A water purification system includes a storage tank, a prefilter, a reverse osmosis element, a deionization module, a feedwater connection, a brine discharge line, and an electronic memory panel, all of which are incorporated within mounted or mountable on the underside of a kitchen sink. The system also includes a long reach faucet and a product water connection connects the storage tank to the long reach faucet from which the storage tank discharges purified water. |
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Claims1. A combination comprising a water purification system and a kitchen sink having a right well and a left well symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of a central ridge providing a gap therebeneath on the underside of said sink, said water purification system comprising a plastic air/water storage tank molded in place in said gap on the underside of said sink, wherein said water purification system further comprises a prefilter, a reverse osmosis element, a deionization module, a feedwater connection, a brine discharge line and an electronic memory panel, all of which are incorporated within the underside of said sink, and wherein said water purification system further comprises a long reach faucet and a product water connection that connects said tank to said long reach faucet from which purified water is discharged from said tank. |