Water conditioning system controls
AssigneeL. W. Fleckenstein, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Fleckenstein, Michael Mortl
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Abstract
This invention relates to the controls for a water conditioning system with an operating valve having a simplified drive mechanism and a brine valve made from plastic materials and readily assembled for adaptability to softener systems of various sizes and having flexible coupling means which enable rigid plumbing parts to be connected with the plastic valve assembly.
Claims3
In a water conditioning system having a timer control and an associated softener valve operatively associated with a treatment tank and a brine tank with piping connections for water supply and brine injection and soft water distribution, the improvement comprising a rigidly mounted motor driving a piston and a timer control, a skipper wheel in the timer control, an operating connection between the driving motor and the skipper wheel for initiating operation of the conditioning system, said softener having a unitary brine valve module incorporating an injector and a brine valve, a plurality of spacer rings provided in the softener valve and said piston operating in said rings, said spacer rings each made of a plastic material in two parts comprising vertically spaced upper and lower elements separated by a plurality of pins integral with one such element and heat bonded to the other element, and seal rings between the adjacent spacer rings.
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