float switches in canada?

whatcaneyedo · #1 05-17-2010, 07:46 AM

You could make a simple holder out of acrylic. Mine is just sort of clipped to the rim of the tank. I've made several such holders. You can see the one for my float switch just behind my sewer pipe overflow. I've also got one for the temperature and pH probes in my sump.

Coleus · #2 05-19-2010, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

You could make a simple holder out of acrylic. Mine is just sort of clipped to the rim of the tank. I've made several such holders. You can see the one for my float switch just behind my sewer pipe overflow. I've also got one for the temperature and pH probes in my sump.

Very creative. Where do you buy these acrylic bar? Does Home Depot or Rona has it?

whatcaneyedo · #3 05-19-2010, 05:00 AM

Acrylic rod can be bought from any place that specializes in plastics. If we have one in Prince George I'm sure you have one in Calgary. What I have in the picture is actually just some strips of acrylic that I cut on a table saw from a larger sheet, cemented together and drilled. You can also use a heat gun to bend it and I've done that a bit as well but it takes a little more practice and skill to look good. I know Rona has sheets of acrylic/plexi glass but I dont know about Home Depot.

Milad · #4 05-19-2010, 07:33 AM

fyi you have to have a saw blade with ALOT of teeth to cut acrylic. I tried with a normal saw with big teeth and it shattered. luckly i had my shades on.

MMAX · #5 05-19-2010, 12:13 PM

Laguna pond supplies sells floats for pond top off--don't see why they wouldn't work for your tank. Also, they're readily available. I'll be going this route whenever I do an ATO for my tank.