Dry Fountain Design and Installation

1. WATERBOY

2. WATER PUMP

3. GRID OR MESH

4. PUMP FLOW REGULATION VALVE

5. OVERFLOW

6. BASE OUTLET

7. DRY FOUNTAIN DRAIN VALVE

8. LEVEL PROBE FOR FILLING

9. SOLENOID FOR FILLING

10. MANUAL FILLING VALVE

11. SUPPLY VALVE

12. RETENTION VALVE IN THE FILLING INLET

13. PERIMETER CANAL WITH GRID

14. IP68 BUSHING

15. ELECTRICAL PANEL FOR THE WATERBOY AND PUMP

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16. WATERBOYDRY FOUNTAIN

ELECTRICAL WIRING PIPE

WATER SUPPLY NETWORK

DISCHARGE PIPE

DRAIN PIPE

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DryFountain,designandinstallation

Dryfountainsarecurrentlyverypopular.Youcanfindthistypeofwaterdisplayinavastarrayoflocations,frompublicsquaresandparkstoshoppingcenters,wheretheyprovideinteractivityforyoungchildren.Acommonfactorfrequentlyfoundinthesefountainsisthattheyseektobringrhythmandmovementtothewater,turningthespacearoundthemintoanattractiveplacefortourism.

The infrastructure and installation thatdry andwalkable fountainsneed is complex, and, therefore, in this article, andusing asourWaterboyKit as anexample,wewilltrytosummarizethemostcommonelementsinthesekindsofprojects.TheWaterboycanbeinstalledindividuallyorcollectively,eitherinrowsorarraysoringeometricalshapesthatthedryfountaindesignneeds.

Dryandwalkablefountainsarecharacterizedbyhavingahiddenstructure,belowourfeet,whichmeansthatwecanhaveanarchitecturalfountain inthesamespaceasadryenvironment,whenthefountainisnotrunning,whichwecanuseforotherevents.Forthis,weuseaconcretechannel,astructurethatcontainsthewaterfortheproperoperationofthearchitecturalfountain.Thiswaterreturnstothetankthroughagridplacedaroundit,andthroughthedryfountain kit, which includes a grill for return and drainage to the tank. The use of a system for filtering and purification of the water is essential formaintenanceofthewater.

Wehave simulated a realdry fountain installation in the following image,bringing together the components that aremost frequentlyused. Take intoaccountthatdry fountainsarenot limitedtotheelementspictured,nordoalldry fountains include theseelements,sinceeachprojecthas itsownspecialfeatures.

1. The Waterboy is our installation kit for dry fountains, made ofstainless steel, with White or RGB LED lighting, controlled by anelectricalpanel (15)tocontrolthe lightandwaterdisplay.TherearethreeWaterboymodels.

i. Constantwateroutputand lighting control,with thismodelthe water output is free and the RGB LED lighting iscontrollablewiththeelectricalpanel(14).

ii. Waterand lightingcontrol, inthiscase,wecontrolthewateroutputwithsolenoidvalves,andthe lighting is,similartothepreviousmodel,controlledfromtheelectricalpanel(14).

iii. Control of water output and height, and lighting, with theinverterwe can control theheightof thewater jets and theLEDRGBlighting.


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iv. Controldel aguae iluminacin,eneste caso controlamos lasalidadelaguamedianteelectrovlvulasy la iluminacinLEDRGB es, como en el modelo anterior, controlable desde elcuadroelctrico(14).

v. Controldelasalidayalturadelagua,eiluminacin,medianteelvariadordefrecuenciapodemosobtenerun juegodeaguacontrolandolaalturadeloschorrosylailuminacinLEDRGB.

2. The choice of a submersible or horizontal pump depends on thedesignerandtheavailabilityofspaceforconstructionofthecasingtohousethepump,electricalpanels,etc.Withthispump,waterisdriventotheWaterboythroughthedischargepipe.Thefirstdesigndepictsa submersiblepump,and the seconddepictsahorizontalpump,inordertodemonstratebothoptions.

Ahorizontalpumpcanalsobeusedinthisinstallation,usingafootvalve(a), a key (b) to regulate the pumpinput flow,akey (c) to regulate theoutput flow, and a retention valve(d)inthedischargepipe.

3. Grid or mesh, used as a prefilter to prevent dirt particles frombeingsuckedintothepump.

4. Pump flow regulationvalve,with this valve,we can regulate thedesiredheightofthewaterjetsinthedryfountain.

5. Overflow, lets thewater output that surpasses the desired levelintothedryfountain'stank.Forexample,itisverynecessaryinthecaseofheavyrainsorwhentherearefailuresinthewaterinput.

6. Baseoutlet,servestoemptythedryfountain'stank.7. Dry fountain drain valve, this valve allows for emptying the dry

fountain'stankthroughthebaseoutlet(6).8. Levelprobeforfillingofthedryfountain,whenthewaterisbelow

thedesiredlevelinthedryfountain'stank,theprobeactivatesthesolenoid(9)andfillsthefountain.

9. Solenoid for filling of the dry fountain, functions with the levelprobe(8),allowingtheautomaticfillingofthedryfountain.

10. Manualfillingvalveforthedryfountain.11. Supplyvalve,connectedtothewatersupplynetwork.2. Retention valve in the filling inlet prevents water from the dry

fountainfromreturningtothepublicwatersupplynetwork.3. Perimetercanalwithgridforthedryfountaincollectswaterthat

comes out of the Waterboy and returns it to the dry fountain'stank.

4. IP68bushing,withthistypeofaccessories,weallowthecablestopassfromoutsidetoinsidethedryfountain'stankwithoutallowingwatertoenterthemduetotheIP68seal.

5. ElectricalpanelfortheWaterboyandpump,thisiswherewekeepallof theelectroniccomponents forourdry fountain to function;the clocksallow configurationof thehoursofoperation,and thecontrolsystemsallowcontrolofthewaterandlightdisplaysforourdryfountain.Itisprogrammable.

6. An anemometer controls the operation of the dry fountain,dependingonwindspeed,sothatwhenthewindexceedsacertain


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speed, the anemometer lowers the height of the water jets, orturnsthemoffcompletely,inthearchitecturalfountain,inorderto

preventsplashingbeyondtheperimeterofthedryfountain.

Wehopethatthisarticlehasbeenhelpfultoyouintakingonanyprojectandinstallationofadryfountain.Please,feelfreetocontactuswithanyquestionsorsuggestionssothatwecanimprovetogether.

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