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white stuff stick to float switch of sump pump swing 06-20-2007
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Posted by on June 23, 2007, 7:49 am

>>
>> >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.

Try to grease the float after you clean it. Just wipe it with
automotive grease. Might work, might not, but worth a try. If
nothing else it should clean easier.

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