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 Mobile ViewPLUMBING SYSTEM INSPECT DIAGNOSE REPAIR AGE of PLUMBING MATERIALS & FIXTURES AIR DISCHARGE at FAUCETS, FIXTURES AIR INLET VALVE, WATER TANK AIR VOLUME CONTROLS, WATER TANK ANTI-SCALD VALVES APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY RATINGS AQUASTAT CONTROL Functions BACKDRAFTING HEATING EQUIPMENT BACKFLOW PREVENTER VALVE, HEATING SYS BACKFLOW PREVENTER, HEATER WATER FEEDER BACKUP PREVENTION, SEPTIC BACKUP PREVENTION, SEWER LINE BACKWATER VALVES, SEWER LINE BATH & KITCHEN DESIGN GUIDE BATHROOM MOLD BATHROOM VENTILATION BIOLOGICAL POLLUTANTS Bisphenol-A, BPA BLEVE EXPLOSIONS BLOCKED DRAIN REPAIR METHODS BOILERS, HEATING CHIMNEY INSPECTION DIAGNOSIS REPAIR CHLORAMINE / CHLORINE Tests CHLORINE IN DRINKING WATER CHLORINE in WATER, HOW TO TEST FOR CHLORINE IN SEPTIC WASTEWATER CISTERNS CLOGGED DRAIN DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR CLOGGED SUPPLY PIPING DEBRIS in WATER SUPPLY, Water Heater DRAIN a WATER HEATER TANK FREEZE-PROOF A BUILDING Key Winterizing Topics How to Winterize a Building Winterize - Heat On Procedure Thermostat Settings Turn Water Off ? Winterize Water Softener & Treatment Equip. Find & Fix Water Pipe Freeze-Up Points Heat tapes, Heat, Insulation prevent Freeze-Up Freeze Protect Drains Winterize- Heat Off Procedure De-Winterized a Building Thawing Frozen Pipes Repairing Burst Leaky Pipes Turning on Heating Restoring Drains Turning on Water Water Supply/Drain Pipe Leak Types Restoring Water Softener & Treatment Equip FROST HEAVES, FOUNDATION, SLAB GAS PIPING HEAT TAPE USAGE GUIDE HOT WATER HEATERS INSULATION INSPECTION & IMPROVEMENT LEAD IN DRINKING WATER, HOW to REDUCE MVOCs & MOLDY MUSTY ODORS MYCOPHOBIA, STAINS MISTAKEN for MOLD MYCOTOXIN EFFECTS of MOLD EXPOSURE NO HEAT - BOILER NO HEAT - FURNACE NOISE / SOUND DIAGNOSIS & CURE ODORS & SMELLS DIAGNOSIS & CURE ODOR DIAGNOSIS CHECKLIST OUTHOUSES & LATRINES OIL FIRED WATER HEATERS OIL TANKS PIPING IN buildings, Clogs Leaks Types AGE OF PIPING AIR DISCHARGE at FAUCETS, FIXTURES BRASS WATER PIPES CAST IRON DRAIN PIPING CAST IRON DRAIN LEAK, ODOR, REPAIR CHECK VALVES, WATER SUPPLY CHINESE DRYWALL HAZARDS COMPRESSION FITTINGS COPPER PIPING in buildings CLEANOUTS, PLUMBING DRAIN CLOGGED DRAIN DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR CLOGGED SUPPLY PIPES, DIAGNOSIS CLOGGED SUPPLY PIPES, REPAIR CLOGGED SUPPLY PIPES, HOT WATER CONDENSATION or SWEATING PIPES, TANKS CROSS CONNECTIONS, PLUMBING DEBRIS in WATER SUPPLY, Water Heater DIAELECTRIC PIPE FITTINGS DRAIN & SEWER PIPING DRAIN NOISES FLARE FITTINGS FLOOR DRAIN / TRAP ODORS FREEZE-PROOF PIPES GAS PIPING, VALVES, CONTROLS GALVANIZED STEEL WATER PIPING LEAD PIPES in buildings LEAD IN DRINKING WATER, HOW to REDUCE LEAD POISONING HAZARDS GUIDE LEAD WATER PIPING HAZARDS & REMEDIES LEAK TYPES, Water Supply/Drain Pipe OIL TANK PIPING & PIPING DEFECTS PLASTIC PIPING PLASTIC PIPE LEAK CAUSES PLUMBING DRAIN CLEANOUTS PLUMBING DRAIN VENTS PLUMBING DRAIN NOISE DIAGNOSIS PLUMBING DRAIN NOISE REPAIR PLUMBING DRAIN NOISE DIAGNOSIS PLUMBING DRAIN NOISE REPAIR PLUMBING NOISE CHECKLIST PLUMBING NOISE CONTROL PLUMBING VENT DEFINITIONS & TYPES PLUMBING VENT DEFECTS & NOISES REPAIR BURST LEAKY PIPES SEPTIC BACKUP PREVENTION SEPTIC BACKUP REPAIR SEWER BACKUP PREVENTION SEWER GAS ODORS SEWER GAS ODORS in COLD WEATHER SEWER BACKUP PREVENTION SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT SOUND CONTROL for PLUMBING SUPPLY PIPING BRASS WATER PIPES COMPRESSION FITTINGS COPPER PIPING in buildings GALVANIZED STEEL WATER PIPING LEAD PIPES in buildings LEAD IN DRINKING WATER, HOW to REDUCE LEAD POISONING HAZARDS GUIDE LEAD WATER PIPING HAZARDS & REMEDIES LEAK TYPES, Water Supply/Drain Pipe OIL TANK PIPING & PIPING DEFECTS PLASTIC PIPING PLASTIC PIPE LEAK CAUSES Transite Pipe Water Supply Piping VALVES, PLUMBING WATER HAMMER