Cathodic protection apparatus

摘要

A Cathodic Protection apparatus for water supply pipes and especially for the protection of copper pipes in buildings has a pipe section for inserting into the water line entering a building. A pipe section has a pipe coupling on each end thereof for installing the pipe into the water supply line. A sacrificial anode is supported on a rigid conductor and is held axially aligned in the center of a pipe section by a pair of electrically conductive support brackets. The brackets are attached to the sides of the pipe section by adhesive and an electrically conductive bolt is passed through the pipe section and through the support bracket attached to the pipe section and attaches an electrical ground conductor to the outside of the pipe section for grounding the pipe section. Once attached to a section of a building water supply line, the building copper pipes are protected from corrosion due to electrolytic action.