Water and Waves have Arrived!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Hey Team,
Water is in the wave pool, its clear and ready for waves. Follow me around the pump house to see how the filters operate and hear the wave maker in operation!
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Hey Team, want to clear up a few questions that I have seen in the comments.
1. For liability reasons, I will never show startup procedures of the equipment. That is to protect my company and myself. If you figure out how to operate the equipment by using google, then good on you. My conscious is clear.
2. The 3rd blower is a backup, and operationally we stopped using 3 blowers as it caused an upswing in rescues in wave pool. A rescue in wave requires the waves to be shutdown.
3. The park I work at is Typhoon Texas in Katy, Texas.
4. Since we are pushing to open the park, I am unable to answer comments right now. I will do my best over the weekend.
Thank you all for the support.
now we have seen filling the pool you need to show the draining of the pool. and prehaps how the water gets dumped. i take it the sewage company dont like it if you dump such a huge amount of water in a couple hours in the system.
I feel like the fill tank is a safety risk with no ladder inside if a employee happens too fall inside there would be no way for them too get out and could possibly be sucked under due too the high pressure pumps i would be getting that addressed as too prevent an accident down the track but all in all loving your videos man keep it up
Work and family first my dude.
@@SupremeRuleroftheWorld I'm sure they can't come close to putting enough down the pipes that they would be in trouble for - obviously you've never been in a Texas springtime thunderstorm ⛈ season. Talk about water output....
so yall do lock the entrance so we cant get in and turn the wave pool up and send civilians into the freshly pressured wash concrete or mowed grass👊👊👊👊🔧🛠🛠🛠🛠🤨
I'd love to see a rundown of all the different wave patterns it can produce
Im also interested!
That‘s the comment I was going to post 👍🏼 Please show us all of the patterns and how the wave chambers interact with each other to create these patterns, that would be amazing.
That would be very cool
That'd be awesome, but I'm doubtful the park wants him to spend a whole day doing that lol.
Count me in. All 7 patterns please
I don't know how many views it would get, but a timelapse lap of the lazy river would be perfect as b-roll for answering questions and such
Once programmed a power plant control system that accidentally turned on every pump at once. It ended up dimming the lights for several seconds not only for the plant but for an entire city. In software I thought time was in seconds however it was micro seconds.
That must of sounded awesome! Did you just say oops and got on with it? I hope so!!
@@rjs198585 ya 10 minute fix after the event no extra drama. Only learned about the city lights dimming from a bar conversation
Ah yes developer documentation is a wonderful thing lmao
oops
was that as in seconds between the pumps starting up?
Technology connections sent me!
Same! Enjoying the channel.
Same here. Great channel
@@michaelimbesi2314 Wait, he uploaded something referencing this? I should check!
Me too!
@@brentbiel5425 What video sent you here? Nothing on his main channel, unless I missed something!
Technology Connections sent me! Great videos
Did he do a video or something? I haven't seen anything...
@@cluerip Twitter actually, I'm here from his tweet too. Great video, I'm gonna check out more!
@@cluerip Community tab on TH-cam.
That start up of blower number 1 sounded amazing great to see the waves back in the pool. Awesome job gents!
Love to see a video about the 7 wave patterns and what they look like, the valve patterns to create those patterns then show more systems like slide pumps and how you test flow for large attractions. (engineer here, love the vids mate!)
i remember you saying y’all were going to fill late april and me thinking that’s in forever but here we are
You may already know this but you can change the carrier frequency of the vfds to quiet the coil whine in the motors down.
I went from 6khz to 9khz on some big fans I run, the coils are nearly silent now and current is the same. At 6khz the scream of the coils was louder than the fan lol
The one that started up sounded like good old 60 Hz off the power line.
During covid, I found out your channel, it is very relaxing to watch!
Greetings from Holland 🇳🇱
6:42 this is one of my favorite mechanical sounds I've heard in a while.
I'd love to see how you vac the debris off the bottom of the wave pool and river, also a video on the chemistry side of how you deal with these huge pools. 🤙🤙
Technology Connections brought me here. I love behind the scenes stuff and seeing how anything works. This reminds me of a water park I visited to service a computer server. It was in a room off of a corridor much like where the wave pumps are. All that humidity is no bueno for electronics, especially servers that are just sitting in a room where just outside the floors are flooded and the humidity is like a sauna. (I'm sure it's real fun to work in that wave pump area in the summer!)
