Water treatment distributor

A distributor basket comprising:

• a first basket half having a first plurality of slots arranged in a spiral pattern;
• and
• a second basket half having a second plurality of slots arranged in the spiral pattern, the first basket half and the second basket half each having respective mating edges which, when abutted to one another upon assembly, form an assembled basket with a tapered outer surface and a correspondingly tapered inner cavity;
• wherein the assembled basket is an upper basket in which the tapered outer surface is upwardly expanding.

A distributor tube assembly for a water softener, the assembly comprising:

• an upper basket having an open lower end and an open upper end, the upper basket defining a tapered outer profile upwardly expanding from the open lower end toward the open upper end;
• a distributor tube having an upper tube end portion coupled to the open lower end of the upper basket and a lower tube end portion opposite the upper tube end portion;
• and
• a lower basket having an open upper end and a capped lower end, the lower tube end portion coupled to the open upper end of the lower basket, the lower basket defining a tapered outer profile downwardly expanding from the open upper end of the lower basket to the capped lower end.

A water softener system, comprising:

• an ion exchange tank having an upper tank end with a tank opening and a closed lower tank end;
• a controller fluidly connected to the ion exchange tank;
• a brine tank in selective fluid communication with the ion exchange tank via the controller;
• and
• a distributor tube assembly comprising:
• a distributor tube having an upper tube end portion and a lower tube end portion;
• an upper basket coupled to the upper tube end, the upper basket sized to be passed through the tank opening, the upper basket having a first plurality of slots arranged in a spiral pattern;
• and
• a lower basket coupled to the lower tube end, the lower basket sized to be passed through the tank opening, the lower basket having a second plurality of slots arranged in a spiral pattern and a third plurality of slots arranged along a lower surface thereof.