Patent ID: 6123844
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
Apparatus for treating water from a water supply for consumption comprising:a water supply inlet;a treatment reactor having a housing which is elongate along an axis of the reactor with a first port, a second port, and a third port in the housing, said treatment reactor being arranged for receiving water from the water supply inlet at one of the first and third ports and for separating water from the water supply inlet into a consumption output at the second port and a waste output at the other of the first and third ports;a pump having a pump body which is elongate along an axis of the pump for pumping water through the reactor;a storage tank for receiving and storing water from the consumption output;and a valve arrangement for controlling flow of water and waste through the reactor;the storage tank having a tank wall defining a tank wall contour surrounding a tank axis;the tank wall having at least one recess in the tank wall defined by a recess wall portion recessed from the tank wall contour toward the tank axis;the recess wall portion at least partly surrounding a recess axis of the recess which is parallel to the tank axis;the at least one recess receiving at least partly therein at least one of the body of the pump and the housing of the reactor;said at least one of the pump and treatment reactor therefore being separated from water stored within the storage tank by the storage tank wall.