This reminds me of those “how it’s made videos” ..... ironically I now work at one of those factories now
i figured he couldn't show us how to operate that stuff for 2 reasons. 1 a contract requirement or 2 he doesn't want employees who are not trained to see the video and potentially mess with stuff. This is a cool video, its really interesting to see how all these things at a water park work. Out of curiosity - is their any thing that you can show us how its operated ? would be pretty cool! if not i totally understand. What happened to your number 2 air blower for the wave pool? is it just redundant or just down for maintenance? I think you mentioned in the past that the wave pool has different wave patterns, maybe one day you can show us what they all look like?. Thanks for making these videos, i love learning something new every day. can't wait for the next one!
I so enjoyed watching this episode.. totally fun ... Thanks for the prompt to turn down the volume... Much appreciated ✌🏻💗😊❣️
Love the sound of the piston and air valve startup, sounds like the start of a cool industrial music track.
I really appreciate this. Having a professional back-of-house video tour, no one except employees in the plant rooms. You are thoughtful to let people see all the gear humming away. thats just a personal oppinion.
"Can't show you how to start the waves"
* Presses button labelled 'start' *
some industrial equipment cant be filmed because of contract requirments
I googled the manual of that inverter control panel and you hit green button, type in numbers or use arrow keys to set frequency and then hit write to save the setting. I don't know what was so secretive about it. Edit: I think I'm talking about the other thing that couldn't be shown...
It's kinda like that, but I was changing the speed. Plus, the green button on these is disabled, the start is controlled by the filter
@@thepoolguy really the filter controls it? Why is it done that way? Is it to ensure that the systems are all on? Also, why should you not run your filters while the wave generator is running?
@@SanitizeR_OW My guess would be as a safety start; because like with any motor, if you have a clogged filter it could burst with the amount of pressure its under, and if its not connected or theres an air leak on that side, then it could rupture a pipe, and destroy a lot of equipment at the pressure... Just a guess, as thats why I would set it up like that.
Not showing the control panel would be more or less, safe then sorry, as a lot of companies get really nit picky on their IP of gear, even more so with the "right to repair" bill; and it just prevents them from pointing the finger @ThePoolGuy if someone way to copy the settings, and how the program works. (all do the same, just in their own way)
Like sure, we can all get the manual online, and the handbook in setting it up, but then its better to get that information from the company themselves, just in-case...
Prime example is the lights of the Eiffel Tower, a lot of places cant make money of taking photos of the Eiffel Tower at night time, due to the copy-right laws on the lights set-up, or layout; and because the light setup was done in 1985; you have to wait till the year 2055 to take night photos; but you can during the day, as that copy-right law expired in 1993 of the building it-self.
That one dislike is probably from someone who cant swim, opened their eyes underwater and didn't like it, or saw dirty pool water and was like "eww"
I disliked for saying "But I'm not going to show you".. well don't make the video!
@@ytkickstarter9667 Its probley a social media policy in the company's contract.
@@ytkickstarter9667 you’re pretty pathetic
@@ytkickstarter9667 For liability reasons they can't show you how to run the equipment. Because if you manage to hurt yourself or others from stuff you learned in this video, there's a chance that they could be liable for damages in court.
Can you make a video, showing us all the 7 possible wave patterns ?
and is a "big wave" possible (all wave chambers on/off at the same time)
That would be cool but I'm guessing half of the pool water would be ejected from the pool if they all opened and closed at the same time 🤣
@@rjs198585 well lets try 😂, or with just one fan runing 🤔
I love incredibly loud it is in with the blowers
but, up top, its silent and just the sound of waves
Seeing all that water in the wave chamber, I'd recommend three things:
1) Dry everything up
2) Cover every inch of that concrete with an industrial-grade waterproof coating (this should make it less stinky down there, and prevent mould growth)
3) Put down lots of industrial-grade anti-slip rubber matting (this should also help to reduce noise reverberations, slips, and echo.)
Never ceases to amaze me the engineering that goes into things. While basic physics, that is still impressive to see that amount of water being moved to create waves. The wave pump room sounds like the network operations center in a datacenter with a few thousand servers all revving up their fans to full capacity under load. Is this a pretty standard setup for a wave pool?
Technology connections sent me. Instant sub! It was really fun to see!
4:05 - If those ASCO solenoids have 120 V 60 Hz coils, you are lucky if it didn't burn out when the coil dropped off of the core / pilot valve. Without the core, they go thermonuclear in open air. Strange setup they use with the sliding nameplate and locking cap to hold the coil on!
Doesn’t it depend how long? They shouldn’t burn up right away, and I doubt the filling would leave it on for too long. Correct me if I’m wrong though.
@@joeythefoxxo We have hundreds of these ASCO EF83xx RedHat solenoids. I can only relate to experience with the 120 VAC and 577 VAC coils burning out in open air, without the valve core or a bolt or iron bar placed inside for testing purposes.
