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| Year | Description |
| 2000 | Invention patented by Ross Walcott and Ryal Walcott on March 28th, 2000. Abstract: A bypass assembly is provided for bypassing a water softener. The bypass assembly includes a bypass valve, a shut off valve at the input to the water softener, and a shut off valve at the output of the water softener. The shut off valves are positioned between the bypass valve and the tank of the water softener. A t-shaped fitting is used to interconnect the water supply, bypass valve and first shut-off valve and a second t-shaped fitting is used to interconnect the water discharge port, the bypass valve and the second shut-off valve. The t-shaped fittings are provided with double street ends to facilitate interconnection of the t-shaped fittings to corresponding valves. |
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