Fountain-fontanel with his hands from the old vat

Probably every owner dreams that he would have a small pond or fountain in his yard, to sit in a shade near the water on a hot summer day, stretch out tired legs, lower his strained hands, close his eyes and ... imagine himself on the seashore.

Was at my neighbor in the barn large stainless steel vat (once dough was kneaded in it on a catering unit), she dug it in the ground, filled it with water, laid a tile around - now in the heat the grandchildren have a place to splash around. But the soul asked the living water to murmur and overflow. Tatyana wanted - and she did! Passing on the neighbor’s experience, I want to tell you how to build a simple fountain-fontanel on the site. It is better to choose a place away from plantations that do not tolerate excess moisture.

The reservoir for collection and return water supply is placed in the trench (an old bath or a deep plastic can fit).

Tanya came up with the same big vat to fix on leg of a pipe, dug into the ground, framed by an openwork iron grating, which, like a glass holder, decorates the container and gives stability to the whole structure.

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To the future fountain conduct electricity: it is safer to lay the cable in a trench under the ground or to withdraw it through the upper edge of the tank, hidden in a sealed PVC box.

A gravel cushion with a height of at least 10 cm is placed on the bottom of the tank, and a frame for the pump is built in the center of stones or other waterproof materials. The submersible pump is lowered into a container with water and fixed in the fountain design for the stability of the housing in one position, and for the surface pump a place outside the tank and weather and dust protection (can be placed in a plastic box) is required.

On top of the pump connect the nozzle-sprayer, which determines the appearance of the fountain. For a small pond or a tank, the nozzles that make up such types of water jets are suitable: a bell (forms a water dome from the falling water), a hemisphere or sphere (thin jets forming the hemisphere), fish tail (several jets divergent in fan type), a ring are located in a circle).

To ensure that the pump parts in the tank are not blocked by sand and debris, it should be covered with a metal mesh, then with plywood or plastic, otherwise the system may fail.

Decorative material is poured from above, for example a stone crumb, and the heroine of my story decorated the lattice around the fountain with pebbles that she collected on the seashore and brought home.

For the winter, all the decorative elements, as well as the fountain bowl, should be covered with a film to protect it from debris, falling leaves and snow. You can decorate a fountain in any style.

First, my neighbor wanted to decorate the fountain with a Greek amphora, then next to the water dome she installed a miniature copy of an antique figurine, and now a village boy with two buckets is standing on the bowl’s plane (the hostess calls him Tom Sawyer). The same fountain on the site will look different when using nozzles of various shapes: a geyser or a dome, a hemisphere or an umbrella - they will create an amazing atmosphere.

Tatyana says: "It's not the gods that burn pots, I still have many different ideas, it would be health." Try and you, dear readers, create in your garden a cool and cozy oasis so that the water takes off the fatigue, gives peace and a sense of complete harmony with the surrounding world.

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4 Comments

Love
2022-06-01 (14:30) #

My husband and I met five years ago. We had been dating for about a month when I brought him home to meet my parents. Seeing our huge yard, he exclaimed: “Here you need to work all your life!”.
And then he sent me and my girlfriend for two weeks at sea. When I returned, I did not recognize my yard. There is a wonderful fountain in front of the house. Seeing my surprise, the groom said: “This is in honor of our engagement!”. I agreed without hesitation: golden hands are rare these days. Soon we had a daughter, our pride, Varvarushka. And my husband still continues to delight me with his inventions.

Guest of the site "With Your Own Hands"
2022-06-01 (14:23) #

Possible without a reservoir

I marked and dug a hole 5-10 cm below the level of the future fountain to ensure uninterrupted water circulation. He poured a layer of sand on the bottom of the pit and spread a waterproof film, after which he set a metal cross, which serves as the basis for the stones, according to the level. I laid a stainless steel mesh on the cross, protecting the container from gravel. I lowered the pump into the water tank and connected it to the nozzle with a hose.

Nadezhda Ignatieva FEAR.
2022-06-01 (14:22) #

Do-it-yourself stone flower fountain
I dug a hole, buried the wheel from the tractor by about 50-60 centimeters. I cut one side with a knife: by the way, it cuts well. And the hole from the disk was concreted by inserting a pipe into it. Overlaid the wheel with natural stone. I put a flower pot on top of the pipe, and on a small pipe where water passes, I put a device for picking fruits. It turned out the fountain "Stone Flower". Installed the engine "Brook". He pours water, and it gurgles.
In our pond-fountain, a white lily grows and goldfish lives. And it is located on a flower bed, under a thuja. Around the pond there are flowers - astilba, cochia, ostrich feather fern, irises. When you work, it's so good to sit, relax, listen to the calm murmur of water!

Yu. L. Bessonova. Kaluga
2022-06-01 (14:20) #

Making a fountain with your own hands in the country is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. Any man who knows how to hold a tool and has some understanding of the laws of physics can handle this. After all, the principle of operation of the fountain is based on the usual circulation of water, which moves from the tank to the pump, from the pump to the spray nozzle and back to the tank.
So first of all we need a reservoir, preferably a large one, for example, a pond. In extreme cases, an ordinary barrel of water dug into the ground will also do, only the fountain will turn out to be weak, and the water will have to be changed so that it does not stagnate. Therefore, it is better not to be too lazy and dig a pond, level the walls and bottom, cover it with a special film, which is now sold everywhere, and fill it with water.
The next step is the pump. Use the cheapest available on the market, you can even "second-hand". Just remember that for a small fountain, a submerged pump will do, and for a large one, it must be on the surface.

The height of the water jet in the fountain depends on the pressure, that is, on the pump, and its geometry depends on the spray nozzles and their location. With the help of nozzles, you can create murmuring jets, a water bell, a column. You can make your own, but it's easier to buy.