Keeping Your Fountain Clean
Keeping Your Fountain Clean In order to ensure that water fountains last a long time, it is vital to perform regular maintenance. It is essential to clean it out and take out any debris or foreign elements that might have fallen into or onto it. Also, algae tends to build up anywhere natural light meets water. To avoid this, there are some basic ingredients that can be added into the water, such as vinegar, sea salt, or hydrogen peroxide. Another option is to blend bleach into the water, but this action can sicken wild animals and so should really be avoided.No more than 3-4 months should go by without an extensive cleansing of a fountain. Before you can start cleaning it you should drain out all of the water. Once it is empty, scrub inside the reservoir with a mild cleanser. A good tip is to use a toothbrush if there are small hard-to-reach spots.
Make sure all the soap is properly rinsed off.
It is highly suggested taking the pump apart to better clean the inside and eliminate any plankton or calcium. Soaking it in vinegar for a bit will make it easier to clean. Neither rain water nor mineral water contain components that will build up inside the pump, so use either over tap water if possible.
And finally, make sure the water level is always full in order to keep your fountain running optimally. Allowing the water to go below the pump’s intake level, can cause severe damage and even make the pump burn out - an undesired outcome!
The Distribution of Garden Water Fountains Engineering Knowledge in Europe
The Distribution of Garden Water Fountains Engineering Knowledge in Europe Spreading pragmatic hydraulic knowledge and fountain design ideas throughout Europe was accomplished with the printed papers and illustrated books of the time. An internationally renowned innovator in hydraulics in the later part of the 1500's was a French water fountain engineer, whose name has been lost to history. His know-how in designing landscapes and grottoes with built-in and ingenious water attributes began in Italy and with commissions in Brussels, London and Germany. In France, near the end of his lifetime, he penned “The Principle of Moving Forces”, a publication that turned into the fundamental text on hydraulic technology and engineering. Updating vital hydraulic discoveries of classical antiquity, the book also highlights modern hydraulic technologies. Dominant among these works were those of Archimedes, the developer of the water screw, a mechanized method of moving water. Two undetectable vessels heated up by sunlight in an space adjacent to the creative water fountain were found in an illustration. The hot water expands and then ascends and closes the pipes thereby activating the fountain. Pumps, water wheels, water features and backyard pond designs are included in the book.