Technology Connections recommended your channel and I have to thank him a lot for that.
I ended up watching all your videos over the day and can't wait for more, the work you do and the insight you offer is really amazing to watch!
Thank you for what you do and greetings from Germany, you've got a fan over here
as a automation panel builder for chem plants a ESD works like this pull out for normal operation and system startup push in for emergency stop/halt
Reminds me of a time they were demoing the wave machine at a new pool with some hoyty toyty officials standing at the shallow end of the pool but in between was a small river to the bubble pool and it was too separated with a lowish wall. It was turned on was all going well showing small waves etc then they decided to see what it could do... The waves cleared wall, over the river soaking the officials head to toe right to the skin.
This makes me miss AstroWorld/WaterWorld. Spent my teen summers there early 80s. I'm guessing WaterWorld's wave pool was about twice as wide as this one. They had a movie screen above the backdrop so they would have "Dive-In Movies" at night.
something about waterflow engineering endlessly fascinates me, probably should get into it
This is fascinating! I didn't know the wave pistons used air in the process, I thought it was entirely pistons moving the water back and forth.
He explains it in another video, but there's actually no pistons at all! The air fills closed chambers on the other side of the far wall in the wave pool, the air pressure pushes the water down in the chamber and out the bottom grates underwater. Only moving parts are the blower motors and those valves which let air in and out of the chambers. Pretty neat.
Chris from HVACR Videos does a good job explaining In-rush current
"Just a quick video today"
Yet it's one of the longest yet 😂 Love the content.
This is interesting to watch since I helped a oklahoma water park to get set back up. It's pretty interesting to see the full side as I'm back in Colorado. We did their Music system and CCTV systems it's pretty awesome 😊
Love your content.. I am in Michigan and my wife and I are long time season pass holders at Cedar Point. Nice to see how the systems work! We have done the off season tour for the main park.
I would love to see these equipment rooms in real life they look so cool. I would love to see what the other patterns the wave pool can make and also how you clean the pools. Hope you are going ok.
Thank you for letting us know when to lower our volume. Love your videos.
I could not be there working looking at that nice pool without going for a dip lol
Found this guy yesterday and watched all of his videos..
I know where i am stopping if i ever make it to the area.
I don't know if you're allowed to say, but I'd love to know how much inrush current those blowers draw on startup.
This is way cool. My kids and I were there last Sunday the 16th. As they went off to play and enjoy the slides. I sat by the wave pool, enjoying my Dippin Dots. Thinking to myself how in the heck does this work and now I know. Great content and fun to see a little behind the senses of the park. We have season passes and this is where we will be spending our summer.
That's awesome! Maybe we'll run into each other one day.
I think it would be really cool for you to demonstrate all seven wave modes!
Dude, you have 10,000 subscribers and you are uploading in 4K. Way to lead by example, I wish more youtubers where uploading in 4K. I don't think people realize how much a difference it makes in the final quality and ultimately the viewers desire to keep watching. I work with Hydronic systems and am always festinated by and wanting to learn more about all the different types of systems that are out there.
Can someone tell me why I’m watching a video of how a wave pool operates? Never thought I had to see a video like this but it’s very interesting and entertaining!
You just answered your own question.
I saw your video where the lag bolt hole was oversized and I decided to share some information I learned from another video. A remedy to an oversized hole in concrete they used was some thick copper wire in the hole then screw your lag bolt in. Hope that is helpful to you or someone else with the same issue. 😀
This was fantastic. Does the computer for the wave pool cycle between patterns throughout the day or does it stick to one?
All of you are beautiful just the way you look! You do not need any adjustment to your body! Beauty is on the inside! You do have worth and meaning! You always important!
"the pit" is the most terrifying name ever
Thanks for what you do, your content is really enjoyable and interesting.
Everyone else: "This is awesome!"
Me: "Through the water and the waves we wade on."
That pit in the pumphouse needs a ladder, if someone fell into it they would drown
Brilliant video of the wave machine, after self reflecting, I learned I had a fascination for swimming pool wave machines since a very young child but was later repressed and now as adult. I was able to see the wave macine for my old pool (Dirk Bastonhoff designed one). Good to see this wave machine in operation.
At the end of ur season it be nice to see how u drain the pools that would be a really awesome vid
This is cool to see considering this is the closest waterpark to me 🤘
Something that may seem pointless but I can’t find ANYWHERE on the internet, is a camera view from inside the air chamber of the wave pool while it’s in operation, from above the water level looking down towards the grates. Another cool view would be from the floor of the pool looking up into the chamber as the air is pushing the water up and down in there. I think you would have another unique video that nobody else could ever possibly do and it would be so cool to see! 🙏
Please take us around the whole property and show us all the 1950s 1940s 1960 cars that you have cars trucks and whatever it is that you have which one is your favorite!
