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Re: Water fountains
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2007, 09:46:48 AM »
We have a drinkwell and it is switched on 24/7 and been working for amost 2 years now. It does get scaly and dirty so needs a good scrub every week or so. It drives me mad when the water gets low as it makes a gushing sound.
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Re: Water fountains
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2007, 09:43:45 AM »
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the scale would build up on the plastic and also the pump would get a bit scaly.

Fortunately in our area we do not have that problem with the water. I know in some areas it it very bad.
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Re: Water fountains
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2007, 09:36:18 AM »
When I had one plugged in I did - I found that if I switched it off for a while the scale would build up on the plastic and also the pump would get a bit scaly.
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Re: Water fountains
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2007, 09:16:32 AM »
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Water fountains
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2007, 08:13:10 AM »
This is prob gonna seem like a silly question but for those of you that have a water fountain........Do you keep it switched on 24/7?

 


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