System for conditioning water quality

A system for providing conditioned water, comprising:

• a holding reservoir for manually or automatically receiving intake water from a water source, the intake water of unknown resistivity;
• upper and lower water level detectors for the holding reservoir each for supplying a water level indication for use during a manual or an automatic supply of intake water to the holding reservoir;
• a pump for pressurizing water within the system;
• a plurality of controllable valves to control water flow paths through the system;
• a sensor for measuring the resistivity of the water in the holding reservoir or water flowing out from the holding reservoir and for producing a signal representative of a measured resistivity;
• a microprocessor or microcontroller for receiving the signal, for comparing the measured resistivity with a desired resistivity of between 50 kohm-cm and 1 Mohm-cm, and as needed, for deionizing the water by passing the water through a deionizing cartridge or for ionizing the water by bubbling air containing CO2 within the water;
• an output valve for controlling outflow of pressurized and conditioned water to a humidification chamber or to an environmental chamber for use in humidifying the humidification chamber or the environmental chamber;
• a lower reservoir for receiving condensate water from the humidification chamber or from the environmental chamber, water in the lower reservoir combined with water from the holding reservoir;
• a bleed bypass line for feeding back conditioned water from proximate the output valve to the lower reservoir;
• an antimicrobial silicone dioxide coating applied to wetted surfaces of one or more system components;
• a filter cartridge for reducing particulate matter in the water;
• a pressurized expansion tank;
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• an ultra-violet purifier for disinfecting the water.