System and method for controlling water quality in a recreational water installation

Abstract

A system for monitoring water chemistry of a recreational water installation includes a sensor configured to detect bather load in the recreational water installation and a controller configured to determine a required adjustment to the water chemistry of the recreational water installation based upon the detected bather load.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A water installation water chemistry system comprising:
 a plurality of individual packets, each packet containing a chemical dose unit, each packet comprising a vapor water barrier, each packet being adapted to be movable with respect to a dispensing unit to dispense the chemical dose unit from the packet into a recreational water installation.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the packets are connected to each other. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein the packets are arranged in a strip. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3  wherein the strip is arranged in a roll. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 3  wherein the strip is folded. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the packets are disposed in a cartridge adapted to be placed into the dispensing unit. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the vapor water barrier is configured to be disrupted by a disruption mechanism of the dispensing unit. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7  wherein the disruption mechanism comprises a blade. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7  wherein the disruption mechanism comprises a peeling mechanism to peel the water barrier from the packet to dispense the chemical dose unit. 
     
     
         10 . A water installation water chemistry system comprising:
 a plurality of individual packets, each packet containing a chemical dose unit, each packet comprising water impermeable material, each packet being adapted to be movable with respect to a dispensing unit to dispense the chemical dose unit from the packet into a water installation.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10  wherein the packets are connected to each other. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11  wherein the packets are arranged in a strip. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12  wherein the strip is arranged in a roll. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12  wherein the strip is folded. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 10  wherein the packets are disposed in a cartridge adapted to be placed into the dispensing unit. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 10  wherein the vapor water impermeable material is configured to be disrupted by a disruption mechanism of the dispensing unit. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the disruption mechanism comprises a blade. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the disruption mechanism comprises a peeling mechanism to peel the water barrier from the packet to dispense the chemical dose unit.