Water purification apparatus

Claim 1

WATER PURIFICATION APPARATUS, COMPRISING A FIRST UPRIGHT AXIALLY VERTICAL TANK FOR RECEIVING WATER TO BE PURIFIED FROM A SOURCE THEREOF, A SECOND UPRIGHT AXIALLY VERTICAL WATER DISTRIBUTION TANK DISPOSED NEAR THE FIRST TANK, A SETTLING TANK INCLUDING A BOTTOM SUMP, A FIRST CONDUIT CONNECTING THE FIRST TANK TO AN INLET OF THE SETLLING TANK, A SECOND CONDUIT CONNECTING AN OUTLET OF THE SETTLING TANK TO THE SECOND TANK, FILTER MEANS AT THE OUTLET OF THE SETTLING TANK TO EXCLUDE DEBRIS FROM THE SECOND TANK, A WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE CONNECTED TO THE SECOND TANK NEAR THE TOP THEREOF FOR DISCHARGING WATER THEREFROM, A MANIFOLD WITH MULTIPLE BRANCH PIPES CONNECTED TO THE WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE, A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED SHALLOW TRAYS DISPOSED UNDER THE BRANCH PIPES RESPECTIVELY FOR RECEIVING WATER THEREFROM, A HEATER REMOVABLE SUPPORTING THE TRAYS OF VAPORIZING WATER IN THE TRAYS, A HOOD OVER THE TRAYS FOR COLLECTING WATER VAPOR FROM THE TRAYS, A WATER VAPOR TRANSFER PIPE CONNECTED TO THE HOOD FOR RECEIVING WATER VAPOR THEREFROM, A COILED WATER VAPOR CONDENSER PIPE CONEECTED TO THE TRANSFER PIPE AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THROUGH THE SECOND TANK, A FRESH WATER COLLECTING PIPE CONNECTED TO THE CONDENSER PIPE AND EXTENDING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND TANK,