Unitary package for water treatment for attachment to home hot water heater

Claim 2

A unitary special package for attachment to a home hot water heater between a municipal water line and the water inlet of the heater comprising: a package casing having a top, a bottom and sides therebetween enclosing electrical conversion AC to DC machinery and an electromagnetic assembly about a straight pipe section in the package adapted for water treatment inside the casing; an upper compartment immediately below the top of said casing in which is mounted a step-down transformer converting 110-220 volts to 24 ± 4 volts AC, a plug and lead from AC house current to 110-220 volts AC into said transformer, and a DC rectifier converting said 24 volt input into a DC output for energizing a coil in a lower compartment of the package; a lower compartment containing a straight pipe section between the casing sides which projects from the sides and thus forms a straight line for direct connection between the municipal water line and the inlet line to the hot water heater; a horizontal wall provided with openings separating said upper and lower compartments and electrical lead lines passing through said openings between the rectifier and the coil; said straight pipe section being surrounded by a magnet wire winding consisting of aluminum wire which is insulated and extends along substantially the entire length of said section within the package, said coil fed by the electrical lead lines passing through said openings to thereby create a 24 volt DC magnetic field within the interior of said pipe section through which the water flows; a tapered sleeve adapter fitting into said straight pipe section within said package; and an elongated impeller journaled in bearings in a spider and formed as a helical screw having 21/2 turns and spaced at 1/16 inch from the inside wall of the pipe section which rotates responsive to incoming municipal water flow, said spider being locked at the narrow tapered portion of said adapter to immobilize the impeller counter to water inflow, and the projecting ends of said pipe section adapting the coupling of said pipe section in said unitary package to municipal water and the heater.

Claim 3

A unitary special package for attachment to a home hot water heater between a municipal water line and the water inlet of the heater comprising: a package casing having a top, a bottom and sides therebetween enclosing electrical conversion AC to DC machinery and an electromagnetic assembly about a straight pipe section in the package adapted by a spiral band and surrounding coil for water treatment inside said casing; an upper compartment immediately below the top of said casing in which is mounted a step-down transformer converting 110-220 volts to 24 ± 4 volts AC, a plug and lead from AC house current to 110-220 volts AC into said transformer, a DC rectifier converting said 24 volt input into a DC output for energizing a coil in a lower compartment of the package, and a monitoring light indicating rectifier current; a lower compartment containing a straight pipe section between said sides which projects from the sides and thus forms a straight line connecting the municipal water line and the inlet line to the hot water heater; a horizontal wall provided with openings separating said upper and lower compartments and electrical lead lines passing through said openings between the rectifier in the upper compartment and the coil in the lower compartment; said straight pipe section being surrounded by an insulated magnet wire winding consisting of aluminum wire which extends along substantially the entire length of said section within the package, said coil fed by the electrical lead lines passing through said openings to thereby create a 24 volt DC magnetic field within the interior of said pipe section through which the water flows; a tapered sleeve adapter fitting into said straight pipe section within said package which packages an impeller responsive to water pressure in said section; and an elongated impeller journaled in bearings in a spider and formed as a spiral band having 21/2 turns and spaced at 1/16 inch from the inner wall of said pipe section which rotates responsive to incoming municipal water flow, said spider being locked at the narrow tapered portion of said adapter to immobilize the impeller counter to water inflow, and the projecting ends of said pipe section adapting the coupling of said pipe section in said unitary package to municipal water and the heater.

Claim 4

A unitary special package for attachment to a home hot water heater between a municipal water line and the water inlet of the heater comprising: a package casing having a top, a bottom and sides therebetween enclosing electrical conversion AC to DC machinery and an electromagnetic assembly about a straight pipe section in the package adapted by a spiral band and surrounding coil for water treatment inside said casing; an upper compartment immediately below the top of said casing in which is mounted a step-down transformer converting 110-220 volts to 24 ± 4 volts AC, a plug and lead from AC house current to 110-220 volts AC into said transformer, a DC rectifier converting said 24 volt input into a DC output for energizing a coil in a lower compartment of the package, and a monitoring light indicating rectifier current; a lower compartment containing a straight pipe section between said sides which projects from the sides and thus forms a straight line connecting the municipal water line and the inlet line to the hot water heater; a horizontal wall provided with openings separating said upper and lower compartments and electrical lead lines passing through said openings between the rectifier in the upper compartment and the coil in the lower compartment; said straight pipe section being surrounded by an insulated magnet wire winding consisting of aluminum wire which extends along substantially the entire length of said section within the package, said coil fed by the electrical lead lines passing through said openings to thereby create a 24 volt DC magnetic field within the interior of said pipe section through which the water flows; a tapered sleeve adapter fitting into said straight pipe section within said package which packages an impeller responsive to water pressure in said section; and an elongated impeller journaled in bearings in a spider and formed as a spiral band having 21/2 turns and spaced at 1/16 inch from the inner wall of said pipe section which rotates responsive to incoming municipal water flow, said spider being locked at the narrow tapered portion of said adapter to immobilize the impeller counter to water inflow, and the projecting ends of said pipe section adapting the coupling of said pipe section in said unitary package to municipal water and the heater.

