Patent ID: 7378015

Claim:
A system for enhancing water, comprising: a housing including a source water container having an inlet and a treated water container having an outlet; source water capable of being in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet; a filter component within the housing, the filter component containing water treatment material, and the filter component capable of having fluid communication with the inlet; a fluid path within the water treatment material wherein the source water can flow along the fluid path and be treated by the water treatment material, thereby converting the source water to treated water, the treated water capable of being in fluid communication with the outlet; and a first enhancement module disposed outside the housing adjacent the outlet such that the first enhancement module is downstream and spaced apart from the filter, and said first enhancement module is capable of dispensing a first enhancement into a stream of treated water upon exiting the outlet; a first consumer control, whereby a consumer can regulate an amount of the first enhancement that is dispensed into the outlet; and wherein water flow in the system is driven solely by a force selected from the group consisting of gravity, pressure from a source water line, pressure from a hand pump, and combinations thereof.