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[mrcarcrazy]

Now that I suckered you in....I may have lied about the prize. Other than the satisfaction of knowing you're a pool part pro and helped a friend of a goofy guy on the forum there is no prize.

Without further lies, here's the part...I believe it is a in floor cleaning device from many moons ago. This is the only one in the pool, there is a ball valve that operates it and only it.

If you turn it on now, it apparently rises from the bottom and sprays water everywhere. (If it'll help I'm willing to waste my friends water just so I can see this and take a pic of it).



If this is the wrong forum for this, I'm sorry...I took a wild guess as to the appropriate forum.

 

[Melt In The Sun]

I'm gonna guess it's just there to kick up any leaves that settle to the bottom, so hopefully the skimmer could get them.

 

[Pool Clown]

How far does that fitting popup? It also looks like it's not all there. Missing the top part. Usually floor fittings will be flush when retracted to minimize toe stubbing.


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[mrcarcrazy]

Based on his story to me the thing shoots up completely out of the pool water...but I don't see how that's possible. It's in the shallow, so maybe 3-4ft deep.

and yeah he believes there was a Cage or something on top of it (it somehow vanished).

Hmm...guess I need to figure out my photobucket acct. There's nothing there too personal so no biggie, but thanks for the heads up. I'll try to lock it down if I can.

The reason I'm curious about it is it's broken (It shouldn't shoot out of the water)...And he's looking to repair it. (he wasn't the home owner when the pool was built.)



EDIT: Pool Clown, did that work? Thanks again for the heads up. I'm about 100% moron 80% of the time.

 

[mrcarcrazy]

Here's pic of it on. He told me before it shot water everywhere...didn't this time.

 

[ps0303]

It's a fountain water feature.

 

[Patrick_B]

Strange, I don't recall seeing this posted on the forum before now.

 

[mrcarcrazy]

It didn't used to shoot up before late last season. He says he used to feel water moving around his feet when it was on.

Found this online. http://www.fantasyfountains.com/swimming-pool-effects/telescoping-fountains

I dunno though.

 

[mrcarcrazy]

http://www.fountains4pools.com/info.htm
Look at the tech sheet on this site. I think it may match...

I'll have him measure. If the OD is 3.5" we may have a winner ps0303

 

[mrcarcrazy]

Update. He got in the rather brisk pool and got a shot of it after cleaning out a few of the holes.

And it's above water level again



Those pics help anyone? Were trying to 100% ID the maker. "Fantasy fountains" wasn't terribly helpful in giving me any useful images to compare against.

 

[Patrick_B]

Sorry I can't help, but I would have never guessed that. Hmm, interesting.

 

[smccull]

Looks like a nice way to cool down you pool during those really hot summers! Kinda wish I had something like that!