Water softener

Claim 1

A WATER SOFTENER OF THE CHARACTER REFERRED TO INCLUDING, AN ELONGATE HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED TUBULAR BODY, AN INLET FITTING IN THE BODY INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, LIKE OUTLET FITTINGS AT THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE BODY AND A SODIUM ION CHARGE FILLER IN THE BODY, A FLOW CONTROL VALVE HAVING INLET AND OUTLET PORTS CONNECTED WITH SUPPLY AND DELIVERY PIPES OF A WATER SYSTEM, OUTLET AND RETURN PORTS AND A DRAIN PORT, AN OUTLET PIPE EXTENDING BETWEEN AND CONNECTED WITH THE OUTLET PORT AND THE INLET FITTING, RETURN PIPES EXTENDING BETWEEN AND CONNECTED WITH THE RETURN PORT AND THE OUTLET FITTINGS, A DRAIN PIPE CONNECTED WITH THE DRAIN PORT, SAID OUTLET AND DRAIN PORTS AND SAID DELIVERY AND RETURN PORTS BEING IN COMMUNICATION, A SHIFTABLE VALVE MEMBER IN THE VALVE NORMALLY ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INLET PORT AND THE OUTLET AND DRAIN PORTS AND SHUTTING OFF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INLET PORT AND THE DELIVERY AND RETURN PORTS AND SHIFTABLE TO SHUT OFF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INLET PORT AND THE OUTLET AND DRAIN PORTS AND ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INLET PORT AND THE RETURN AND DELIVERY PORTS, AND A NORMALLY CLOSED DRAIN VALVE IN THE DRAIN PIPE, TIMING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH THE DRAIN VALVE TO INTERMITTENTLY OPEN AND CLOSE THE SAID DRAIN VALVE AND EFFECT OPERATION OF THE CONTROL VALVE AND REVERSAL OF FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTNER, AND MEANS FOR FIRST INTRODUCING BRINE INTO THE SOFTENER AND SUBSEQUENTLY INTRODUCING RINSE WATER THROUGH THE SOFTNER AND SUBSEQUENTLY INTRODUCING RINSE WATER THROUGH THE SOFTENER WHEN THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE IS ACTUATED INCLUDING, AN INJECTOR RELATED TO THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE, A BRINE TANK, AND A PILOT VALVE, SAID INJECTOR INCLUD-