This video shows the great safety standards they provide for their employees..I mean that wooden ladder over the static water pit for the pump suction is top notch 👌🏼
Just love your videos. Whenever I went to waterparks as a kid, I loved the rides but loved the machinery behind it, thanks for taking the time to make these videos.
okay, so this is not where I expected to wind up on youtube. I'm gonna be serious with you here for a minute and speak about unfounded fears. I'm 36, I'm a mechanic, an electrician, and yes, I can swim. HOWEVER, something that has ALWAYS freaked me out since I was a very small child, Empty Dirty swimming pools. Totally give me the heebie jeebies. I looked at buying a house once and part of the agreement would have been someone would have had to tear the pool out, I couldn't do it myself without absolutely freaking out. I'm intrigued by your videos, so I'm going to try my hardest to watch them without making my skin crawl. I hope it means something to you that someone with such a strange fear would be trying so hard to watch your videos lol. This is taking a lot of effort, but you have some awesome content my friend.
If someone fell into the surge pit even as a good swimmer would they be able to escape the suction of those pipes or the turbulence of the water? Very curious. Thanks for the awesome vid bro keep up the awesome work!
We really love your videos, and learning how pool plumbing and maintenance works. You are awesome, please keep the fantastic videos coming! We crave them😂
your channel is absolutely amazing! I've always wanted to know all about how big industrial pumps work, And I guess I found the right channel! Keep the videos coming!
Hi! I am curious where the water to fill the park comes from. Is it filled with city water? I have seen pools sometimes have water shipped in for some reason. How many gallons would it take to fill the park?
How do you fill your pools? Could you show that when your ready to fill them? Also would love to see the bottom of the slide before your turn the water on, never seen the bottom of the slides while the waters being turned on
I have three questions: 1. What is the purpose of those pumps at 4:22? 2. The water flow throw the 4 bigger pumps, is filtered? 3. What would happen ir anyone throw, for example, a coin on that tank and is sucked by a pump?
1. Those are pumps for another pool and attraction. 2. Non Filtered, however, the water for the entire pool is filtered. The flow requirement is calculated to include the water that would also be taken by those pumps. 3. Ehh, a coin wouldn't do much. but rocks and stuff, they can be a nightmare on the impellers.
This really cool to see, so there's basically almost no chance for suction entrapment with this water feature even though the drain is massive and has a huge pipe, it's located in a area that's very hard to swim to. This surge pit I'm assuming prevents direct suction in the pools? Also, some lazy rivers have insanely massive drains such as 6 ' by 4' drains, does that mean they also have a 30" line inside them since the cover is so large?
Without the catch baskets, how do you keep things, like leaves, out of the pumps that could fall in after the grate, or things that are small enough to fit through that grate?
I was wondering the same thing! Seemed a little out of place, my only thought was maybe it was so they could drain things out for winter, but then I saw the drain in the corner of the surge pit. These videos really get my mind going.
So this pump is for a feature that was listed in the plans for one of the slides. When the ride was commissioned, it was determined that the ride didn't actually require the feature to operate correctly. So it was deleted from the plans, but never removed. We kind of have plans for it, but it will still cost to move.
Hair, pieces of swin suits, buttons, rocks, and wrist bands. This summer, our staff wore rubber gloves, so we had alot of broken rubber gloves in the system.
If you ever need some nice hose ask the local fire dept if they have any junk hose, usually it'll either have a small leak that presents itself during hose testing, where the hoses are pressurized to right around 400psi for 15 mins, I've used "junk" hose for years and even the pressure from the tower drain hydrant isn't enough to make it leak, I'd recommend keeping a few of each diameter around on a shelf somewhere, as considering it's pretty much free and given the cost of new hose it's well worth it, I've got 1 3/4 and 2 1/2 hoses on hand and when I get a new hose the worst condition hose gets passed on, I've got a list of people who want hose
Hey Hey! Yes, we have a great relationship with our local fire department, and county fire department. I have numerous 2 1/2 inch and 1 1/2 hoses and a couple of fire nozzles from them. We use these for washdowns and pool refills. These will be shown in my refill videos! Thanks for the comment!
Great question, these are what we call "return" lines. These redirect filtered water that is being pumped from the pump house post filter and treatment.
Correct, , but the water flowing out of the pipe is quite strong, and really only needs to be at the pipe level. Also, if the grate were to get heavily covered in trash, the overflow allows water to flow over the grate.
It’s amazing how all that water gets moved around from one place to another. Absolutely amazing. Keep the videos coming.
More to come!
Can't wait for the conveyor video!
Coming soon!
This video shows the great safety standards they provide for their employees..I mean that wooden ladder over the static water pit for the pump suction is top notch 👌🏼
Well now. Those are certainly the biggest PVC fittings I've ever seen.
They are also a main in the tail to work with.
Keep em coming. Taking notes to give people facts they didn't ask for. Hope y'all stayed warm and safe during this winter blast we had
LOL, "facts they didn't ask for". Love it.
Great to see another upload! Hope y'all are staying safe with the cold down there
Yes we are, thank yoU!
