Extend the Life of Your Fountain and protect your warranty

Making sure you properly follow your fountain's maintenance and warranty guidelines will not only make warranty claims easier, but many times can prevent a breakdown or failure to begin with.

Proper Cleaning

Electric motors create heat. Excessive heat can shorten the life of seals, bearings, wire insulation, and motors. Heat must have a way to dissipate into the water. The build up of inorganic deposits (calcium, magnesium, mud, etc) or organic items (plant growth, barnacles, etc.) will prevent proper heat dispersion. THIS WILL LEAD TO A FAILURE. You MUST clean units regularly to prevent failure due to excessive heat.

Prevent & Remove Clogs

Clogs not only affect performance and efficiency, but can also cause a unit to fail. Clogs cause the unit to draw more current, which produces more heat (see above). Clogs can cause the thermal overload to trip. Repeated thermal tripping will cause the motor to fail. Clogging can also cause damage to external parts like props and impellers. If clogging occurs, it must be dealt with immediately.

Cutting Power Cords & Tampering

Cutting of the power cord will typically void a warranty. Adding extra lengths of power cable with splices and other "Home-made" repairs will also void the warranty. The photo (right) shows the prop and disc reassembled upside down.

Handle Properly

We see many damaged units that are ONLY damaged due to poor handling of the equipment. Dropping etc. leads to many expensive repairs that would have otherwise not been needed. It is important to understand this is expensive equipment that should not be tossed around or mishandled.