Patent ID: 6962657

Claim:
A brine valve mechanism which controls the supply of brine to a water treatment tank comprising: a) a conduit in communication with the treatment tank; b) means for withdrawing brine from a brine reservoir within a brine tank containing brine comprising a passageway in communication with the brine and a passageway in communication with the conduit; and c) means for supplying water to the brine tank wherein the brine tank includes a brine well in communication with a brine reservoir, the means for supplying water comprising a first nozzle and a second nozzle in communication with a supply of water, the first nozzle supplying water to the brine well for diluting the brine in the reservoir, the second nozzle supplying water to a salt material disposed over the reservoir for replenishing brine in the brine reservoir, the ratio of a flow of water from the second nozzle to the first nozzle is at about 6:1.