Claim 5

A unitary special package for attachment to a home hot water heater between a municipal water line and the water inlet of the heater comprising: an elongated rectangular casing having a top, a bottom and two opposing sides therebetween enclosing electrical conversion AC to DC machinery and an electromagnetic assembly about a straight pipe section in the package adapted for water treatment inside said casing; an upper compartment immediately below the rectangular top in which is mounted a step-down transformer converting 110-220 volts to 24 ± 4 volts AC, a plug and lead from AC house current at 110-220 volts AC into said transformer, a DC rectifier converting said 24 volt input into a DC output for energizing a coil in a lower compartment of the package, and a monitoring light indicating rectifier current; a lower compartment containing a straight pipe section between said sides which projects from the sides and thus forms a straight line connecting the municipal water line and the inlet line to the hot water heater; a horizontal wall provided with openings separating said upper and lower compartments and electrical lead lines passing through said openings between the rectifier in the upper compartment and the coil in the lower compartment; said straight pipe section being surrounded by an insulated magnet wire winding consisting of aluminum wire which extends along substantially the entire length of said section within the package, said coil fed by the electrical lead lines passing through said openings to thereby create a 24 volt DC magnetic field within the interior of said pipe section through which the water flows; a tapered sleeve adapter fitting into said straight pipe section within said package which packages an impeller responsive to water pressure in said section; and an elongated impeller journaled in bearings in a spider and formed as a helical screw having 21/2 turns and spaced at 1/16 inch from the inner wall of the pipe section which rotates responsive to incoming municipal water flow because the first turn starts close to said inner wall, said spider being locked at the narrow tapered portion of said adapter sleeve to immobilize the impeller counter to water inflow, and the projecting ends of said pipe section adapting the coupling of said pipe section in said unitary package to municipal water and the heater.

Claim 6

A unitary special package for attachment to a home hot water heater between a municipal water line and the water inlet of the heater comprising: an elongated rectangular casing having a top, a bottom and two opposing sides therebetween enclosing electrical conversion AC to DC machinery and an electromagnetic assembly about a straight pipe section in the package adapted for water treatment inside said casing; an upper compartment immediately below the rectangular top in which is mounted a step-down transformer converting 110-220 volts to 24 ± 4 volts AC, a plug and lead from AC house current at 110-220 volts AC into said transformer, a DC rectifier converting said 24 volt input into a DC output for energizing a coil in a lower compartment of the package, and a monitoring light indicating rectifier current; a lower compartment containing a straight pipe section between said sides which projects from the sides and thus forms a straight line connecting the municipal water line and the inlet line to the hot water heater; a horizontal wall provided with openings separating said upper and lower compartments and electrical lead lines passing through said openings between the rectifier in the upper compartment and the coil in the lower compartment; said straight pipe section being surrounded by an insulated magnet wire winding consisting of aluminum wire which extends along substantially the entire length of said section within the package, said coil fed by the electrical lead lines passing through said openings to thereby create a 24 volt DC magnetic field within the interior of said pipe section through which the water flows; a tapered sleeve adapter fitting into said straight pipe section within said package which packages an impeller responsive to water pressure in said section; and an elongated impeller journaled in bearings in a spider and formed as a helical screw having 21/2 turns and spaced at 1/16 inch from the inner wall of the pipe section which rotates responsive to incoming municipal water flow because the first turn starts close to said inner wall, said spider being locked at the narrow tapered portion of said adapter sleeve to immobilize the impeller counter to water inflow, and the projecting ends of said pipe section adapting the coupling of said pipe section in said unitary package to municipal water and the heater.

Claim 7

A unitary special package as claimed in claim 3 wherein said coil is insulated with cured styrene-polyester resin in a thickness which completely surrounds said winding to provide a moisture resistant.

Claim 8

A unitary package as claimed in claim 4 wherein said upper compartment comprises about one-third of the total volume of said package and said lower compartment comprises about two-thirds of the total volume.

Claim 9

A unitary package as claimed in claim 5 wherein said lower compartment is insulated with absorbent mineral wool batts adhered to the top, bottom and sides of the lower compartment.

Claim 10

A unitary package as claimed in claim 6 wherein the diameter of said straight pipe section is about one inch and the projecting ends are threaded.

Claim 11

A unitary package as claimed in claim 7 wherein a fuse is inserted in the line between the leads to the transformer and the incoming house current, said fuse being mounted in a side wall of the casing to be visible from the outside of the package for replacement when necessary.

Claim 12

A unitary package as claimed in claim 8 wherein said monitoring light indicating rectified current fed to said coil is mounted on a side wall of the casing to be visible for showing coil operation to create the magnetic field in said pipe section.

Claim 13

A unitary package as claimed in claim 9 wherein said monitoring light and said fuse are both mounted on the same wall which is the wall at which the protruding pipe section connects to municipal water.

Claim 14

A unitary package as claimed in claim 4 wherein said pipe section has a diameter of about 1 inch.

Claim 15

A unitary package as claimed in claim 4 wherein said pipe section has a diameter between 11/4 inch and 11/2 inch.

Claim 16

A unitary package as claimed in claim 4 wherein said pipe section has a diameter of about 2 inches.