I sent John an email on Tuesday asking for a status. I got a response last night saying he has not found a replacement beech yet...10 weeks he has been looking?!? Anyway, he said he would look again and asked if I wanted to do something about the boxwood. I responded to his email with a reminder that HE had suggested a plan on the boxwood.
Obviously, he is busy and we are not high on his priority list.
I got the replacement float for the Hudson pond water valve today. I was very interested in seeing what changes they had made to prevent the "sticking" or "hanging up" that led to my pond overflowing. I compared the new float to the previous one that came with the new valve.
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| New float on left, previous float on right |
If you cannot see a difference, it is not due to poor eye sight. Leslie, from Hudson, told me that "It was a height issue and it has been resolved". I could not tell any difference between the new float and the previous one except the new one was a slightly darker color. To avoid confusion, I marked the new float on the bottom. Then I got out my Craftsman micrometer and did a series of measurements. The overall height of the new float was 3.412" compared to the height of the previous float of 3.406". A difference of 0.006" (6 mils)! I could find no other measurement differences between the two. Was this change enough to keep the new float from sticking? Stay tuned.
I installed the new float into the body of the old valve and exercised the float. No sticking, hesitancy or hanging-up could be found. I removed the new float and installed the previous float (these floats are MUCH easier to install than the previous design). The previous float readily stuck, hesitated and hung-up. I swapped the floats several times and finally convinced myself that the new float was indeed not prone to the issues surrounding the previous float.
Hurrah for Hudson. I will update my Amazon review to reflect the success.
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