SECTION 3
CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER
| 3C. | KEEP THE SOFTENER FROM FREEZING |
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If the softener is installed where it could freeze | FIG. 11 | DRAIN WATER FROM THE | |||
(summer cabin, lake home, etc.), you must drain all |
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water from it to stop possible freeze damage. To |
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1.Close the shut5off valve on the house main water pipe, near the water meter or pressure tank.
2.Open a faucet in the soft water pipes to vent pressure in the softener.
3.Refer to FIG. 12 on page 19. Move the stem in a single bypass valve to bypass. Close the inlet and outlet valve in a 35valve bypass system, and open the bypass valve. If you want water in the house
| pipes again, reopen the shut5off valve on the | 7. Looking at FIG. 11, lay a piece of 2 inch thick | |||
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| board near the floor drain. Move the softener | ||
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4. | Unplug the transformer at the | wall | outlet. | close to the drain. SLOWLY and CAREFULLY tip | |
it over until the rim rests on the wood block with | |||||
| Remove the salt hole cover and the main cover. | ||||
| the inlet and outlet over the drain. Do not allow | ||||
| Take off both drain hoses. |
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| the softener's weight to rest on the inlet and | ||
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5. | Carefully remove the large holding clips at the | outlet fittings or they will break. | |||
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| softener inlet and outlet (see Key No. 61, on page | 8. Tip the bottom of the softener up a few inches | |||
| 30). Separate the softener from the adaptors or | ||||
| and hold until all water has drained. Leave the | ||||
| bypass valve. |
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| softener laying like this until you are ready to use | ||
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6. | Remove the brinewell cover and disconnect the | it. Plug the inlet and outlet with rags to keep dirt, | |||
bugs, etc. out. | |||||
| brine valve tubing at the nozzle | and | venturi | ||
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assembly (see page 30). Lift the brine valve out of the brinewell. Tip the brine valve upside down to drain out water.
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