WATER SOFTENER AND A DEVICE COMBINED THEREWITH

摘要

Apparatus for softening water including a tank which is filled with an ion exchange composition and which is open at its upper portion. The tank includes an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe and a valve for controlling the flow at the inlet pipe to maintain a constant level of liquid in the tank. A backwash pipe is connected between a branch on the inlet pipe and a branch of the outlet pipe. A drain cock is provided at the lower portion of the tank.