Great video. Can't wait to see how the pools are filled and see the slides and wave machine start up. Keep them coming. Stay safe and healthy
Coming up sir!
Just love your videos. Whenever I went to waterparks as a kid, I loved the rides but loved the machinery behind it, thanks for taking the time to make these videos.
No problem, I also enjoy how things work and thats what inspired me to make these videos.
Love the vids! So unique to find videos on this stuff, a true gem!
Glad you enjoy it!
I’m in awe of how much engineering is behind some that on the surface seems a simple concept
Did the snow affect the water park
I have a little update on that soon.
Interested to see the start-up process of this
Upcoming content!
These videos are always fascinating
This was really cool. Thank you for the behind the scenes
Glad you liked, Please subscribe for more!
So happy for another video can’t wait for more!!!
More to come!
All of us would like to see all pump room operational during summer season.
Do you clean out the pits before refilling the pools? Or is that taken care of by the filters?
We pressure wash clean everything prior to filling. When we get to filling and filtering, I will explain why we do so much prep.
@@thepoolguy would live to see a power washing extended movie!
@@thepoolguy For some reason I'm fascinated to see! Keep up the vids!
Yesss been waiting so long thank you
I know, I was getting antsy
okay, so this is not where I expected to wind up on youtube. I'm gonna be serious with you here for a minute and speak about unfounded fears. I'm 36, I'm a mechanic, an electrician, and yes, I can swim. HOWEVER, something that has ALWAYS freaked me out since I was a very small child, Empty Dirty swimming pools. Totally give me the heebie jeebies. I looked at buying a house once and part of the agreement would have been someone would have had to tear the pool out, I couldn't do it myself without absolutely freaking out. I'm intrigued by your videos, so I'm going to try my hardest to watch them without making my skin crawl. I hope it means something to you that someone with such a strange fear would be trying so hard to watch your videos lol. This is taking a lot of effort, but you have some awesome content my friend.
how quick does it take to fill the park with water? How many millions of gallons does it take to fill the whole park and does it come from city water?
I think he said it was all city supplied water.
Approximately 1.7 million gallons, a week, and yes city domestic water.
If someone fell into the surge pit even as a good swimmer would they be able to escape the suction of those pipes or the turbulence of the water? Very curious. Thanks for the awesome vid bro keep up the awesome work!
It would be very difficult. We have strict rules and procedures to remove this danger.
Awesome !!
We really love your videos, and learning how pool plumbing and maintenance works. You are awesome, please keep the fantastic videos coming! We crave them😂
Thank you! Will do!
Wow I've always wanted to know more about how the water system works on slides and pools! This channel is great 👍🏻 you got yourself a new subscriber
I love these vids
Glad you like!
So what happens to all the water during the winter? Where does it all drain to? And when you fill everything back up where does that water come from?
The water is returned to the municipal water system via sanitary sewer, and we also get the water from the city system.
Cant wait to see how much snow you got in Katy.
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amazing video as always, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Loving these videos! Keep them coming!!
Thank you! Will do!
Great video, love this kinda stuff that you normally don't get to see
Glad you enjoyed!
Size of these pipes are truly terrifying
your channel is absolutely amazing! I've always wanted to know all about how big industrial pumps work, And I guess I found the right channel! Keep the videos coming!
Awesome, thank you!
Hi! I am curious where the water to fill the park comes from. Is it filled with city water? I have seen pools sometimes have water shipped in for some reason. How many gallons would it take to fill the park?
We do get from city. Approximately 1.7 million gallons
Thanks for the the reply from SATX.
Really looking forward to seeing the video about the elevator! It’s all so fascinating 😷👍🏻💦
How do you fill your pools? Could you show that when your ready to fill them? Also would love to see the bottom of the slide before your turn the water on, never seen the bottom of the slides while the waters being turned on
Yes, upcoming content.
I have three questions:
1. What is the purpose of those pumps at 4:22?
2. The water flow throw the 4 bigger pumps, is filtered?
3. What would happen ir anyone throw, for example, a coin on that tank and is sucked by a pump?
1. Those are pumps for another pool and attraction.
2. Non Filtered, however, the water for the entire pool is filtered. The flow requirement is calculated to include the water that would also be taken by those pumps.
3. Ehh, a coin wouldn't do much. but rocks and stuff, they can be a nightmare on the impellers.
This really cool to see, so there's basically almost no chance for suction entrapment with this water feature even though the drain is massive and has a huge pipe, it's located in a area that's very hard to swim to. This surge pit I'm assuming prevents direct suction in the pools? Also, some lazy rivers have insanely massive drains such as 6 ' by 4' drains, does that mean they also have a 30" line inside them since the cover is so large?
In the future show us how you fire the pumps up and the controls. Also stay safe.
Yes, I have a video titled "Water in slides", explaining when we plan on startup.
the simplicity is b e a utyifull
So interesting and cool!
Glad you think so!
Without the catch baskets, how do you keep things, like leaves, out of the pumps that could fall in after the grate, or things that are small enough to fit through that grate?
