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Abstract

The present invention is directed to a reverse osmosis membrane housing. The housing has a pressurizable cylindrical central pipe having a membrane opening end and an integral bottom end, an o-ring and a cap. The integral bottom end has at least a purified fluid outlet and somewhere on the cylindrical central pipe is a waste outlet. The waste outlet and the purified fluid outlet extend away from the pressurizable cylindrical central pipe. A ferrule extends from the membrane opening, and has a first alignment device to secure the o-ring in a desired position on the ferrule. The cap has a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end has second alignment device to secure the o-ring in a desired position on the cap, while the distal end has an inlet port so a fluid can flow through the inlet port. Once the fluid is within the housing it can take two paths. The first path is into a reverse osmosis membrane positioned in the pressurizable cylindrical central pipe and to the purified fluid outlet. The other path is used if the fluid cannot penetrate into the reverse osmosis membrane positioned into the pressurizable cylindrical central pipe, thereby the fluid goes through the waste outlet.

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