摘要 |
A laundry washing machine (1) comprising an outer casing (2) and, inside said outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a rotatable drum housed in axially rotatable manner inside the washing tub (3), a detergent dispenser (10) for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), a fresh-water supply circuit (12) which for selectively channelling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispenser (10) and/or the washing tub (3), and an internal water softening device (13) filled with a water softening agent; the laundry washing machine (1) further comprises: at least a first drawer (16, 70) inserted in extractable manner into a drawer housing (18, 71) located inside the outer casing (2), provided with a regeneration-agent compartment (21) tillable with a given amount of consumable salt or other regeneration agent; a first water-supply line (19) for selectively channelling a flow of fresh water into said regeneration-agent compartment (21); a brine reservoir (35) located underneath said first drawer (16, 70) and dimensioned to catch and contain the brine falling down from said regeneration-agent compartment (21); and a second water-supply line (19) for selectively channelling a flow of fresh water into said brine reservoir (35) bypassing the regeneration-agent compartment (21) of said first drawer (16, 70). |