Patent ID: 9388058
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B01J,C02F,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A system for softening water, comprising: a housing; the housing defining an input port configured to receive water to be softened; the housing defining a brine chamber, wherein the brine chamber is configured to contain salt for forming a brine; the housing defining a water softening chamber, wherein the water softening chamber is configured to contain an ion exchange material for softening the water; the housing defining an input chamber for connecting the input port to the brine chamber and the softening chamber; a first valve for connecting the brine chamber to the input chamber; a first actuator responsive to the flow of water flowing into the input chamber via the input port to close the first valve when water is flowing into the input chamber via the input port and to open the first valve when no water is flowing into the input chamber via the input port; a second valve for connecting the input chamber to the brine chamber; a second actuator for manually opening and closing the second valve; the housing defining an output chamber for receiving softened water from the softening chamber; the housing defining an output port for directing softened water from the output chamber out of the housing; whereby the first valve and first actuator prevent the flow of water into the brine chamber when water is flowing into the input chamber via the input port; whereby the first valve and first actuator permit the flow of brine out of the brine chamber when no water is flowing into the input chamber via the input port; and whereby the second valve permits the flow of water into the brine chamber via the input port and input chamber when manually actuated with the second actuator.