Patent ID: 7736500

Claim:
A bypass valve assembly for use with a water treatment system having a water treatment inlet and a water treatment outlet, said bypass valve assembly comprising: a service port inlet, a first valve housing connected to said service port inlet and a valve port inlet connected to said first valve housing and said water treatment inlet; a first valve rotatably disposed in said first valve housing, said first valve having at least a first and second position; a bypass tube in fluid communication with said first valve housing; a service port outlet, a second valve housing connected to said service port outlet and a valve port outlet connected to said second valve housing and said fluid treatment outlet, wherein said second valve housing is in fluid communication with said bypass tube; a second valve rotatably disposed in said second valve housing, said second valve independently movable from said first valve and rotatable about a longitudinal axis between at least a first and second position, said second valve including a blending valve extending therein that is operatively interconnected to and co-axial with said second valve, said blending valve being in communication with a passageway extending from a point internal to said second valve to a point external to said second valve; wherein when said first and second valves are in said first position, water flowing into said service port inlet flows through said bypass tube and then out of said service port outlet; and wherein when said first and second valves are in said second position, water flowing into said service port inlet partially flows through said first valve housing and into said valve port inlet and partially flows through said bypass tube to said passageway in said second bypass valve to combine with a treated water flow.