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A water purification and dispensing apparatus comprises a water inlet for obtaining water from a supply source and a water purification system with filters for removing impurities from the source water to produce purified water. The water purification system is designed to respond to a demand condit

A water purification and dispensing apparatus comprises a water inlet for obtaining water from a supply source and a water purification system with filters for removing impurities from the source water to produce purified water. The water purification system is designed to respond to a demand condition for purified water by recirculating purified water in the apparatus to flush the filters of the water purification system. The apparatus also includes a mineralization system and has a dispensing system for dispensing the mineralized purified water into containers.

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A process for purifying and dispensing water comprising the steps of: obtaining unpurified water from a supply source; providing a demand condition for purified water; filtering the unpurified water through filtering means to obtain purified water, said filtering means including a reverse osmosis el

A process for purifying and dispensing water comprising the steps of: obtaining unpurified water from a supply source; providing a demand condition for purified water; filtering the unpurified water through filtering means to obtain purified water, said filtering means including a reverse osmosis element which creates the purified water and a concentrate; on receiving the demand condition, recycling purified water from the filtering means by recirculating the purified water from the filtering means back through the filtering means to flush said filtering means; following said recycling step, directing the purified water to a water dispensing arrangement; and subsequent to demand no longer being present, stopping water flow.