Disclosed is a reversing valve. The reversing valve controls the position change of a valve element thereof under the joint action of the total changing pressure from a piston side thereof and a compression spring side thereof to make connection and disconnection between different chambers in the reversing valve, so that the reversing valve can control connection and disconnection of relevant waterways. The reversing valve adopts a purely mechanical design and has characteristics of high reliability and fast switching. Also disclosed is a household water purifier including the reversing valve.

The present invention provides a complete-circulation-type bio-toilet system in which adjustment tanks capable of storing water to be treated are arranged before and after a septic tank, thereby enabling stable provision of the system without stopping the system even when the system is in heavy use. In a bio-toilet system 1 that performs microbial treatment on water to be treated containing filth and circulates the water to be treated as washing water, it is provided with: a raw sewage tank 3 into which the water to be treated containing filth discharged from a toilet 2 is fed; a first adjustment tank 4 that stores water to be treated 31 discharged from the raw sewage tank 3 while performing aerobic treatment thereon by aeration and discharges the stored water to be treated 31 by a pump 43; a septic tank 5 that performs microbial treatment on the water to be treated 31 discharged from the first adjustment tank 4; a second adjustment tank 6 that stores the water to be treated 31 discharged from the septic tank 5 while performing anaerobic treatment thereon and discharges the stored water to be treated 31 by a pump 62; a reaction tank 7 that decomposes organic matter in the water to be treated 31 discharged from the second adjustment tank 6; and a washing tank 8 that stores the water to be treated 31 discharged from the reaction tank 7 for use as washing water for a toilet bowl.

A reverse osmosis filtering module includes: a purified water discharge pipe in which a purified water discharge path is formed, and which has a communication hole that is formed on an outer periphery thereof and communicates with the purified water discharge path; a reverse osmosis filtering part including a reverse osmosis filtering member in which a purified water flow space is formed, and which is wound around the purified water discharge pipe such that the purified water flow space communicates with the communication hole; a first flow channel formation cap provided at one side and having an inlet hole; and a second flow channel formation cap provided at the other side of the reverse osmosis filtering part and having an outlet hole.

The disclosed technology relates to a water filtration and delivery system for a dialysis unit. The water nitration and delivery system including: a laminarizer, the laminizer producing a laminarizer flow; an ultrafiltration unit, the ultrafiltration unit being placed downstream and connected to the laminarizer, the ultrafiltration unit receiving the laminar flow from the laminarizer; and at least one carbon filter, the at least one carbon filter being placed downstream from the ultrafiltration unit, the at least one carbon filter receiving the laminar flow, wherein the laminar flow causes less stress on internal components of the ultrafiltration unit and the at least one carbon filter.

The improved water purification system includes a water purification unit having a tap water inflow port for receiving a tap water inflow from a water supply system to produce relatively purified water and a brine water outflow having impurities concentrated therein. An RO filter having an RO membrane separates relatively unfiltered water flow into purified water and the brine water outflow. A flush flow activation chamber fluidly coupled to the brine water outflow includes a plunger for substantially occluding brine water outflow through the brine outflow port when seated, and substantially permits brine water outflow to exit the purification unit through the brine outflow port when unseated. Accordingly, the activation chamber generates back pressure within the water purification system to flash flow tap water inflow into the purification unit and through the RO membrane when the plunger moves from being seated to unseated, thereby substantially refreshing said RO membrane.

Apparatuses and methods of treating, storing, and delivering water such that the water may be suitable for washing, rinsing, etc., without forming water spots on a surface or finish. The disclosed systems and methods may treat and store water by a combination of filtration, reverse osmosis, and/or ion exchange.

The improved water purification system includes a water purification unit having a tap water inflow port for receiving a tap water inflow from a water supply system to produce relatively purified water and a brine water outflow having impurities concentrated therein. An RO filter having an RO membrane separates relatively unfiltered water flow into purified water and the brine water outflow. A flush flow activation chamber fluidly coupled to the brine water outflow includes a plunger for substantially occluding brine water outflow through the brine outflow port when seated, and substantially permits brine water outflow to exit the purification unit through the brine outflow port when unseated. Accordingly, the activation chamber generates back pressure within the water purification system to flash flow tap water inflow into the purification unit and through the RO membrane when the plunger moves from being seated to unseated, thereby substantially refreshing said RO membrane.

Filtering systems can process wastewater to provide a primary output of clear water and a secondary output of sludge. The filtering systems are compact, optionally mobile and optionally truck-mountable, and have a high throughput capacity and cleaning effectiveness. For a system having a volume VS, and for wastewater having a TSS content of TSS1 and a COD of COD1, the primary output may have a TSS<1% of TSS1, a COD<2% of COD1, and a turbidity of <1, or 0.5, or 0.3 NTU. The system may receive the wastewater at a flow rate F1 and provide the primary output while receiving the wastewater, and F1/VS may be 0.2 hr.sup.1. F1 may be 1 L/sec, and VS may be 5 m.sup.3, or 30 m.sup.3, or in a range from 20-30 m.sup.3. The primary output may have a flow rate 40%, or 50%, or 60% of F1.

Apparatus and systems for point of entry water purification using reverse osmosis are provided. Generally, systems include a storage tank for containing purified water, wherein elements of the purification system are attached directly to the storage tank, at its exterior or interior. At the storage tank exterior surface, a mounting plate is attached that contains a sediment filter and a reverse osmosis element. The storage tank interior space contains a mechanical float valve system that uses the amount of purified water within the storage tank to provide a negative feedback system to proportionally control flow of water into the purification system.

A top fill water reservoir system that allows the reservoirs to be filled without waiting for a reverse osmosis (RO) filter to produce enough water to fill the system and avoids the need for a service worker to remove the system from the cabinet, or wait for RO filtration, to fill the reservoirs. The top fill water reservoir system comprises a drinking reservoir adapted to store and dispense drinking water. A supply reservoir in fluid communication with the drinking reservoir and adapted to feed water into the drinking reservoir and receive water from a reverse osmosis (RO) filter. An overflow tube adapted to connect an upper portion of the drinking reservoir to the supply reservoir and feed overflow water from the drinking reservoir to the supply reservoir.