The pool

The pool can be as big as the space you have, but you must have some where for the controls to go, if you build a double walled pool you can put the controls in this, or it can be some where very close to the fountain.

Lights

By far the best way of lighting a fountain is from below the water level, how ever it is is for public display ideally you  should have public display lights, you should also have one colour of each light you have for each nozzle, so in effect one nozzle could have five or six lights (this allows for an even illumination)

Pumps

The easiest and most economical way is to have one pump per nozzle this way you do not need complicated wiring for valves etc. (each pump is plugged into a controller)

All our musical fountains use single phase (230v ac 50hz) pumps

You can have what ever combination of nozzles you like from frothy to pirouette, but the pump must be able to operate each nozzle. You should also consider the J.W rule

Existing fountain

We do not recommend converting an existing fountain into a musical fountain, there are several problems which need to be overcome, the main one is that of compatibility between the "control gear" of the musical fountain and your existing equipment.

Also a musical fountain has a large quantity of nozzles, the more nozzles the more varied display can be achieved, most static fountains have only one or 2 jets / pumps (manifolds not included) For example the musical fountain pictured at the top of this page has over 50 nozzles and 15 pumps (and 5 light colours)

Controls

With our access software you have to have DMX dimmers to act as an interface and as previously mentioned you can put these in the pool wall cavity, however  it is best if you have a "control room" elsewhere that way you can change the sequence of your fountain, on / off times without having to go near the fountain itself. Please also note to avoid incompatibility problems with your existing equipment we can not supply access software on its own.

Sound System

The best way to have sound for a fountain is to have several small speakers around its perimeter or buried in the ground or wall of the fountain

For a smaller "domestic" musical fountain you may want to see our musical fountain "kits" Click here

Questions

If you are interested then we need to know the following:

1) What are the pool dimensions? (L x W X D)

2) Are there any particular nozzles you would like

3) Do you have a computer on site (this is required for our access software)

4) Is it for public viewing* (A site plan)

5) What is your budget for the fountains, not including pool / sound system

6) We can help with designing your musical fountain, but we do need the answers to the above questions

NOT included: Pool, Water, Sound system, Pool filtration / treatment, P.C.

David,

Systems Engineer

 Musical fountain index click here