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Simple plaza fountain
A simple plaza fountain, like this, is very easy to build. It is made using a sump with
3 pumps sitting in the sump, attached to each is a a
komet nozzle.
If you want more
than one jet you will also need more than 1 pump, you should also
remember that with more than one jet you will need to make the sump
bigger, the size of the sump depends on jet height, please see the JW
Rule which is here, any smaller
and you will loose too much water due to wind. It is started by a pir
which we have on our
controls
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As you can see it looks like their is nothing there,
but when approached a jet of water shoots out from the ground if you are
going to build one we do not recommend having it under plain slabs as
these become slippery when wet, (suitable textured slabs will need
cleaning) Why not do as we have, use gravel. It should also be
noted that when completed the komet nozzle is flush with the gravel
surface, this is to prevent it being a tripping or impaling
hazard. (That sounds bad, but you wouldn't want to have the nozzle
sitting proud in case some one trips on it)
You can have lights but to be safe they will need to
be mounted under thick Perspex to prevent the glass fronts from being
broken
Please note the pool shown is for demonstration
purposes only*.
Your pool should be of suitable size and a suitable
strong grid added.
Obviously we can change quantity and height of jets
to your requirements.
*The size of
the pool depends on the height of the jet (please see the
JW rule)
Why not contact us.
Please also note that if you intend to let people run
through it you should change the water regularly and also clean the
fountain. Commercial fountains of this type use automatic doing systems.
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