Provided are a water purifying apparatus and a refrigerator including the same. The water purifying apparatus includes a filter configured to purify incoming water and discharge the purified water, a head in which the filter is detachably coupled and a water inlet portion and a water outlet portion are formed, and a shaft provided inside the head and rotatably mounted between the water inlet portion and the water outlet portion, the shaft being provided with a bypass flow path directly connecting the water inlet portion and the water outlet portion and a filtering flow path connected so that water flowing in through the water inlet portion is discharged to the water outlet portion via the filter.

A filterwell cartridge having ports for dispensing a dispersant directly into a filterwell of a hot tub, spa or the like with the filterwell cartridge peripherally and postionally supportable in a quick release mode through facial engagement of compound surfaces located on opposite sides of the filterwell cartridge.

The present invention is a two-part irrigation system that utilizes both groundwater and rainwater. The first system extracts water from groundwater layers by using extraction pipes filled with nanomilled sand that constantly moves water upwards through capillary action. The second is a rainwater collection and capillary irrigation system. The groundwater irrigation system consists of an external groundwater transport pipe filled with nanomilled sand. This encapsulates an empty internal transport pipe that delivers percolated water. The rainwater irrigation system consists of a collection, storage, filtration, and capillary irrigation system. Rainwater is collected by trays and a water tank, where the water is filtered through a hollow fiber membrane filter. This clean water is used as potable drinking water or for irrigation. The water volume required for irrigation is calculated based on moisture data collected by moisture detection devices. Both systems are solar powered, and are controlled and programmed by the user.

A filter assembly and method of filtering wastewater from a washing machine. The filter has a framework for supporting a first filter stage and a second filter stage, a connection on a top of the filter assembly for connecting to a wastewater stream, a diffuser positioned to extend into the first filter stage and configured to rotate about a vertical axis of installation within the first filter stage, and a second filter stage below the first filter stage and configured to receive overflow from the first filter stage. The filter assembly does not include a motor or motorized parts and wherein the diffuser is rotatable by way of the force of the wastewater stream fed into the first filter stage to diffuse the wastewater stream and to spray the wastewater onto and through the filter media allowing the filter media to catch debris within the first filter stage.

A water filter cartridge is provided. The water filter cartridge includes a filter housing enclosing a filtration material therein. A port shield is connected at one end of the filter housing and disposed between the filter housing and a connector part adapted for securing the water filter cartridge to a refrigerator filter part. The port shield is provided for at least partially covering a water inlet port and a water outlet port extending at least between the connector part through the port shield and at least partially through the filter housing. The port shield at least partially encloses the water inlet and/or water outlet port therebetween and also separates the filtration material and unfiltered water within the filter housing from the portions of the water inlet and outlet port within the port shield.

An apparatus for dispensing a liquid is disclosed. The apparatus can include a cap configured to connect to a container body having a chamber for containing the liquid. The cap can include a fill aperture through which the liquid is supplied to the container body and a pour aperture through which the liquid exits the apparatus. A fill lid can be rotatable about a pivot axis in a first direction to close the fill aperture and rotatable about the pivot axis in a second direction to open the fill aperture, the first direction opposite the second direction. A pour lid can be rotatable about the pivot axis in the first direction to open the pour aperture and rotatable about the pivot axis in the second direction to close the pour aperture. A filter assembly comprising a filter cartridge can connect to the cap.

This disclosure is related to systems and methods for water treatment, storage and customization, and more particularly, to systems and related methods for water production, sanitation, adjustment, maintenance, storage and dispensing of potable water to a user. The systems and methods described herein can provide several advantages including providing consistent high-quality water at point-of-use locations, thereby avoiding inconveniences of transport, unpredictable or wasteful supply chains and/or alleviate water needs at remote locations. Furthermore, the systems and methods described herein can offer a seamless digital consumer experience with high accuracy reporting of water production, storage, quality and personalization for the user.

Provided is a filter element comprising a filter element body having a cavity, a water inlet and a water outlet, an end cap, and a perforated partition, and the perforated partition is configured to divide the filter element body into a first chamber filled with an adsorption filter material and a second chamber filled with an ion exchange filter materials. In the present disclosure, the filter element is divided into two stages, and the primary filter material and the softening filter material are filled separately, and functions of both filtration and descaling are realized, addressing the issues blocking of water and reduced water flow in the coffee machine using a PP/PE filter element. Meanwhile, reduction in water flow caused by the mixing of the filter materials and the caking of the filter material is also solved.

Disclosed is a filter assembly capable of adjusting elimination of solid materials using a flow-variable bypass flow path. The filter assembly includes a filter portion (100) which includes a cover portion (110) formed on top to have a shape in which a bypass flow pipe (112) and a water discharge pipe (113) sequentially surrounds a perimeter of a vertically protruding original water inflow pipe (111) in a stepped structure and accommodates a filter body therein and a filter cartridge header (200) in which the cover portion (110) of the filter portion (100) is accommodated therebelow and which includes a bypass flow rate control unit (300) capable of adjusting an inflow amount of original water flowing into the bypass flow pipe (112).

A filter cartridge for a showerhead includes a frame having an upstream plate and a downstream plate, both having a respective plurality of openings formed therein. The frame defines at least one upstream void outside of the upstream plate, and at least one downstream void outside of the downstream plate. A filter element is coupled to the frame and has a conical configuration including upstream and downstream faces, and a sidewall extending between the upstream face and the downstream face, with the upstream face being smaller than the downstream face. The filter element is positioned relative to the frame with the upstream face in direct fluid communication with the at least one upstream void and the plurality of openings formed in the upstream plate, and the downstream face in direct fluid communication with at least one downstream void and the plurality of openings formed in the downstream plate.