Lol, wow you know the park well. I may do that one day
Congrats on the 10k subs! I've loved listening to you explaining how your water park works on the technical side. Very interesting on how a whole water park works :)
That was awesome and I appreciate the hand signals to show when the other blower started! Very interesting to see all the mechanics involved in this pool!! Great video
Much love from a pool guy from vegas!
Even though it makes perfect sense as to why, it's pretty awesome seeing the pool waves matching the rhythm of the blower valves.
finally a new episode, and i‘m shocked how much i like the series
i hope the pool and the whole park will be thoroughly cleaned
I hope you watch some more videos on this superb channel before posting again. It literally is cleaning and maintenance.
I can’t get enough of these videos! I can watch them all day!
Yessssss please show us the more on the slides! Especially the trapdoor slides! And congrats on 10k!
Opening up just in time; it's hot as HELL in Brownsville this week!
Now that is neat! Was always curious on how this operated 😁
So glad to see the system with water in the pool!!!
That wave pool has a crazy undertow!
Technology has connected me to your channel. What a wonder!
Wow I didn’t know that there was a big underground chamber for wave pools
Here on Technology Connections recommendation and I'm really enjoying the content, congrats on over 10k!
Would love to see you do a backwash on one of those huge filters!
I have always wondered how a wave pool worked, and to finally see one running. All the other videos I found were animated. And congrats for 10.7k!
I remember watching a tv show about how they build a new water park that had a different system. They fill a reservoir with water and dump it in the pool all at once... This creates bigger waves, but it takes longer between the waves.
Looking impresive, the only thing I'm quite suprised of is how lack of control and corosion prevention has been implemented, wenting water dropplets on the motor chamber, standing on pool of water while operating VFD's and such.
Obviously personal safety (reducing risk of electrical injury in case of failure) and then equipment life expectancy in that place it not a key element, I only say from my experiences working on utility sewage and water tretment plants.
Show all the different patterns one day when you can! And for the views a max power run!
Is there a start up horn or siren outside when the waves are about to start up? Can we get a startup vid from the outside! Very cool love the vids!
You guys have the best pools think we only have 1 wave pool in NSW Australia and that's 3 has away from where I live but we do have natural waves at beach wich is 20 Min away
Great video as always. Can't wait to see more. Congrats on the 10K!
Those deep pits of water are absolute nightmare fuel
Thank you for the volume warnings.
Sir fantastic video as always. You can tell when you are watching a good channel- ads about every 10-30 seconds! Lol
Really interesting and entertaining. Keep up the good work.
absolutely amazing narration and explanation , thank you pool guy
That blower motor going full send was superb. Your subtitle should've said turn it up!
I have an RC boat, (in my profile picture), I have always wondered what it would be like driving it in a wave pool.
Oh, that’s fun! I do it in our local waterpark’s wave pool all the time!
I don't know how i came apoun this channel , But i did and this fascinates me. I know a lot about pools now apparently.
This was awesome! Love the content on this channel
Technology Connections flagged me down to your side of things, neat!
What is the reason that you aren’t able to show the controls for the various wave pool equipment?
Hey man I really love this channel its full of information i have always wanted to know i think you should get a GoPro cheat mount and record your day of working on stuff and cleaning the pools and stuff
Finally time to get wet!! Let's dive in, everyone!
I love those frequency units, we've got something kind of the same at work. but going to 45hrtz would make things choke lol.
Congrats for the 10.5k!!!
I look forward to more.
Id watch a 45 minute video. I know its tough to film a long video and still get work done but a gopro chest mount/head mount is the move. Great videos man, keep the long ones comin!
Video Idea:
What if you were to configure the SoftStarters so the middle one controls the second active blower, as there’s a 20 second interval between the two blowers firing up
On the subject of wave pools, what would be the reason our local water park only running the wave pool for 10-15 mins at a time then shut them off for 30-45 mins and repeat the cycle all day? I never understood why they did this.
Like a DJ you have to give time for the crowd to visit other parts of the park... like concessions.
Every time the line gets too long for corn dogs the waves start again and then they stop to drive people back to the corn dogs again.
@@peterg.8245 I never thought of it that way. 🤔
Another consideration is the duty cycle of those blowers. Those blowers might need a period to cool down after however long in use
@@peterg.8245 This is an excellent answer. It’s amazing how many people don’t understand mass amusement facilities are designed to funnel you around. If you ever research casino carpet your mind will explode.