Today was the thirty-fifth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Electrical Department still must “unlock” the circuit breaker box and provide electricity to operate the fountain. They were waiting for City Parks Department staff to advise them that all of the leaks are fixed. City Parks Department staff went...
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Today was the thirty-fourth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Electrical Department hooked up the pumps to the electricity. City Parks Department staff and a couple Friends of the Fountain and Walk Board members filled the fountain pool with some water in order to check the pipe fittings for...
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Today was the thirty-third day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department assembled a very nice custom-made storage space on wheels (from all recycled materials in the shop) for fountain supplies. They re-installed the automatic fill float valve plate. They also caulked around the bolts holding down the pumps,...
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Today was the thirty-second day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department continued assembling the main pump and the platform it sits on, and the associated plumbing in the “vault” for the fountain. They also secured the steps with brackets and cut off sharp metal corners on the unistruts...
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Today was the thirty-first day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department continued assembling the disc filter, the main pump and the platform it sits on, and the associated plumbing in the “vault” for the fountain. We will have to keep the fountain drained until the repairs are completed....
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Today was the thirtieth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department continued assembling the two new pumps (main and filter), the platforms they sit on, and the associated plumbing in the “vault” for the fountain. After working part of the morning, City Parks staff were called away to...
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Today was the twenty-ninth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department continued assembling the two new pumps (main and filter), the platforms they sit on, and the associated plumbing in the “vault” for the fountain. We will have to keep the fountain drained until the repairs are completed....
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Today was the twenty-eighth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department continued assembling the two new pumps (main and filter) and the associated plumbing in the “vault” for the fountain. We will have to keep the fountain drained until the repairs are completed. Work will resume on Tuesday....
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Today was the twenty-seventh day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department and a small group of Friends of the Fountain and Walk Board members worked on the final details for the layout for the two new pumps (main and filter) and the associated plumbing in the “vault” for...
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Today was the twenty-sixth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department and a small group of Friends of the Fountain and Walk Board members worked on the layout for the two new pumps (main and filter) in the “vault” for the fountain. This included assembling some unistruts to...
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