Patent ID: 8535540

Claim:
A water treatment system comprising: a brine tank and a resin tank; a control valve in operative connection with the brine tank and resin tank, wherein the control valve includes: a plurality of orifices; a piston, wherein movement of the piston between a plurality of different positions is operative to change the flow of water through the orifices; a brine valve in fluid communication with at least one of the orifices, wherein the brine valve is operative to open and close at least one passage in fluid communication between the control valve and the brine tank; a brine valve cam, wherein the cam in a first position is operative to cause the brine valve to open the at least one passage, wherein the brine valve cam in a second position is operative to close the at least one passage; a first motor that is operative to move the piston between the plurality of different positions; a second motor operative to rotate the brine valve cam between the first and second positions and cause the brine valve to open and close independently of the position of the piston.