System for turning off power to pool equipment upon the detection of a drop in water level

Abstract

Some embodiments of the present invention include a concealed system for preventing water being supplied into a pool upon a detection of a predetermined drop in water level in the pool. The system may include a controller capable of detecting the predetermined drop in water level, the controller being configured to interrupt a circuit that provides power to a pool pump and a water supply valve upon detection of the drop in water level. The predetermined drop in water level may correspond to the drop of the water level from an acceptable range to an unacceptable range, the acceptable range having a greater depth than the unacceptable range. The float switch may be situated within a water leveler container, which may be positioned within a pool deck so as to be concealed from view.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for deactivating a circuit providing power to pool equipment upon detection of a drop in water level of a pool from an acceptable water level to an unacceptable water level, the system comprising:
 a controller electrically connected to the pool equipment, the controller detecting whether the water level falls within a first depth range or a second depth range, wherein the controller deactivates the circuit that provides power to the pool equipment when the water level falls within a second depth range,   wherein:
 the first depth range corresponds to the acceptable water level and the second depth range corresponds to the unacceptable water level; 
 the acceptable water level has a greater depth than the unacceptable water level; and 
 when the circuit is deactivated, water is prevented from being pumped out of the pool by the pool equipment. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is a float switch. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the pool equipment comprises a pool pump and a water supply valve; and   the controller is electrically connected to a power relay, which is electrically connected to the water supply valve.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is concealed from view. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein a largest depth of the unacceptable water level is about  1  inch less than a largest depth of the acceptable water level. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising an alert system, the alert system configured to produce an alert when the circuit that provides power to the pool equipment is broken. 
     
     
         7 . A concealed system for preventing water being added to a pool upon a detection of a predetermined drop in water level in the pool, the system comprising:
 a controller capable of detecting the predetermined drop in water level, the controller being configured to interrupt a circuit that provides power to a pool pump and a water supply valve upon detection of the predetermined drop in water level,   wherein:
 the predetermined drop in water level corresponds to the drop of the water level from an acceptable range to an unacceptable range, the acceptable range having a greater depth than the unacceptable range; and 
 the controller is situated within a water leveler container, the water leveler container being positioned within a pool deck so as to be concealed from view. 
   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein a greatest depth of the unacceptable range is about  1  inch less than a greatest depth of the acceptable range. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein:
 water is added into the pool when the water level is within the acceptable range; and   water is not added into the pool when the water level is greater than the acceptable range or when the water level is within the unacceptable range.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , further comprising an alert system, the alert system configured to produce an alert when the circuit that provides power to the pool pump and the water supply valve is broken.