-12 | Culligan International Company | Water softening apparatus with microprocessor control |
| DE19750988C2 (de) * | 1997-11-18 | 2002-12-05 | Chemisches Ingenieurbuero Lapp | Messeinrichtung und Verfahren zum Messen der Schöpfung eines Ionentauschers |
| FR2771400B1 (fr) * | 1997-11-27 | 2000-01-07 | Bwt France | Procede d'optimisation du cycle de fonctionnement d'une unite de traitement d'eau |
| US6206042B1 (en) | 1998-03-06 | 2001-03-27 | Chemical Engineering Corporation | Modular control apparatus for water treatment system |
| US6200477B1 (en) * | 1998-05-06 | 2001-03-13 | Alltech Associates, Inc. | Continuously regenerated and integrated suppressor and detector for suppressed ion chromatography and method |
| US6726817B1 (en) * | 1998-05-20 | 2004-04-27 | Water-Right, Inc. | Chlorinator controller |
| US6078178A (en) * | 1998-11-23 | 2000-06-20 | U.S. Filter Corporation | Water quality indicating apparatus having self-cleaning test probes |
| DE29905050U1 (de) | 1999-02-25 | 1999-06-17 | oc wassertechnik GmbH, 78052 Villingen-Schwenningen | Einrichtung zur Aufbereitung einer Flüssigkeit, insbesondere Wasser |
| US20050006311A1 (en) * | 2003-07-09 | 2005-01-13 | Usf Consumer & Commercial Watergroup, Inc. | Automatic sensing of valid regeneration signal |
| US7959780B2 (en) | 2004-07-26 | 2011-06-14 | Emporia Capital Funding Llc | Textured ion exchange membranes |
| US7329338B2 (en) * | 2004-10-27 | 2008-02-12 | General Electric Company | Conductivity sensor for an ion exchange water softener |
| US7556738B2 (en) * | 2005-05-26 | 2009-07-07 | Culligan International Company | Method for determining the duration of a brine/slow rinse cycle for a water conditioner |
| US7780833B2 (en) | 2005-07-26 | 2010-08-24 | John Hawkins | Electrochemical ion exchange with textured membranes and cartridge |
| EP1945577A1 (en) | 2005-10-06 | 2008-07-23 | Pionetics, Inc. | Electrochemical ion exchange treatment of fluids |
| US8720481B2 (en) * | 2011-10-13 | 2014-05-13 | Kevin Duane Guy | Fluid leak detection and shutdown apparatus |
| US9757695B2 (en) | 2015-01-03 | 2017-09-12 | Pionetics Corporation | Anti-scale electrochemical apparatus with water-splitting ion exchange membrane |
| US11667542B2 (en) | 2020-03-31 | 2023-06-06 | Ecowater Systems Llc | Longitudinal in-situ impedance and resin monitoring sensor, and method of measuring and tracking the movement of hardness in a water softener utilizing the same |
Family Cites Families (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3159573A (en) * | 1961-03-30 | 1964-12-01 | Smith Corp A O | Resistance sensing probe system |
| US3246759A (en) * | 1963-04-05 | 1966-04-19 | Culligan Inc | Regeneration control for ion exchange beds |
| US3373351A (en) * | 1966-09-30 | 1968-03-12 | Culligan Inc | Probe to indicate resistance changes in ion exchange material in a water softener |
| FR2019481A1 (enExample) * | 1968-09-23 | 1970-07-03 | Urbain Jean | |
| US3675041A (en) * | 1970-12-28 | 1972-07-04 | Culligan Int Co | Regeneration control and timer system |
| US3768649A (en) * | 1971-07-15 | 1973-10-30 | Fleckenstein A J | Regeneration sensing system |
| US3926071A (en) * | 1974-11-04 | 1975-12-16 | Culligan Int Co | Control device |
| US4257887A (en) * | 1979-09-26 | 1981-03-24 | Culligan International Company | Circuit and apparatus for controlling a water softener |
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1980
- 1980-10-21 US US06/199,308 patent/US4299698A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1981
- 1981-06-17 AU AU71921/81A patent/AU544639B2/en not_active Expired
- 1981-06-19 GB GB8118966A patent/GB2088590B/en not_active Expired
- 1981-06-22 ES ES503281A patent/ES8203639A1/es not_active Expired
- 1981-07-02 IT IT22721/81A patent/IT1137691B/it active
- 1981-07-06 CA CA000381177A patent/CA1167547A/en not_active Expired
- 1981-07-06 DE DE3126580A patent/DE3126580C2/de not_active Expired
- 1981-07-21 FR FR8114159A patent/FR2497122A1/fr active Granted
- 1981-07-23 BE BE0/205473A patent/BE889721A/fr not_active IP Right Cessation
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| ES503281A0 (es) | 1982-04-01 |
| US4299698A (en) | 1981-11-10 |
| DE3126580A1 (de) | 1982-06-24 |
| IT8122721A0 (it) | 1981-07-02 |
| IT1137691B (it) | 1986-09-10 |
| FR2497122B1 (enExample) | 1985-03-29 |
| AU544639B2 (en) | 1985-06-06 |
| DE3126580C2 (de) | 1983-12-22 |
| BE889721A (fr) | 1982-01-25 |
| CA1167547A (en) | 1984-05-15 |
| ES8203639A1 (es) | 1982-04-01 |
| IT8122721A1 (it) | 1983-01-02 |
| FR2497122A1 (fr) | 1982-07-02 |
| GB2088590A (en) | 1982-06-09 |
| AU7192181A (en) | 1982-05-06 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 732 | Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977) | ||
| PE20 | Patent expired after termination of 20 years |
Effective date: 20010618 |