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A water treatment system comprising a separable water treatment component and a host water treatment apparatus is described. The component is useable in the host apparatus, and has an electronic circuit which is adapted to co-operate with an electronic circuit in the host apparatus. In typical opera

A water treatment system comprising a separable water treatment component and a host water treatment apparatus is described. The component is useable in the host apparatus, and has an electronic circuit which is adapted to co-operate with an electronic circuit in the host apparatus. In typical operation, the electronic circuit of the component includes at least a data tag, and the presence of the data tag is identified by the electronic circuit of the host apparatus upon correct fitment and/or installation of the component, which creates a two-way communication protocol. The host apparatus can then upload relevant data from the data tag, etc., and the component's circuit can download the relevant information from the host apparatus. The present invention provides the benefits of electrical co-operation and data tagging.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An ultra-pure water treatment system comprising: a host ultra-pure water treatment apparatus including an electronic circuit, and a separable water treatment component, said component being useable in the host apparatus, wherein the water treatment component has an elec

The invention claimed is: 1. An ultra-pure water treatment system comprising: a host ultra-pure water treatment apparatus including an electronic circuit, and a separable water treatment component, said component being useable in the host apparatus, wherein the water treatment component has an electronic circuit adapted to co-operate with the electronic circuit in the host apparatus for communicating and/or transmitting data between the separable treatment component and the water treatment apparatus when the separable water treatment component is mounted to the apparatus; and means for sanitizing one or more parts of the host apparatus by channeling a sanitizing agent from the means for sanitizing and into the host apparatus, the means for sanitizing being a separate sanitizing component that is adapted to be incorporated into the apparatus in place of the separable water treatment component, the means for sanitizing being separable from the host apparatus for permitting sanitizing of the parts of the host apparatus when installed, the component that includes the means for sanitizing having an electronic circuit that communicates with the electronic circuit in the host apparatus; wherein the electrical circuit in the host apparatus includes a central processor, and the electrical circuit in the water treatment component includes a data chip; and wherein the electronic circuit on the host apparatus being operable upon recognizing the electronic circuit on the sanitizing component commences a sanitizing operation of other components on the host apparatus. 2. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the co-operation between the water treatment component and the host apparatus is either one-way or two-way. 3. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the component circuit and the host circuit communicate via one or more of the following transmittable waveforms: radio, infrared, optical and magnetic. 4. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the component circuit and the host circuit communicate by physical electrical contact. 5. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein co-operation of the component circuit and the host circuit is only possible when the water treatment component is conjoined with the host apparatus. 6. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the component circuit and/or the host circuit includes a memory capacity. 7. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each electronic circuit can read and/or interrogate the other electrical circuit. 8. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit of the water treatment component provides an enablement signal to the electronic circuit of the host apparatus, and/or vice versa. 9. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the enablement signal includes means for the water treatment component or host apparatus to control the other part. 10. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water treatment component and host inter-co-operate. 11. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit of the water treatment component includes at least a data tag. 12. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the presence of the data tag is identified by the electronic circuit of the host apparatus. 13. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit of the component is integral with the component. 14. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the electronic circuit is embedded into or mounted onto the component. 15. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit of the component includes a database having characterising data relating to the component. 16. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data of the component electronic circuit is encrypted. 17. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the component is a consumable replaceable unit. 18. An ultra-pure water treatment system comprising: a host ultra-pure water treatment apparatus including an electronic circuit, and a separable water treatment component, said component being useable in the host apparatus, wherein the water treatment component has an electronic circuit adapted to cooperate with the electronic circuit in the host apparatus for communicating and/or transmitting data between the separable treatment component and the water treatment apparatus when the separable water reatment component is mounted to the apparatus; and wherein the component includes a sanitizing agent for sanitizing one or more parts of the host apparatus, the component adapted to channel a sanitizing agent from the component into the host apparatus so that the sanitizing agent can circulate through at least part of the host apparatus wherein the electrical circuit in the host apparatus includes a central processor, and the electrical circuit in the water treatment component includes a data chip; and wherein the electronic circuit on the host apparatus being operable upon recognizing the electronic circuit on the sanitizing component commences a sanitizing operation of other components on the host apparatus. 19. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit on the component is a data chip that includes stored data related to the separable component. 20. An ultra-pure water treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit on the host apparatus interrogates the electronic circuit on the separable component to determine the status of the separable component. 21. An ultra-pure water treatment system, comprising: a host ultra-pure water treatment apparatus including an electronic circuit, and a separable water treatment component, said component being useable in the host apparatus, wherein the water treatment component has an electronic circuit adapted to co-operate with the electronic circuit in the host apparatus for communicating and/or transmitting data between the separable treatment component and the water treatment apparatus when the separable water treatment component is mounted to the apparatus; and means for sanitizing one or more parts of the host apparatus by channeling a sanitizing agent from the means for sanitizing and into the host apparatus, the means for sanitizing being a separate sanitizing component that is adapted to be incorporated into the apparatus in place of the separable water treatment component, the means for sanitizing being separable from the host apparatus for permitting sanitizing of the parts of the host apparatus when installed, the component that includes the means for sanitizing having an electronic circuit that communicates with the electronic circuit in the host apparatus; wherein the electrical circuit in the host apparatus includes a central processor, and the electrical circuit in the water treatment component includes a data chip; and wherein the host apparatus includes multiple components, wherein the means for sanitizing is incorporated into the separable component, and wherein upon engagement of the separable component with the host apparatus and the electronic circuit on the host apparatus being operable upon recognizing the electronic circuit on the sanitizing component, a sanitizing agent from the means for sanitizing is channeled into the host apparatus and circulated to at least one other component for sanitizing the component. 22. An ultra-pure water treatment system for producing ultra-pure water for laboratory use, the system comprising: a host ultra-pure water treatment apparatus including an electronic circuit, a separable water treatment component, the component being useable in the host apparatus, the water treatment component includes an electronic circuit adapted to co-operate with the electronic circuit in the host apparatus for communicating and/or transmitting data between the separable treatment component and the water treatment apparatus when the separable water treatment component is mounted to the apparatus; and a sanitizing component adapted to sanitize one or more parts of the host apparatus by channeling a sanitizing agent from the component into the host apparatus, the sanitizing component being a separate component that is adapted to be attached to the water treatment apparatus in place of the separable water treatment component, the sanitizing component for permitting sanitizing of the parts of the host apparatus when installed, the sanitizing component including an electronic circuit that communicates with the electronic circuit in the host apparatus; and wherein the electronic circuit on the host apparatus being operable upon recognizing the electronic circuit on the sanitizing component commences a sanitizing operation of other components on the host apparatus.