Laminar water jet with pliant member

A laminar flow water jet, comprising:

• a housing;
• an at least one water input admitting water into a water channel;
• a pliant member contained within at least a portion of the housing with an outer surface and an inner surface, the water channel passing substantially unimpeded along and through the inner surface of the pliant member;
• an at least one filter member;
• and
• an at least one jetting element, wherein water enters through the at least one water input and the water is made laminar with the pliant member being oriented within the housing and around the water channel and expanding to absorb surges from the input of water flowing in from the at least one water input while adding to the laminarity of the water in the water channel as it is passed through the housing to the jet outlet and ejected as a tube of laminar water.

A method for improving laminarity in a water channel, comprising the method steps of:

• pumping a water channel through a water input with a direction of flow;
• admitting the water channel into a housing;
• passing the water channel along a pliant member, the pliant member being a tubular structure surrounding the water channel oriented in and coextensive with the housing and having an outer surface and an inner surface, the water channel passing within and along the inner surface of the pliant member and the pliant member being oriented in the direction of flow of the water channel to expand and absorb pressure variations and to aid in making the water laminar in the water channel;
• and
• jetting the water channel from the housing.