Float Switches Kepp Getting Stuck

[ronj]

my float switches will work for a few days, then they just get stuck.. i have two that i keep switching out every week.. this was working, but now they are both stuck all the time, even after i let them dry out.. there is a bit if old dried up coralline algae on the floats.. how can i get this off??? is that what is stopping them from working??

 

[edwing206]

I would say soak them in vinegar.

 

[ronj]

i thought about that.. i wasn't sure if it would hurt the float

 

[edwing206]

Umm, I don't think so, But I don't use float valves. I use man power and pour the water in by myself.

 

[Scooterman]

Get you some optical sensors from DonW & be done with that problem! Your not supposed to submerse these float switches, they silicone them but that doesn't always work.

 

[ronj]

well i scraped off the coralline that had accumulated on the float.. they seem to be working just fine for now..the water level has remained the same for the last few days

 

[burning2nd]

your toggle times are long?

how long does it take between clicks?

 

[ronj]

not really sure.. it depends on the evaporation time and the water flow hitting the float

 

[reefgirl78]

If it's Kent then that would be it. Mine is that and what a piece of crap.

I have a kent float for my Ro machine in my laundry room. It is an auto topoff. 3rd float too. I came down stairs one morning to a flooded laundry room. It did it again about 2 weeks ago so now I never trust it and just stay home and keep checking it.

Good luck,
Not alone in your madness. lol.

 

[meitzler]

Who sells the optical sensors in seattle?