Automated chlorinator, system including the same, methods of making and using the same, and software for implementing the method of using and controlling the chlorinator and system

Abstract

A water treatment system, a water treatment monitoring and/or control system, and a method of monitoring and/or controlling treatment of water are disclosed. The water treatment system generally includes a water pump configured to supply water from a water source to an intake pipe, a chlorine source pump configured to supply a chlorine source from a storage vessel to a chlorine source feed line, a water flow and/or pressure switch configured to detect a positive water flow and/or pressure in the intake pipe, a chlorine flow monitor, and logic or circuitry configured to notify a user and optionally automatically disable or turn off the water pump when (1) the water flow and/or pressure switch detects the positive water flow and/or pressure in the intake pipe and (2) the chlorine source flow monitor detects either that (i) the chlorine source pump is not primed or (ii) there is no flow in the chlorine source feed line. The chlorine flow monitor is configured to determine (a) whether the chlorine source pump is primed or (ii) there is no flow of the chlorine source in the chlorine source feed line. The monitoring/control system and method generally embody one or more of the inventive concepts disclosed herein.