Fountain rule
All fountains should obey a fountain rule, that
fountain rule is called the jw rule
The J.W rule states that the height of water emanating
from a fountain / water feature should be no more than 50% of the
diameter of the pool in which it sits.
This is because water will fall / blown as far as it is
high.
So for example if you have a pool that is 4 M* across
if you have a jet that is 4M* high in this pool that means water can
fall 2 m outside of the pool. Obviously over time this will empty the
pool. this applies to ANY pool.
There are certain "Exceptions" such as if
you have a large surface, such as a rock or wall where the water runs
down its surface, or wind
controls to reduce jet height in high winds, auto fill to compensate for water loss.
When designing a fountain or adding a fountain to your
pond / pool this rule must be taken into
consideration
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A) Where water Can fall
B) Actual edge of pool
C) Pool jet |
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* your choice, be it metric or imperial unit of
measurement
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