Some cool stuff man! What's the standard pump between the 14 inchers at 3:51 for?
I was wondering the same thing! Seemed a little out of place, my only thought was maybe it was so they could drain things out for winter, but then I saw the drain in the corner of the surge pit. These videos really get my mind going.
So this pump is for a feature that was listed in the plans for one of the slides. When the ride was commissioned, it was determined that the ride didn't actually require the feature to operate correctly. So it was deleted from the plans, but never removed. We kind of have plans for it, but it will still cost to move.
I'm curious about what kind of junk and debris gets stopped by the grate
Hair, pieces of swin suits, buttons, rocks, and wrist bands. This summer, our staff wore rubber gloves, so we had alot of broken rubber gloves in the system.
@@thepoolguy how often do you have to clean that grate?
@@CRG_AMK twice a year. Once dry, once with water in tank.
Never even got the notification of upload. I hope everything is well down there, especially with the snow you just got hammered with.
we fared well, thank you!
If you ever need some nice hose ask the local fire dept if they have any junk hose, usually it'll either have a small leak that presents itself during hose testing, where the hoses are pressurized to right around 400psi for 15 mins, I've used "junk" hose for years and even the pressure from the tower drain hydrant isn't enough to make it leak, I'd recommend keeping a few of each diameter around on a shelf somewhere, as considering it's pretty much free and given the cost of new hose it's well worth it, I've got 1 3/4 and 2 1/2 hoses on hand and when I get a new hose the worst condition hose gets passed on, I've got a list of people who want hose
Hey Hey! Yes, we have a great relationship with our local fire department, and county fire department. I have numerous 2 1/2 inch and 1 1/2 hoses and a couple of fire nozzles from them. We use these for washdowns and pool refills. These will be shown in my refill videos! Thanks for the comment!
@@thepoolguy Are your hoses Burlap or rubber? Some are Kevlar, but those are new enough we don't have any yet
@@vacexpert2020 They are burlap, which works great for us.
@@thepoolguy I prefer the ribbed rubber hose, as it's easier to clean, though Burlap is considerably lighter
How many attractions do you have? And also by the way great videos 👍
We have 7 bodies of water, with 5 tower attractions, and 4 Pools.
Is there a reason the surge pit drain tube is so high? Does having a small amount of water in the bottom help preserve the tank or something?
Awsome video once again! Keep it up!!
Thanks! Will do!
Is there a reason the blue rafts are left out and not stored away? I imagine those suckers are expensive! Keep up the great content!
And left dirty.
We have new ones coming, but we having also been doing some measuring etc. Plus, they are helpful when testing the conveyor, even dry.
Não entendo muito inglês, esse parque aquático tá fechado ou tá abandonado?
Very cool video! When those pumps go into operation can you show them to us while they are operating?
Yes sir, take a look at my other video "water is slides", it explains when we will have w2ater up.
4:55 . . . The Bandaid catcher!
Yes, pretty much!
Which water park are u working on in your videos
Why are the rafts left out like that? Maybe it’s just me but it looks tacky even if it’s closed.
when it's time, could you make a video of turning on the pumps and priming them?
Absolutely, I have another video explaining why everything is dry right now.
@@thepoolguy awesome! thank you so much!
Please i need to see the room after weirs and the size of it and how it connected to pump room
Love the videos man!! Random question what’s the small pool pump/filter for? You can see it at the end of the video behind that pipe.
It was for a feature, that was not required at the end of build. So, its a big paper weight right now.
In the beginning of the video there's a bunch of smaller white squares that appear to be drain covers, what exactly are they and what's their purpose?
Great question, these are what we call "return" lines. These redirect filtered water that is being pumped from the pump house post filter and treatment.
can't wait to see surge pit in action. btw why is the grate to catch debris lower than the water line? dirt can get past it no?
Correct, , but the water flowing out of the pipe is quite strong, and really only needs to be at the pipe level. Also, if the grate were to get heavily covered in trash, the overflow allows water to flow over the grate.
@@thepoolguy good point! btw. i love your videos :D
How do you clean that grate in the surge pit
Get in it and pull by hand
@@thepoolguywhat about when it’s full of water
@@D-jam-tt2mm we have a very strict procedure when we are entering surge pits full of water. But yes, we do enter them when full
So how do you go about deep cleaning these tanks? Removing debris from the traps etc?
We will be pressure washing them very soon!
I am sure you mention it somewhere but I can't find it. I believe are in Texas but what city are you located and what is the name of your park?
Katy, Texas Typhoon Texas
Would be possible to know the manufacturer of the pumps?
The motors are Techtops, the pumps on those motors are Aurora
@@thepoolguy thanks you.
I cant wait for another “pump video”! Really love your job!
Somebody's baggie of pot laying there.
Jesus that's a big drain
Yes, yes it is.
this stuff is so cool dude. I'm a fuckin nerd but I think its sick.
Glad you like!
I think I might have been on that
Is that just poor design or is it not possible to put an absolute bottom drain so you don't have any stagnate water?
75 hp huh,
Me relizing its 220KW totoal
Wow