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Posted by swing on June 21, 2007, 10:35 pm
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> >I have a waste pump in a pit for the bathroom and sink in the
> > basement. The pump is controlled by a float switch (the cylinder type
> > that attaches to the pump). From time to time, there is this "white
> > stuff" that sticks to the switch. As a result, the swith is too heavy
> > and not float. I often need to break the white stuff apart.
> > Are there anything I can use to get rid of the white stuff or a
> > different type of switch that is not affected by the stuff? Thank you.
> Is your water soft? I know I had a ring around the tub , Soap was hard to
> lather,
> and I would always see the clumps in the sump pump. I have a water softner
> for
> the last 10 years now, and that is all gone. Just gray water in the sump.
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I don't know if the water soft or not. It is New York City water.
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Posted by mm on June 22, 2007, 6:08 pm
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>I don't know if the water soft or not. It is New York City water.
NYC water is not hard, and it's not as soft as what comes out of a
water softener. It comes from huge reservoirs upstate, and is just
right for most purposes.
Have they finished the third water tunnel yet? I think they have been
working on it for 50 or more likely 70 years.
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Posted by swing on June 22, 2007, 11:09 pm
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> >I don't know if the water soft or not. It is New York City water.
> NYC water is not hard, and it's not as soft as what comes out of a
> water softener. It comes from huge reservoirs upstate, and is just
> right for most purposes.
> Have they finished the third water tunnel yet? I think they have been
> working on it for 50 or more likely 70 years.
Does any one knows what those white stuff is? It is thick like
plumbing putty and heavy. That is why the float switch does not float
after the stuff "grows" on it. thank you.
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Posted by Tom G on June 23, 2007, 12:51 am
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>> >I don't know if the water soft or not. It is New York City water.
>> NYC water is not hard, and it's not as soft as what comes out of a
>> water softener. It comes from huge reservoirs upstate, and is just
>> right for most purposes.
>> Have they finished the third water tunnel yet? I think they have been
>> working on it for 50 or more likely 70 years.
> Does any one knows what those white stuff is? It is thick like
> plumbing putty and heavy. That is why the float switch does not float
> after the stuff "grows" on it. thank you.
Toilet paper?
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Posted by mm on June 23, 2007, 3:22 am
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>> >I don't know if the water soft or not. It is New York City water.
>> NYC water is not hard, and it's not as soft as what comes out of a
>> water softener. It comes from huge reservoirs upstate, and is just
>> right for most purposes.
>> Have they finished the third water tunnel yet? I think they have been
>> working on it for 50 or more likely 70 years.
>Does any one knows what those white stuff is? It is thick like
I guess not.
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>plumbing putty and heavy. That is why the float switch does not float
>after the stuff "grows" on it. thank you.
Post a url where we can look at photos.
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> > basement. The pump is controlled by a float switch (the cylinder type
> > that attaches to the pump). From time to time, there is this "white
> > stuff" that sticks to the switch. As a result, the swith is too heavy
> > and not float. I often need to break the white stuff apart.
> > Are there anything I can use to get rid of the white stuff or a
> > different type of switch that is not affected by the stuff? Thank you.
> Is your water soft? I know I had a ring around the tub , Soap was hard to
> lather,
> and I would always see the clumps in the sump pump. I have a water softner
> for
> the last 10 years now, and that is all gone. Just gray water in the sump.
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