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On Jun 21, 8:31 am, "Andy" wrote:
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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.

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The white stuff is not little or thin. It is thick, like inches. No
washer attached but feeding it with bathroom (bathtub, toilet, sink)
and kitchen sink (greasy stuff). The stuff also attaches itself to
the pit wall and the pump as well. I have to use a stick to break it
loose from the wall, the pump and worst the float switch. Could it be
grease build up? or the "solid" transformed? Thanks for your help.

I'm sorry, I didn't pick up on the fact that you said "waste" pump rather
than "sump" pump. Sounds like toilet paper residue, maybe. Is there
possibly a different type of toilet paper that you need to use when feeding
it into a "waste" pump rather than directly down the pipe into a septic or
city sewer. Kind of sounds like you're dealing with "paper mache" in your
sump.

Tom G.