Your Wall Water Fountain: Maintenance & Routine Service

Most outside wall fountains come in "for-dummies" style kits that will provide you all you need to properly install it. A submersible pump, hoses and basin, or reservoir, are provided in the kit. If the size is appropriate, the basin can be concealed among your garden plants. Once fitted, wall fountains typically only require some light upkeep and regular cleaning.

Replenish and clean the water on a regular basis. Remember to get rid of debris like leaves, twigs or dirt as fast as possible. Make sure that your outdoor wall fountain is shielded from bitterly cold winter temperatures. Bring your pump inside when the weather turns very cold and freezes the water so as to prevent any possible damage, like as cracking. The bottom line is that if you properly maintain and look after for your outdoor fountain, it will bring you joy for years to come.

Where did Fountains Come From?

Originally, fountains only served a practical purpose. Residents of cities, townships and small towns used them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash, which meant that fountains needed to be connected to nearby aqueduct or spring. Used until the 19th century, in order for fountains to flow or shoot up into the air, their origin of water such as reservoirs or aqueducts, had to be higher than the water fountain in order to benefit from the power of gravity. Fountains were not only used as a water source for drinking water, but also to adorn homes and celebrate the designer who created it. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often times utilized by Romans to beautify their fountains. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to mimic the gardens of paradise. King Louis XIV of France wanted to illustrate his superiority over nature by including fountains in the Gardens of Versailles. The Romans of the 17th and 18th centuries created baroque decorative fountains to glorify the Popes who commissioned them as well as to mark the spot where the restored Roman aqueducts entered the city.

Since indoor plumbing became the norm of the day for clean, drinking water, by the end of the 19th century urban fountains were no longer needed for this purpose and they became purely decorative. Amazing water effects and recycled water were made possible by switching the power of gravity with mechanical pumps.

Decorating city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the functions of modern-day fountains.