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Old 12-18-2010, 02:44 AM
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"Redundany" in this case that means dry floors! I like that word

Do you have 2 "max water" switches? Or is it like the BWI/Autotopoff one with 1 fail safe float?
Either way one float has to be higher than the other and they both have to be wired to the pump to tell it when to turn on/off. If you set both floats at exactly the same height how would you know if one wasn't working?
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Old 12-18-2010, 02:52 AM
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Either way one float has to be higher than the other and they both have to be wired to the pump to tell it when to turn on/off. If you set both floats at exactly the same height how would you know if one wasn't working?
Yup this is the way I have it set up.
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Old 12-18-2010, 03:02 AM
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Either way one float has to be higher than the other and they both have to be wired to the pump to tell it when to turn on/off. If you set both floats at exactly the same height how would you know if one wasn't working?
LOL Jeff! I ment having 3 with each on top of each other. Which thinking more about it would be overkill
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Old 12-18-2010, 04:48 AM
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I don't see any disadvantage of having 3 switches there. I guess the biggest issue with adding so many failsafes are space and cost but switches costs only roughly $2.00 each so if it helps you sleep better and not worry about flooding your floor adding a third level of safety does not hurt.
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