Water softener system
AssigneeNuvo Residential, LLC DBA NuvoH2O
InventorByron Laird WASHBURN
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Abstract
A water treatment system for treating a water supply includes a tank, a dispenser, and a control system. The tank is in fluid communication with the water supply to receive a flow of water from the water supply. The dispenser configured to be coupled to the tank and configured to dispense a water treatment material into a storage reservoir of the tank. The control system is configured to produce a water treatment solution in the storage reservoir by combining the water and the water treatment material.
Claims21
A water treatment system for treating a water supply, the water treatment system comprising:
- a tank in fluid communication with the water supply to receive a flow of water from the water supply, the tank including a tank housing formed to define a storage reservoir and a cartridge mount coupled the tank housing and formed to include a passageway arranged to open into the storage reservoir;
- a dispenser configured to be coupled to the cartridge mount of the tank and configured to dispense a water treatment material into the storage reservoir of the tank;
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- a control system configured to produce a water treatment solution in the storage reservoir by combining the water and the water treatment material and configured to dose the water supply with the water treatment solution from the storage reservoir;
- wherein the control system comprises a doser in fluid communication with the storage reservoir and the water supply and configured to dose the water supply with the water treatment solution and a controller coupled to the doser and configured to direct the doser to dose a predetermined amount of the water treatment solution into the water supply.
A dispenser assembly adapted for use in a water treatment system to dispense a water treatment material into a reservoir of water, the dispenser assembly comprising:
- a cartridge mount coupled to a tank included water treatment system;
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- a dispenser configured to be selectively coupled to the cartridge mount, the dispenser comprising:
- a cartridge configured to store the water treatment material, the cartridge including a body formed to include an interior storage region that stores the water treatment material and a neck coupled to the body and formed to include an opening arranged to open into the interior storage region;
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- a dispensing system coupled to the cartridge and configured to control the dispensing of the water treatment material through the opening in the neck of the cartridge;
- wherein the dispenser is configured to be inserted into the cartridge mount and rotated about a rotation axis in a first direction to cause the dispensing system to change from a closed orientation in which the dispensing system blocks the water treatment material from dispensing through the opening in the neck of the cartridge to an open orientation in which the dispensing system has moved to allow the water treatment material to move through the opening of the cartridge to dispense the water treatment material out of the interior storage region into the reservoir of water and the water treatment material is citric acid.
A method of treating a water supply with a water treatment solution, the method comprising:
- providing a tank in fluid communication with the water supply and a first dispenser, the tank including a tank housing formed to define a reservoir and a cartridge mount coupled the tank housing and formed to include a tank opening arranged to open into the reservoir, and the first dispenser configured to be coupled to the cartridge mount of the tank and configured to be rotated about an axis to allow the water treatment material to be dispensed out of the first dispenser;
- conducting a first flow of water into the reservoir of the tank;
- detecting a first predetermined fill level of the liquid in the reservoir and stopping the conducting of the first flow of water into the reservoir when the first predetermined fill level is detected;
- dispensing the water treatment material in the first dispenser through the tank opening into the water in the reservoir;
- detecting a second predetermined fill level of the liquid in the reservoir and mixing the water and the water treatment material in the reservoir when the second predetermined fill level is detected to produce the water treatment solution configured to react with hard minerals in the water supply to reduce hardness of the water supply;
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- dosing a predetermined amount of the water treatment solution into the water supply to reduce the hardness of the water supply.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.