Plastic Float Access Cover Fix
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:16 am
Don't know if any of you float fliers have been breaking these,
but there may be a fix available for about $10 CAD if we can get
enough volume. Someone local here has arranged to have some SS
retainers fabricated if we can get enough volume. I will try to
describe them, since no pictures are available.
They are short round tubes the same diameter as the raw hole in
the float top. The tops have about a 1 inch outside flange just
large enough to cover the screw holes. The bottoms have a small
inside flange that fits just under the round plastic pieces where
the plastic caps screw into. These SS retainers then fit into the
float top raw hole first, and then you place the plastic cap
assemblies on top and inside. The top flange gives support to the
plastic flanges which also break when you step on them, but most
importantly the small bottom inside flange supports the bottom of
the plastic that the caps screw into, to prevent that plastic
breaking when someone steps on the caps.
Clear as mud? If anyone is interested, please let me know, and
we'll see if we can get enough volume to get these made at a
decent price. You can reply off list if you like.
Walter
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but there may be a fix available for about $10 CAD if we can get
enough volume. Someone local here has arranged to have some SS
retainers fabricated if we can get enough volume. I will try to
describe them, since no pictures are available.
They are short round tubes the same diameter as the raw hole in
the float top. The tops have about a 1 inch outside flange just
large enough to cover the screw holes. The bottoms have a small
inside flange that fits just under the round plastic pieces where
the plastic caps screw into. These SS retainers then fit into the
float top raw hole first, and then you place the plastic cap
assemblies on top and inside. The top flange gives support to the
plastic flanges which also break when you step on them, but most
importantly the small bottom inside flange supports the bottom of
the plastic that the caps screw into, to prevent that plastic
breaking when someone steps on the caps.
Clear as mud? If anyone is interested, please let me know, and
we'll see if we can get enough volume to get these made at a
decent price. You can reply off list if you like.
Walter
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