Bruce Napier wrote: > During our current sojourn at the Braidbar yard at Higher Poynton, one > of the jobs was investigating the sluggish performance of the > macerator toilet. > > Dismantling revealed a truly startling amount of limescale throughout, > which mainly had to be chipped out with a screwdriver. The macerator > blade, the plastic mesh cage and the output impeller were all > virtually cocooned in the stuff, after 2.5 years of use. > > Reassembly resulted in erratic behaviour, especially running on > endlessly, and the controller/timer circuit board has now been > replaced - it looks as if the thumping, bumping and pressure washing > had > distressed the electronics beyond recall. > > Questions: > > 1) Why should a permanently wet and not very hot piece of kit collect > so much scale? > > 2) How can we stop it recurring, short of stripping the thing down > every year?
In 6 years I have no problem witb any scale build up in my JabsoDS14 macertaotor toilet....the solution? ...flush with canal water! -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest Follow the travelled TNC at : http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk Visit this site and help save our waterways from the DEFRA cuts http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
