Patent ID: 7803335

Claim:
A brine system for supplying brine to a remote water softening system, comprising: a tank having a loose salt inlet opening and a stillwell access opening spaced from said loose salt inlet opening, said stillwell access opening being offset from a center of said tank such that said stillwell access opening is located in one half of said tank and said loose salt inlet opening is located in the opposing half of said tank; a brine pump supported within a stillwell extending into said tank through said stillwell access opening, said brine pump being coupled to a brine line to deliver a supply of brine therethrough to said water softening system; and a fresh water distribution apparatus positioned within said tank and including a header pipe connected to a fresh water supply line and a plurality of perforated risers connected to said header pipe, said perforated risers being positioned only within said opposing half of said tank beneath said loose salt inlet opening.