US 7,578,932 B2
Condensate recovery and treatment system
Christopher Ralph Cantolino, 2614 Manatee Ave., West, Bradenton, Fla. 34205 (US)
Appl. No. 11/667,143
PCT Filed Nov. 05, 2004, PCT No. PCT/US2004/037301
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date May 05, 2007,
PCT Pub. No. WO2006/052250, PCT Pub. Date May 18, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2008/0216503 A1, Sep. 11, 2008
Int. Cl. C02F 3/12 (2006.01); B01D 15/00 (2006.01); B01D 24/38 (2006.01); F25D 21/14 (2006.01); E03B 11/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 210—124  [210/202; 210/206; 210/232; 210/259; 210/307; 210/136; 62/285; 62/288; 422/263; 137/268] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A condensate recovery and treatment system that sanitizes condensate collected from an associated condensate producing system by use of dissolvable tablets capable of releasing sanitizing vapors, including those used for treating swimming pool water and laundering purposes, while blocking return travel of treated condensate and vapors to the system from which it was derived, said recovery and treatment system comprising:
a filter assembly housing having a bottom end, a fluid inlet opening, and a fluid discharge opening, said fluid discharge opening being positioned lower in height than said inlet opening for gravity-assisted fluid flow from said inlet opening to said discharge opening,
a removable bottom cover having a leak-proof connection to said bottom end of said filter assembly housing, with said bottom cover and said filter assembly housing in combination having internal structure providing vapor-blocking means that is selected from a group consisting of P-traps, valves and valve seats, float balls and valve seats;
a treatment chamber configured for containing dissolvable tablets capable of releasing sanitizing vapors, with said treatment chamber in fluid communication with said filter assembly housing and having a discharge opening;
a connecting brace configured for securely fixing said housing against said treatment chamber, for forming a portion of one of said p-traps, and with pressure relief means; and
a removable top cover configured to extend over a large portion of said connecting brace and said pressure relief means.