Water distilling apparatus with vertically stacked components
AssigneeInternational Water Technologies, Inc.
InventorDavid G. Palmer
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Abstract
A water distilling apparatus (10) which includes vertically stacked components, i.e. an uppermost water storage tank (12), an intermediate boiling tank (14) and a lowermost condensing unit (16). Stacking of the distiller components creates a space efficient design with ready access to the respective components. The preferred apparatus (10) is also equipped with a small, dedicated water conditioning unit (20) situated between the main solenoid water valve (94) and the inlet of the boiling tank (14).
Claims8
Water distilling apparatus comprising:
- a water boiling tank for receiving and boiling incoming water to be distilled;
- condensing means operably coupled with said boiling tank for receiving vapors and condensing the same into a distilled liquid condensate;
- a storage tank for receiving condensate from said condensing means;
- means mounting said boiling tank, condensing means and storage tank in a vertically stacked relationship with said storage tank being above said boiling tank, and said boiling tank being above said condensing means;
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- means for conveying said condensate upwardly from said condensing means to said storage tank, including an upright tubular element interconnecting said condensing means and said storage tank and operable for creating a static leg of distillate to pressurize said boiling tank and said condensing means.
A water distilling apparatus comprising a boiling tank for receiving incoming water to be distilled, condensing means operably coupled with said boiling tank for condensing vapors therefrom, and a storage tank operably coupled with said condensing means for receiving and storing distillate, said boiling tank, condensing means and storage tank being commonly housed, the apparatus further comprising:
- an incoming water line for delivery of incoming water to said apparatus;
- selectively operable valve means interposed in said incoming water line;
- water conditioning means including a tubular body containing a water conditioning resin, an inlet operably connected to said incoming water line and an outlet operably coupled to said boiling tank, said water conditioning means being located exterior to said boiling tank, condensing means and said storage tank for softening of water prior to delivery to said boiling tank;
- means for detecting the level of water in said boiling tank and operatively coupled to said valve means;
- means for sensing the level of water in said storage tank and initiating boiling of water in said boiling tank responsive to a low water level in said storage tank;
- a first water line operably coupling said valve means and conditioning means inlet for selective delivery of incoming water to the conditioning means upon detection of low water levels in said boiling tank by said sensing means;
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- a second water line operably coupling said conditioning means outlet and said boiling tank for delivery of conditioned water to the boiling tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.