Pool Filter Cleaning With Pressure-Differential Contaminant Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pool filter cleaning systems inefficiently dispose contaminants into the ground or storm drains, violating environmental regulations and wasting time and resources.
Innovation Solution
A pool filter cleaning system with a container body divided into an upper wash compartment and lower catch chamber, utilizing a system filter and pressure differential ports to create a pressure differential for efficient cleaning, allowing filtered water to be returned to the pool and contaminants to be properly disposed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If contaminated filter water is disposed into the ground or storm drain, then the cleaning process is simple, but environmental regulations are violated and contaminants pollute the environment
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the container into two distinct compartments: an upper wash compartment for cleaning the filter and a lower catch chamber for collecting contaminated water. This segmentation allows the system to separate the cleaning function from the disposal function, enabling proper containment and handling of contaminants while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a system filter as an intermediary component between the upper wash compartment and the lower catch chamber. This intermediary filter captures contaminants from the wash water, allowing the system to clean pool filters while preventing environmental contamination by trapping debris and particles within the closed system.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a system filter is added to separate contaminants, then environmental contamination is prevented, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the container into two distinct compartments: an upper wash compartment for cleaning the filter and a lower catch chamber for collecting contaminated water. This segmentation allows the system to separate the cleaning function from the disposal function, enabling proper containment and handling of contaminants while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses a pressure generator apparatus connected to pressure differential ports to create pressure differential between the upper wash compartment and the lower catch chamber. This pneumatic/hydraulic mechanism automates the water flow through the system filter, reducing the need for manual intervention and offsetting the added structural complexity with operational simplicity.
3Productivity
If pressure differential ports are added to improve cleaning efficiency, then cleaning speed increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a pressure generator apparatus connected to pressure differential ports to create pressure differential between the upper wash compartment and the lower catch chamber. This pneumatic/hydraulic mechanism automates the water flow through the system filter, reducing the need for manual intervention and offsetting the added structural complexity with operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the pressure parameter by introducing pressure differential ports and a pressure generator apparatus. By controlling the pressure differential between compartments, the system optimizes water flow rates and cleaning efficiency, transforming a manually-intensive process into an automated high-productivity operation.
4Loss of substance
If water is recycled back to the pool, then water resources are conserved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system recovers and recycles water by filtering contaminants through the system filter and returning cleaned water to the pool via a return line. This recovery process conserves water resources while the integrated filter design keeps the system manageable, balancing resource conservation with operational simplicity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Efficiently cleans pool filters without contaminating the environment, saving time and resources while adhering to regulations by recycling water and managing contaminants effectively.
Implementation Method 1
The one or more pressure differential ports are configured to receive a corresponding pressure generator apparatus for creating a pressure differential between the upper wash compartment and the lower catch chamber
Implementation Method 2
A system filter is disposed between the upper wash compartment and the lower catch chamber
Data Source
AI summary
A pool filter cleaning system is disclosed. The pool filter system allows for an efficient cleaning of contaminated pool filters without disposing contaminants into the ground or drain while also preserving water used. The system includes a container body having an interior volume divided into an upper wash compartment and a lower catch chamber. A system filter is disposed between the upper wash compartment and the lower catch chamber. A cleaning platform is disposed above the system filter and is configured to support a contaminated pool filter. The system further includes one or more pressure differential ports disposed on the container body. The one or more pressure differential ports are configured to receive a corresponding pressure generator apparatus for creating a pressure differential between the upper wash compartment and the lower catch chamber.