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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
May. 31, 2011
David B. Nibler, Sonoma, CA (US);
Emily R. Colomes, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Peter M. Owenson, Sonoma, CA (US);
David B. Nibler, Sonoma, CA (US);
Emily R. Colomes, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Peter M. Owenson, Sonoma, CA (US);
Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
A pool/spa water treatment system may include a pump and a pool filter. The pump may include a pump inlet and a pump outlet. The pump inlet and outlet may be aligned on a first axis or within a first vertical plane. The pool filter may be offset a select transverse distance from the pump. The pool filter may include a pool filter inlet in fluid communication with the pump outlet. The pool filter inlet and the pump outlet may be aligned on a second axis or within a second vertical plane that is transverse to the first axis or plane. The pool/spa water treatment system may further include a heater. The heater may include a heater inlet in fluid communication with the pool filter outlet. The heater inlet may be aligned with the pool filter outlet within the second plane.