Iron precipitator

Claim 1

IN A PRECIPITATE REMOVER FOR WATER PURIFYING SYSTEMS THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES A SUBSTANTIALLY CLOSED TANK, A PAIR OF SPACED HEADERS POSITIONED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK, SAID HEADERS ADAPTED TO BE USED FOR, SELECTIVELY, SUPPLYING WATER TO THE TANK AND WITHDRAWING SLUDGE FROM THE TANK, SPACED PERFORATED TUBULAR FINGERS EXTENDED LATERALLY FROM EACH OF SAID HEADERS, A PAIR OF INVERTED U-SHAPED UNITS POSITIONED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TANK, EACH OF SAID UNITS INCLUDING AN INNER LEG AND AN OUTER LEG AND THE UPPER ENDS OF THE LEGS OF EACH UNIT BEING CONNECTED WITH AN ARCUATE SECTION HAVING A VENT THEREIN, THE LOWER ENDS OF THE INNER LEGS OF EACH OF THE UNITS BEING CONNECTED TO ONE FO SAID HEADERS, THE LOWER ENDS OF EACH OF THE OUTER LEGS OF THE UNITS BEING CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY, VALVES IN EACH OF THE CONNECTIONS FROM THE OUTER LEGS TO THE SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY, A BLOW-OFF CONNECTION HAVING A VALVE THEREIN EXTENDED FROM EACH OF SAID HEADERS, A SUCTION PIPE FOR WITHDRAWING FLUID FROM THE TANK EXTENDED THROUGH THE WALL OF THE TANK, AN INTAKE TUBE HAVING AN INVENTED U-SHAPED UPPER END IN THE TANK AND POSITIONED WHEREBY AN OPENING IN THE END OF THE TUBE EXTENDS DOWNWARDLY, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID INTAKE TUBE ON THE END OF THE SUCTION PIPE EXTENDED INTO THE TANK, AND A FLOAT MOUNTED ON THE UPPER PART OF SAID INTAKE TUBE AND POSITIONED WHEREBY THE END OF THE TUBE FOLLOWS THE SURFACE OF THE WATER TO MAINTAIN THE OPENING IN THE END OF THE TUBE JUST BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.