In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, pargebarge- [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bruce Napier > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >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. > > Having said that I have to ask is it lime scale? > because there can be a severe calcification caused by the deposits from > urine, on my PO toilet before I removed it the pipe to the tank from the > toilet had shrunk to 50% of its diameter because of these deposits.
Indeed. The urinals at our moorings require a complete stripping out of the drains every 2-3 years because they become completely blocked. The situation at work is no better where refurbished toilets about 3 years ago are all now tending to overflow during flushing because of bunged up drains. Chris D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.Deuchars.co.uk Author & Publisher: "A Boaters Guide to BOATING" 4-50GBP Mixing old and new waterway techniques. ISBN 0953151204 Details: http://www.deuchars.co.uk/publication/ Tel: 0115 951 6264 Fax: 0870 131 2079 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/
