Poolmaster 54507 Spa and Swimming Pool Waterfall Fountain, For Pools with 1.5-Inch Threaded Return Fitting, Medium, Multicolor

Arrived on time and in fair to poor packaging. That said, I have been looking at these pool fountains for some time and knew I wanted more than 1 but not at $40 each. I found 2 available as "Open package/Missing parts" directly from Amazon warehouse for $14.99 each, so I purchased 2 for my pool. YES, they were missing parts and NOT in their original packaging but I was able to make 1 perfect unit out of the pieces and with duct tape, another working unit. OMG, they look great. Work perfect and lowered the pool temp 10 degrees. $80 worth of fountains for less than $30 buck's. Very satisfied. Being totally honest, it has transformed our pool area in that I have been sitting at our pool for 30 years and know the sights and sounds like the back of my hand, now sitting out there is like being on vacation somewhere else. The sound of the fountains, the cool spray wisping off the high arc of the water bar. AMAZING....

This is a good product. Easy to install with easy adjustments to make the fountain go higher or lower. We have a pool that has little shade, plus south Georgia weather, so this has also helped in maintaining a reasonable temperature and reducing it 1 or 2 degrees as well.My only other comment is to make sure you have the pipes installed correctly with the grommet's included, otherwise the pieces will blow off when the pump is started. I found that just inserting and pushing the pipe all the way in for connection, it causes the grommet to get misaligned and cocked to the side. It will not seat for sure if the case. My solution to that was to put the grommet on the pipe first and then push it into the connecting piece and it worked perfect thereafter.

Whoever designed the compression fitting at the top head needs to go back to school for some basic plumbing education. The threads of the nut bottom out before the compression fitting actually gets tight enough to hold the head securely. And guess what happens if the compression fitting isn't tight?You guessed it, the head blows off. The only way to keep the head on is to lower the pressure to the point that the head only produces a 5 or 6 inch fountain, which is just pathetic. And yes, it was as tight as possible-you can't tighten it any further when the threads are bottomed out or you risk breaking stuff (it's cheap plastic, after all).As nice as these look on the product page, do yourself a favor and save your money. They clearly aren't well designed.

If it weren't for the fact that this fountain doesn't stay in position, I would rate it 5 stars. I do love it. It is "fairly" easy to install. The problem is that we found out the hard way that we couldn't leave ours connected permanently. It hooked up okay, but tightening it to get it in the desired position for the proper height and range of your waterfall is a tiny bit tricky. Once we had it in place, we loved it! It was a beautiful addition to our inground pool, creating a calming sight and sound for it. But...if anyone touched it, even slightly, it would be knocked right out of its perfect position. And...the worst thing for us was that we left it connected, thinking it would be a welcome addition to the pool whenever our pump was running. Unfortunately, our pump is on a timer and runs while we are not using the pool on a daily basis. One day, while the pump was running, the force of the water caused the fountain to shift, shooting the stream of water outside the pool instead of back into it. We didn't discover this until we ended up with quite a bit of water in our basement as the fountain had been shooting water directly at our house for some time. Luckily, someone was home and discovered the problem before it got much worse. From that point on, we only use this fountain supervised. Unfortunately, it's a little bit of a hassle to connect and disconnect every time, so going forward, it will only be used on special occasions. If we didn't have to worry about it, I would use it all the time as I really do love it.

It didn't fit my pool drains so I could not use it

The media could not be loaded. I live in Alabama and toward the end of the summer our pool gets close to 90°. These lower the temperature of our pool approximately 20°. They have a great quality. And listening to them is just a plus. I would recommend these to anyone.

Works

We've had this fountain for four years and it's too much trouble keeping it in place. The slightest bump of any kind as well as the hose from our pool vacuum easily knocks it out of alignment. The spray arm also comes out often from the water pressure. We are looking for another fountain. Good concept but poorly designed. We do not recommend it.