Purified water supply system for high demand devices and applications
First Claim
1. A water supply sub-system for connection to a main water supply system, said sub-system comprising:
- a storage tank having an inlet for connection to said main water supply system, and an outlet;
an outlet line connected to the outlet of said storage tank;
a pump connected to said outlet line;
a sub-system supply line connected to said pump; and
a branch connection connected to said sub-system supply line.
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Abstract
A water supply sub-system for connection to a main water supply system, in which the sub-system includes: a storage tank having an inlet for connection to the main water supply system, an outlet and an outlet line connecting the outlet of the storage tank to a pump which pumps water from the tank to a sub-system supply line. One or more branch connections are connected to the sub-system supply line. Connectable to the one or more branch connections are one or more high-demand water using devices, such as dialyzer re-use machines. The subsystem may feed water to these high demand devices, and the sub-system and the one or more high demand devices may thus be substantially isolated from the main water supply system so that the high demands thereof will not adversely impact the water supply parameters. Thus, one or more lower demand machines, such as dialysis machines, may be connected to the main line without supply parameter disruption thereto. The sub-system preferably further includes a feedback loop and the storage tank preferably has a spray head disposed therein, the spray head being disposed to spray inlet and/or recirculated feed back water into said storage tank. Among other alternative options, an ultrafiltration device may also be included in the sub-system supply line to ensure the purity of the water circulating through the sub-system.
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1. A water supply sub-system for connection to a main water supply system, said sub-system comprising:
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a storage tank having an inlet for connection to said main water supply system, and an outlet;
an outlet line connected to the outlet of said storage tank;
a pump connected to said outlet line;
a sub-system supply line connected to said pump; and
a branch connection connected to said sub-system supply line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A water supply system comprising
a water processing unit; -
a main inlet line connected to said water processing unit;
a main outlet line leading from said water processing unit;
a plurality of main branch connections emanating from said main outlet line; and
a water supply sub-system connected to said main water supply system, said sub-system comprising;
a storage tank having an inlet and an outlet, said inlet being connectable to one of said plurality of main branch connections;
an outlet line connected to the outlet of said storage tank;
a pump connected to said outlet line;
a sub-system supply line connected to said pump; and
a sub-system branch connection connected to said sub-system supply line. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for providing water from a main water supply system to a high demand device without adversely impacting the water flow parameters of the water flowing in said main water supply system, said method comprising,
connecting a supply sub-system to said main supply system, said sub-system comprising: -
a storage tank having an inlet for connection to said main water supply system, and an outlet;
an outlet line connected to the outlet of said storage tank;
a pump connected to said outlet line;
and connecting a high demand device to said supply sub-system;
flowing water through said main water supply system and into said sub-system;
flowing water in said sub-system to said high demand device for its use. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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