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US 9,074,356 B2Granted
Systems and methods for water conservation
OwnerSteven Fuller Tarantinoinventor
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Abstract
A system is described including a diverter valve operable to divert at least a portion of water flowing through a first water line to a first volume; a first float valve controlling water flow from a second water line to a second volume; and a second float valve controlling water flow from the first volume to the second volume.
Claims6
A system comprising;
- a hot water line;
- a first cold water line;
- a mixing valve assembly receiving water from the hot water line and cold water line and outputting water to a mix line;
- a diverter valve receiving water from the mix line and having a first output and a second output;
- a dispenser positioned to receive water from the first output;
- a sealed storage tank positioned to receive water from the second output, the sealed storage tank having an overflow port;
- an overflow line having a first end attached to the overflow port of the sealed tank to flow overflow water upwardly from the tank to a second open overflow line end attached to the diverter valve to direct overflow water from the second open overflow line end to a drain;
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- a toilet cistern having a first float valve responsive to cistern water level to control flow of water from the storage tank to the toilet cistern and a second float valve responsive to cistern water level to control flow of water from a second cold water line to the toilet cistern.
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