EcoPure MW_MW30_450224 - Manual (Page 24)

24 Miracle Water Installation & Operation Manual
Protect the Water Softener from Freezing
If the softener is installed where it could freeze (summer cabin, lake home, etc.), you must drain all
water from it to stop possible freeze damage. To drain the softener:
1. Close the shut-off 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 Figure 10 on page 16. Move the stem in a single bypass valve to bypass. Close the inlet and
outlet valve in a 3-valve bypass system, and open the bypass valve. If you want water in the house
pipes again, reopen the shut-off valve on the main water pipe.
4. Unplug the transformer at the wall outlet. Remove the salt hole cover and the main cover. Take off
both drain hoses.
5. Carefully remove the large holding clips at the softener inlet and outlet. Separate the softener from
the copper tubes, or from the bypass valve.
6. Remove the brinewell cover and disconnect the brine valve tubing at the nozzle and venturi assem-
bly (see Figure 1, page 9). Lift the brine valve out of the brinewell. Tip the brine valve upside down
to drain water.
7. Looking at Figure 15, lay a piece of 2 inch thick board near the floor drain. Move the softener close
to the drain. SLOWLY and CAREFULLY, tip it over until the rim rests on the wood block with the
inlet and outlet over the drain. Do not allow the softener’s weight to rest on the inlet and outlet fit-
tings or they will break.
8. Tip the bottom of the softener up a few inches and hold until all water has drained. Leave the sof-
tener laying like this until you are ready to use it. Plug the inlet and outlet with rags to keep dirt,
bugs, etc. out.
floor
drain
wood block
Figure 15