This demonstration guide answers one field question about a float set that floods or leans the bowl. Measurements come before parts, and the notes are not a generic equipment FAQ.
Diagnose before replacing parts
Start with float drop against the spec card. That reading separates a float set that floods or leans the bowl from adjacent faults that share the same complaint.
If the measurement is out of spec, treat the float tab as the primary path. If it is in spec, do not replace the float tab just to complete a parts list.
Repair the failed system
The usual correction is the float tab, installed to the documented spec for this complaint.
A demonstration shop records the finding so the next technician is not repeating a guess about a float set that floods or leans the bowl.
Stop before you make it worse
Do not bending the float until it "looks level" without a spec. That shortcut hides the original measurement and creates a second failure.
If the machine still fails after the float tab is corrected, convert the visit to a broader diagnosis rather than stacking parts.
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