NOISE DIAGNOSE & CURE WATER PIPES, Clogs Leaks Types Water pipe clog diagnosis Water pipe clog repair guide WELL PIPING LEAK DIAGNOSIS WATER PRESSURE LOSS DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR PLUMBING FIXTURES, KITCHEN, BATH FAUCETS & CONTROLS, KITCHEN & BATH FAUCETS, OUTDOOR HOSE BIBBS FLUSHOMETER VALVES for TOILETS URINALS PLUMBING FIXTURE TRAPS PLUMBING DRAIN NOISE DIAGNOSIS PLUMBING DRAIN NOISE REPAIR PLUMBING NOISE CHECKLIST PLUMBING NOISE CONTROL SCALD PROTECTION SHOWERS, TUBS SINKS, FIXTURES SPAS, WHIRLPOOLS, SOAK/JETTED TUBS SPAS, WHIRLPOOLS, INSTALLATION TOILETS, INSPECT, INSTALL, REPAIR TOILET ALTERNATIVES TOILET INSTALLATION PROCEDURE TOILET OVERFLOW EMERGENCY TOILET REPAIR GUIDE TOILET TISSUE CHOICES TOILET TISSUE TEST TOILET TYPES Toilet Types, Flush Methods TOILETS, DON'T FLUSH LIST TRAPS on PLUMBING FIXTURES TUBS & TUB REPLACEMENTS or RELINERS RANGE BOILERS RELIEF VALVES - TP Valves on Boilers RELIEF VALVES - Water Heaters RELIEF VALVES - Water Tanks SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECT DIAGNOSE REPAIR SEPTIC METHANE GAS SEPTIC ODORS SEPTIC PUMPS SEPTIC SYSTEM ODORS SEPTIC & CESSPOOL SAFETY SEWAGE BACKUP, WHAT TO DO SEWAGE BACKUP TEST & CLEANUP SEWAGE BACKUP PREVENTION SEWAGE BACKUP TEST & CLEANUP SEWAGE & SEPTIC CONTAMINANTS SEWAGE CONTAMINATION in buildings SEWAGE CONTAMINANTS in FRUIT / VEGETABLES SEWAGE EJECTOR / GRINDER PUMPS SEWAGE NITROGEN CONTAMINANTS SEWAGE PATHOGENS in SEPTIC SLUDGE SEWAGE PUMPS SEWAGE PUMP CLOG DAMAGE SEWER BACKUP PREVENTION SEWER GAS ODORS SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT SHUTOFF VALVE LOCATION, USE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS SOLAR HOT WATER HEATERS SULPHUR & SEWER GAS SMELL SOURCES SUMP PUMPS GUIDE SWEATING (CONDENSATION) on PIPES, TANKS TANK TYPES: WATER, OIL, EXPANSION, ALL TANKLESS COILS TOILET FLUSHOMETER VALVES TOILET INSTALLATION PROCEDURE TOILET OVERFLOW EMERGENCY TOILET PLUGS, SEWER BACKUP TOILET REPAIR GUIDE TOILET TYPES Toilet Types, Flush Methods TOILETS, DON'T FLUSH LIST TRAPS on PLUMBING FIXTURES WATER HEATERS AGE of WATER HEATERS ALTERNATIVE HOT WATER SOURCES ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS FLOODED WATER HEATER REPAIR GAS FIRED WATER HEATERS HOT WATER IMPROVEMENTS HOT WATER PRESSURE EXPANSION RATE HOT WATER QUANTITY IMPROVEMENT INDIRECT FIRED WATER HEATERS WATER HEATER PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS WATER HEATER PROPERTIES WATER, WELLS, WATER TANKS: TESTING GUIDE WATER PRESSURE LOSS DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR WATER PRESSURE PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS TABLE WATER PRESSURE & FLOW MEASUREMENT WATER PUMPS & TANKS WATER PUMP TYPES & LIFE EXPECTANCY WATER PUMP SAFETY WATER PUMP SHORT CYCLING WATER PUMP & WATER TANK REPAIRS WATER SHUTOFF VALVE LOCATION, USE WATER SHUTOFF VALVE, WELL PUMP WATER SOFTENERS & CONDITIONERS DETECT HARD WATER DIAGNOSE WATER SOFTENER PROBLEMS DIAGNOSE WATER BACKUP / FLOODING MEASURE WATER HARDNESS HOW SOFTENERS WORK HEALTH RISKS & WATER SOFTENERS INSTALLATION of WATER CONDITIONERS How Water Softeners Hook Up Connect Water Softener Piping Connect Water Softener Drain Line Water Conditioner Mistakes Water Softener Electrical Hookup Setting Up a Water Softener Starting Up a Water Softener Water Conditioner Manuals SALT OR WATER INTO SEPTIC REDUCE IMPACT of SOFTENER on SEPTIC SOFTENER ADJUSTMENT & CONTROLS Water Softener Adjustment Water Softener Regeneration Cycle How Much Salt to Use in a Water Softener Float Adjustment in the Softener Brine Tank Brine Refill Control Valve, Water Softener Brine Tank Water Level too High Water Softener Bypass Valve SOFTENER CLEANING & SANITIZING Brine Tank Salt Crusting Dirt & Debris in the Brine Tank Sanitize a Water Softener Iron Removal from Water Softener OTHER SOFTENER METHODS Winterize Water Softener & Treatment