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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2004
Kenneth J. Sieth, Delafield, WI (US);
Mark J. Wittig, Franklin, WI (US);
Kenneth J. Sieth, Delafield, WI (US);
Mark J. Wittig, Franklin, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A water treatment system includes a tank that contains a particle bed for removing minerals from water flowing through the tank. The regeneration of the particle bed is conducted in response to measuring its conductivity. A probe is provided for that measuring. That probe has a sleeve with a tubular portion for extending through and engaging a wall of the tank. A probe body is removably received within an aperture of the sleeve and includes a pair of electrodes that project inside the tank. A retainer that secures the probe body within the sleeve. Different mechanisms are provided for securing the sleeve to the tank depending upon the particular materials used to fabricate the tank.