Wave Pool Main Drains and the Wave Chamber

This is a continuation of the first video I posted about the pool grates. In this video, I go into more detail about the operations of the wave maker and the main drains.

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[kumd]

Those drains were literally my childhood nightmare for some odd reason. I greatly appreciate the interesting video!

[jdraper]

I used to be shit scared of going near those grates due to delta-p. Now I'm older I've rationalised it and this videos helps even further. Fascinating bit of engineering for sure

[samueld]

I am legit terrified of pool drains. This video is top notch horror for me. I couldn’t even go near those in a DRAINED pool.

[press]

Thank you for your explanation on how the drains work! I’ve always been scared of pool drains since I was a child because I thought they’d suck me in. I feel less scared now!

[mythreekitties]

Wow!!! I had no idea how many people had the same fear of drains as me! I’m 53 and must see where a drain is and what it looks like before i go in! I really enjoyed this video and in depth explanations 👍😃

[alexmarcum]

I've always been terrified of drains in pools and hot tubs, and especially of the wave making element of wave pools. For some reason, it just inspires incredible anxiety and dread. But your video is very helpful in explaining what is going on, and hopefully someday I can at least get over my anxiety of drains in pools.

[DustyEggSauce]

I've been looking for a video that actually went into these grates and showed how it was moving the water. This video makes a lot of sense mechanically and fundamentally! Thanks!

[dougmapper]

Wow, I had no idea how engineered these things are. If you keep making content like this your channel will blow up. Keep up the good work!

[SHADOWFADE]

Thanks for posting this. I've been trying to find a good video for the past hour that would show in depth how this works and this is by far the best video. The engineering aspect behind this is very cool to me. I can't wait to see more content!

[ElliLavender]

Man, my heartrate spiked when you went into that chamber behind the grates. Now I wonder if my local wavepool works the same way! Maybe one day I will find the courage to dive near enough to figure it out. Glad I'm not the only one who was/is super scared of the end of a wavepool!

[justsomeone]

As a child i was always scared to get sucked into those chambers. Back then, many pools did not have any protection in front of the large holes. (Some pools were very deep so you couldn't really reach them anyways)
It looks like there is a lot of empty space above the waterline in those chambers so if you got sucked in, you would be able to breath.
Nice to know that there was at least a way to survive such an incident.
Wonder what they would do if it would really happen to get someone out of it.
But I still will not swim near them. With the protection it is probably even more dangerous because you can be sucked against it for a few moments.
But, Thanks for the information👍
I really learned something today.

[Aquapod]

Here from the Technology Connections recommendation, can’t believe I didn’t find this channel sooner! This is exactly my kind of interesting content.
(Also like quite a few others here, these have always terrified me for some reason; it’s kind of nice to finally see how they function lol)

[thesteeley]

I have no idea what he is on about, but I'm still intrigued and watching.

[ryanmalin]

surge pit is a great idea. I cant tell you how many leaking main drains or skimmers i delt with doing residential pool service when I was younger. I would sell everyone new jandy valves, new shaft seal, new leaf basket oring for the pumps. If that pump leaf basket wasnt 100% filled with clear H20, I would not stop looking for the culprit. My StaRite DuraGlas pump lasted 13 years on the oem motor and another 8 with a new AO smith and PS100 shaft seal + copper heat sync. I loved that pump that thing was a beast. Sold a ton of Great White cleaners to my customers as well because they held up to tons of neglect.

[treeoflibertydefense]

Next time the wave pool is closed I'll totally understand why. Lot's can go wrong here and I imagine most people don't understand what it looks like behind the scenes, I sure didn't. Still won't go in the wave pool though. Too many dirty feet. Awesome video brother thanks!!

[suydam]

Excellent explanation on how the pool drains work. Not direct suction, but indirect. I also liked how the wave machine worked, that is very simple but fascinating. You think of wave machines as these big complicated machines with rudders, valves, pump, weirs. To see that it is all done with air pressure is amazing! thanks Again! Subscribed!

[StevenRides]

Thanks for the video.
I always went to wavepools as a kid and went up close to the caissons always thought it was just a giant flap behind the grates. Your channel has really taught me a lot about how waterparks and wavepools operate. It's so cool

[Mother_of_Dogs_]

I am so happy to see others had a fear of pool drains! Even now at 39 yrs old watching this makes me nervous lol 😂

[mattlogue]

Never thought they worked like this. Assumed it was a large rudder.

[mrThurmenMurmen]

I was deathly scared of the drains to these pools when I was a kid. Actually, I still am 🙃