Equip Restoring Water Softener & Treatment Equip WATER SOURCE ALTERNATIVES WATER SUPPLY & DRAIN PIPING CLEANOUTS, PLUMBING DRAIN CLOGGED DRAIN DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR PLUMBING DRAIN NOISE DIAGNOSIS PLUMBING DRAIN NOISE REPAIR WATER TESTS, CONTAMINANTS, TREATMENT WELLS CISTERNS & SPRINGS AIR DISCHARGE at FAUCETS, FIXTURES Basement Wells CHECK VALVES, WATER SUPPLY CISTERNS DEPTH of a WELL, HOW TO MEASURE Drilled Wells - steel casings Driven Point Wells How Much Water is In the Well? How to Test Well Water Quantity How to Get More Water From a Well Hand Dug Wells Hand Dug Well Procedure Jetted Wells OLD WELL - RETURN TO SERVICE Springs as Water Supply Wash Wells Well Pits WATER HAMMER NOISE DIAGNOSE & CURE WATER PIPES, Clogs Leaks Types WATER PRESSURE LOSS WATER PUMP SAFETY WATER TANK SAFETY WATER TANK TYPES WELL CHLORINATION SHOCKING PROCEDURE WELL CLEARANCE DISTANCES WELL DEPTH, HOW TO MEASURE WELL FLOW RATE WELL LIFE EXPECTANCY WELL PIPING CHECK VALVES WELL PIPING FOOT VALVES WELL PIPING LEAK DIAGNOSIS WELL PIPING TAIL PIECE WELL PUMP TYPES & LIFE EXPECTANCY WELL PUMP PRIMING PROCEDURE WELL PUMP TYPES & LIFE EXPECTANCY WINTERIZE A BUILDING More Information |
This article discusses how to protect a water softener from freeze damage. Installation instructions for a water softener typically state "Do not install the unit where it might freeze,
or next to a water heater or furnace or in direct sunlight." -- Culligan. But what should be done if a building is going to be shut down and exposed to freezing conditions? If you don't know about water softeners, what they are or what they do, see WATER SOFTENERS & CONDITIONERS for information. The articles at this website will answer most questions about freeze protection for piping and other building plumbing and heating system components: how to winterize a building to avoid frozen pipes, and how to thaw frozen water supply & drain piping, wells, & water tanks. © Copyright 2012 InspectAPedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use page top links to major topics or use links at the left of each page to navigate within topics and documents at this website. Green links show where you are in a document series or at this website. How to Winterize a Water Softener or other Water Treatment EquipmentWatch out: Protect your water conditioner and the entire drain line from freezing temperatures. DANGER: If your water softener should freeze, do not attempt to disassemble it. Call your water sofener dealer. [Paraphrasing advice from Culligan.]
Take these two water softener winterizing steps if you are leaving heat on:
2. Take this additional water softener winterizing step if you are turning heat off in a building located in a freezing climate:
Do we need to get all water out of the water softener salt storage tank (the brine tank) during winterizing? At what temperature will a water softener salt tank freeze?
Other water treatment equipment needs to be winterizedIf your building includes other water treatment equipment such as a chlorinator, UV-light for bacteria in water, or a treatment system for odors or sediment, and if the building heat is going to be turned off, that equipment needs to be drained and protected against freezing. Restoring the water softener to operation:When the building is reoccupied, you'll need to reverse these steps and do a few more things to get your water softener working again. The process of returning a water softener to service are detailed at Restoring Water Treatment Equipment - How do We Return the Water Softener to Operation & Use at the End of Winter? More information about the use of water softeners is at Water Softener Operation & Maintenance. Is the building heat going to be left "on" or "off" - the answer determines the extent of freeze-proofing needed.
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