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Custom Impulse Jet
The HOBBS Impulse Jet is a water effect which is normally provided as part of an integrated package consisting basically of one or more jet assemblies, a splashdown-control mat assembly, a pump/filter assembly, and a programmed electronic control system. These various assemblies are designed and produced to fit the specified requirements of the individual fountain project. Each impulse Jet produces a 1/2" diameter, clear, non-turbulent stream of water, which, through proper setting and adjustment of the various controls and valves, can be made to issue from the jet assembly intermittently as an arced, rod-like segment. The visual quality of the stream approaches that of a "living" rod of clear plastic or glass. The length of stream segment, the frequency with which it issues, and the direction and angle of trajectory are all adjustable. Typically, two or more jet assemblies are installed, each in it's own basin or area covered with an open-weave mat assembly which hides the "hardware" from view, provides an opening from which the stream issues, and creates a surface on which incoming streams of water can land with practically no splash or noise. The stream lengths and programming cycles are normally set such that the resulting visual effect is of a single stream segment of water "bouncing" from one basin to the next in a closed loop. There are two basic approaches to designing an integrated Impulse Jet fountain system package. One is to use the basic jet assembly with a remote, "dry" pump/filter PAK (HOBBS #600-Series Pumping Station or HOBBS #700-Series Pumping Pad Assembly). The other is to use the submersible pump/filter/jet assembly. |
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