Empex Watertoys

The AD450 Aquawave is one of Empex's activation-style spray features, a piped water element that emits arcing or wave-pattern sprays for interactive play, typically used as a centerpiece feature paired with smaller ground-level components in a splash pad layout.

Empex builds its water toys with corrosion-resistant materials and backs the line with a one-year workmanship warranty plus a lifetime warranty against corrosion, a detail the company states explicitly in its published warranty terms.

A lifetime corrosion warranty is a real consideration in New England, where road salt spray, humid coastal air, and long wet seasons accelerate metal fatigue on outdoor equipment faster than in drier climates, making corrosion resistance a practical line item, not a marketing extra.

Empex publishes guidance comparing flow-thru (water used once and drained) versus recirculation (water treated and reused) system designs, since the choice affects water cost, filtration and chemical treatment equipment, and the plumbing a splash pad needs from day one.

Recirculation systems require filtration, disinfection, and a pump room similar in principle to pool equipment, while flow-thru systems trade lower equipment complexity for higher water consumption and dependence on local drainage and water-supply capacity.

New England towns weighing splash pad water costs against short seasonal usage often lean toward recirculation once volume justifies it, but Empex's own comparison materials make clear that decision should be driven by local water rates, drainage capacity, and staffing available to manage treatment equipment.

Empex's published warranty states materials and workmanship are covered for one year from shipment receipt, with a separate lifetime warranty specifically against corrosion, a distinction the company draws out in its FAQ rather than folding into a single blanket term.

Splash pad features sit in wet, chemically treated, sun-exposed conditions continuously through the season, which is a harsher corrosion environment than typical dry-land playground equipment, so Empex calls out stainless and corrosion-resistant construction as a specific selling point.

Coastal Maine and New Hampshire sites add salt-air exposure on top of chlorinated water exposure; a manufacturer willing to warrant against corrosion for the life of the product, rather than a standard term of years, is a meaningful risk reducer for a public buyer signing off on a splash pad purchase.