Bypass valve for water treatment system

A water treatment system including an inlet adapted to receive untreated water, a treatment tank, an outlet adapted to dispense treated water and a bypass assembly removably connected to said inlet and said outlet, said bypass assembly comprising:

• a housing having a first coupler defining a first opening and a second coupler defining a second opening;
• at least one valve disposed in said housing and movable to a service position and a bypass position;
• wherein when said at least one valve is positioned in said service position said housing defines a first fluid passage extending from said first opening through said at least one valve to said inlet and said housing further defines a second fluid passage extending from said outlet through said at least one valve to said second opening, whereby the untreated water can be communicated from said first opening to said inlet and the treated water can be communicated from said outlet to said second opening;
• further wherein when said at least one valve is positioned in said bypass position said housing defines a third fluid passage extending from said first opening through said at least one valve to said second opening, said at least one valve blocking said first and said second fluid passages in said bypass position, whereby in said bypass position said bypass valve assembly diverts the untreated water from said treatment tank;
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• said housing further comprising at least one boss disposed on one of said first and said second couplers, said boss comprising a cylindrical lip projecting from said housing and forming a sealed cylindrical hole which terminates at said housing, whereby said boss can be drilled through to fluidly access one of said first and said second passages.

A water treatment system including an inlet adapted to receive untreated water, a treatment tank, an outlet adapted to dispense treated water and a bypass assembly removably connected to said inlet and said outlet, said bypass assembly comprising:

• a housing having a first opening and a second opening;
• at least one valve disposed in said housing and movable to a service position and a bypass position;
• wherein when said at least one valve is positioned in said service position said housing defines a first fluid passage extending from said first opening through said at least one valve to said inlet and said housing further defines a second fluid passage extending from said outlet through said at least one valve to said second opening, whereby the untreated water can be communicated from said first opening to said inlet and the treated water can be communicated from said outlet to said second opening;
• further wherein when said at least one valve is positioned in said bypass position said housing defines a third fluid passage extending from said first opening through said at least one valve to said second opening, said at least one valve blocking said first and said second fluid passages in said bypass position, whereby in said bypass position said bypass valve assembly diverts the untreated water from said treatment tank;
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• said at least one valve comprising a cylindrical member which is rotatably disposed in a cylindrical bore disposed in said housing, said cylindrical member having an integrally formed arm projecting therefrom, said arm engaging an edge defined by said cylindrical bore and thereby removably securing said cylindrical member in said housing, whereby no separate fasteners are required to secure said at least one valve in said housing, wherein said at least one valve comprises a pair of valves, a first one of said valves being disposed in line with said first fluid passage and a second one of said valves being disposed in line with said second fluid passage.