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Splash-A-Round Pools SECC385 Waterfall Spray Pool Fountain
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This low profile waterfall spray fountain will connect to your existing return line in just minutes. Provides incredible backyard ambiance to any backyard.
Dr T.
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2022
Item appears to be a good value for the money however not sure why there is a ball joint which constantly keeps flipping over under water. It is very floppy. If you have pool blow up animals they constantly knock the fountain over as the ball joint is very loose. It seems it needs a washer there. I spent half the summer adjusting the fountain which kept falling under water. Very distressing during parties to be laying on my stomach to adjust the fountain repetitively. When it works it is nice. Also to adjust stream with the adjustable opening under water was super difficult. The joints would get super tight and was very hard to open. I had to remove the whole thing each time and even using a rubber grip it was difficult to adjust.
amfdtp
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2021
We've been fighting an alkalinity issue since installing our pool and filling it with our well water. Had we realized areas with a lot of limestone have wells with high alkalinity. That high alkalinity will destroy our pool equipment, so we needed to get that under control. Fighting it for a year now, with the yo-yo effect of pH up and pH down, or muriatic acid and baking soda, I finally stumbled across the method used by professional pool operators. That is, to get the alkalinity in line using muriatic acid, then bring the pH up using aeration. We have a 27-ft above ground pool, so the pictures you see in this review are the result of a pretty strong pump. I like the way we can move it any way we want, aiming the water anywhere from 3 to 4 ft out, all the way to the other side of the pool. Using the muriatic acid and aeration, over the course of several days, we were able to get our pool chemistry where it needed to be. If you have this problem, just know that you're going to run your pump 12 hours a day to resolve the issue. But that bump in the electric bill is going to be nothing compared to having to replace your equipment.UPDATE: for best results in outgassing the pool to raise the pH without raising the alkalinity, aiming this towards the pool does the best job. Just know however, that the first time I tried this it was so strong it blew the thing apart and I had to pick a piece up off the bottom of the pool. However, if it's tightened well, this works really well! Our pH and alkalinity are perfect now! --- One thing to note, however, is that the sprayer had can get clogged with spiders, little pieces of debris that sneak through the filter, etc. So if you see it spring a little odd, remove the head blow it out, and put it back on.
Mace
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2016
Handy people could easily make simple copy of this device with a few parts from the hardware store but, this one has the advantage of being engineered for the job with a pressure relief valve at the base and a ball swivel socket for adjustment. It is a good value for someone who wants a quick easy solution that just works even if it is bit expensive for what it is. My chief complaint is that it has that typical cheap Chinese import industrial solvent smell that suggests it will only survive a few years in the Florida sun. Why shouldn't we make stuff like this in the USA? Only our wise politicians can say...
RJ123
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2011
I've tried a number of different fountain products and also a pool chiller. The SEC385 by Splash-A-Round is by far the best solution for 1) cooling down your pool, 2) aesthetics, and 3) a fun water feature for kids. The fountain sets up in under 5 minutes, can be adjusted to spray at almost any angle or in any direction, and it doesn't break. The height of the spray is easy to adjust as well.First some facts: I have three SEC 385's and two SEC 479's (same company, almost identical product, but flower effect spray) hooked up in the pool. The in-ground pool is 25,000 gallons, 2 HP main pump with 3/4 HP booster pump for the return inlet. The pool has 1 return and 4 additional inlets. A pool fountain is hooked up to the return and to each inlet.The fountain that is hooked up to the pool return inlet can shoot over 20 feet in the air when the booster pump is engaged. With just the main pool pump running, no booster bump, the fountains can shoot roughly 7 feet high on the maximum height setting. The closer the inlet is to the pool pump, the higher the fountain spray.These fountains are beautiful, but the main reason I bought them is to cool the pool down. I live near Houston, TX. I'm writing this on 8/16/11. Each of the past 15 days has been over 100 degrees and the pool has no shade. By running the pool fountains each day from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. the pool has ranged in temperature from 84 degrees (at 10 in the morning) to 89 degrees in the late afternoon. Last summer (not as hot) without the fountains the pool temp was in the mid 90's, too hot to swim.I've tried running the fountains at all times of the day to measure the cooling effect. Despite controversy I've read over dew points in humid climates, if you want to cool your pool down, the maximum cooling effect comes from running the fountains at night.Prior to ordering this set of fountains I have tried other fountains (which broke) and a pool chiller (also broke). The pool chiller can work, but with installation it's a $2,700 solution to a hot pool. Ordering 5 of the SEC 385 fountains is a $100-$120 solution, and it also doesn't cost anything extra in energy to run. Plus it is beautiful to look at and listen to.Sorry if this review sounds like an ad. I've just tried so many things that haven't worked that I'm thrilled to have finally found an economical and effective way to cool down the pool. The only downside of this product is that aerating your pool will raise the PH slightly (something to do with expelling carbonic acid when the fountains are running), so this requires occasionally adding some muriatic acid to bring the pool's PH level back down.
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