Patent ID: 11897792
Assignee: PENTAIR FILTRATION SOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 19:
20. A reverse osmosis water system for use with a water source, the system comprising:
an inlet and an outlet, the inlet receiving untreated water;
a pre-filter cartridge fluidly coupled to the inlet via an inlet waterline;
a reverse osmosis cartridge fluidly coupled to the pre-filter cartridge, the reverse osmosis cartridge receiving a first portion of pretreated water from the pre-filter cartridge; and
an unfiltered waterline in parallel to the reverse osmosis cartridge, the unfiltered waterline receiving a second portion of pretreated water from the pre-filter cartridge, the unfiltered waterline having a flow restrictor; and
a blend waterline receiving unfiltered water from the flow restrictor and filtered water from the reverse osmosis cartridge, the reverse osmosis cartridge providing the filtered water a first flowrate and the flow restrictor providing the unfiltered water at a second flowrate, the first flowrate and the second flowrate being substantially equal.