Your Outdoor Garden Fountain: Upkeep & Routine Service

The typical outdoor wall fountain is available in an easy-to-use kit that comes with everything you need and more to properly install it. A submersible pump, hoses and basin, or reservoir, are included in the kit. The basin can typically be concealed among your garden plants if it is not too large. Since outdoor wall fountains require little care, the only thing left to do is clean it regularly.

Replenishing and cleaning the water on a regular basis is very important. It is important to promptly get rid of debris such as leaves, twigs or other dreck. In addition, your outdoor wall fountain should not be exposed to freezing winter weather conditions. If kept outdoors, your pump could split as a result of freezing water, so bring it inside during the winter. Simply put, your outdoor fountain will be a part of your life for many years with the proper care and maintenance.

Where did Garden Water Fountains Originate from?

The main purpose of a fountain was originally strictly functional. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to provide them with drinking water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Used until the nineteenth century, in order for fountains to flow or shoot up into the air, their source of water such as reservoirs or aqueducts, had to be higher than the water fountain in order to benefit from gravity. Fountains were not only used as a water source for drinking water, but also to adorn homes and celebrate the artist who created it. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often times utilized by Romans to beautify their fountains. Muslims and Moorish landscaping designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise. Fountains played a considerable role in the Gardens of Versailles, all part of French King Louis XIV’s desire to exercise his power over nature. Seventeen and 18 century Popes sought to extol their positions by including decorative baroque-style fountains at the point where restored Roman aqueducts arrived into the city.

Since indoor plumbing became the norm of the day for fresh, drinking water, by the end of the 19th century urban fountains were no longer needed for this purpose and they became purely ornamental. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity enabled fountains to deliver recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.

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

The Advantages of Solar Energy Powered Fountains

Beyond its visual charm, indoor wall fountains can also serve to keep your house at a cool temperature. They cool your residence by utilizing the same principles used in air conditioners and swamp coolers. You can also save on your utility costs because they consume less power.

Fanning crisp, dry air across them is the most frequent method used to benefit from their cooling effect. Either your ceiling fan or air from a corner of the room can be used to augment circulation. The most critical consideration is to ensure that the air is continuously flowing over the surface of the water. The cool, refreshing air produced by waterfalls and fountains is a natural occurrence. A big public fountain or a water fall will generate a sudden chilliness in the air. Placing your fountain cooling system in a spot where it will receive additional heat is not practical. If you want an efficient cooling system, it should be placed away from direct sunlight.