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TESTING FACILITY

Let Crystal Fountains team help you manage all project risks with our 3,500 sq. ft. state-of-the art testing facilities. Test water feature aesthetics, performance, lighting effects, splash, noise, safety and more:

  • Interior/exterior testing facilities available
  • 3 test pools and mock up areas as well as an exterior yard for higher vertical testing
  • Waterfall tanks adjustable heights from 3' (1 meter) to 20' (6.1 meters)
  • Waterfall frame with up to 1 ton (900 kg) capacity for holding any surface material required for testing
  • Multiple Pump outputs of flow and pressure:
    • Total over 4000 gpm
    • Up to 200 ft/wc (600 kpa)
  • Full instrumentation:
    • Flow
    • Head (pressure)
    • Temperature
    • Illumination
    • SPL (Sound Pressure Level)
  • Multiple Control Systems:
    • Horner Electric PLC
    • Allen Bradley
    • DMX show control consoles
    • Audio Systems
  • Specialty lighting for photo and video production
  • Fully equipped conference room for design workshops and meetings
CASE STUDIES

Millennium Park, Crown Fountain – Chicago, U.S.A 2004

The Crown Fountain is a water feature combining the latest in interactive art, technology and water shaping. It's innovative design benefited from extensive testing to achieve the effects desired by the artist and to ensure public safety.

Features:

  • 50' waterfalls cascading down 4 sides of two glass towers
  • Joining Reflecting Pool – 232' long
  • Custom "Gargoyle" Nozzle
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Turning Stone Resort & Casino – New York, U.S.A 2006

Located in a northern climate, the client was looking for an easier way to winterize this external fountain in colder months. Crystal Fountains tested an innovated solution that was easier to maintain, winterize and install.

Features:

  • Series of 10 Foam Jets
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