摘要 |
A portable water softener for converting hard water from a household water outlet to softened water is disclosed. The portable water softener includes an elongated housing having opposite first and second ends and an elongated conduit having opposite first and second ends. The first end of the conduit is coupled to the first end of the housing by a first water connector element while the second end of the conduit is coupled to the second end of the housing by a second water connector element. The conduit extends between the first and second ends of the housing in a sinusoidal fashion and contains a quantity of water softening ion exchange beads. The portable water softener also includes a first flush port coupled to the first end of the housing and the first end of the conduit and a second flush port coupled to the second end of the housing and the second end of the conduit. The portable water softener also includes a mount for mounting the housing in a vertical orientation with the first end of the housing above the second end of the housing, the mount being further configured to permit the housing to be mounted in a reverse vertical orientation with the second end of the housing above the first end of the housing.
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