Reconfigurable water distribution system for a walk-in tub bathing installation with a single pump for multiple functions

A reconfigurable water distribution system for a walk-in tub bathing installation including two or more types of discharge ports for discharging water, the system comprising:

• a single motorized pump having an input connected to a suction port of the bathing installation, and an output port delivering pressurized water;
• a pipe system connecting the pump output port to the two or more types of discharge ports, the pipe system including one or more electrically controllable valves to configure water paths between the two or more types of discharge ports to selectively direct the pressurized water to the different ones of the types of discharge ports;
• wherein the water distribution system selectively enables the bathing installation to perform a plurality of different functions using a single pump;
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• wherein a first type of discharge ports is one or more bath jets, and a second type is a tub drain connection, and wherein when setting the one or more valves to direct the pressurized water to the first type of discharge ports, a bath jetting function is performed, and when setting the one or more valves to direct the pressurized water to the tub drain connection, a rapid water discharge function is performed to discharge water from the tub.