Keep Your Outdoor Fountain Tidy
Keep Your Outdoor Fountain Tidy Appropriate care and regular upkeep are important to the longevity of water fountains. It is essential to clean it out and remove any debris or foreign elements that might have gotten into or onto it. Additionally, anywhere light from the sun comes in contact with still water, algae can appear. Either sea salt, hydrogen peroxide, or vinegar can be mixed into the water to eliminate this problem. Another option is to mix bleach into the water, but this action can harm wild animals and so should really be avoided. No more than 3-4 months should go by without an extensive maintaining of a fountain. To start with you must drain the water. Then use a soft cloth and mild cleanser to scrub the inside. A useful tip is to use a toothbrush if there are little hard-to-reach spots. Make sure all the soap is completely cleaned off.
It is highly advised taking the pump apart to better clean the inside and eliminate any plankton or calcium. Letting it soak in vinegar for a couple of hours first will make it alot easier to clean. Mineral or rain water, versus tap water, is ideal in order to avoid any build-up of chemicals inside the pump.
One final recommendation for keeping your fountain in top working shape is to check the water level every day and make sure it is full. Permitting the water level to get too low can result in damage to the pump - and you certainly do not want that!
A Chronicle of Outdoor Water Fountains
A Chronicle of Outdoor Water Fountains Pope Nicholas V, himself a well educated man, reigned the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455 during which time he commissioned many translations of old classical Greek texts into Latin. It was imperative for him to embellish the city of Rome to make it worthy of being called the capital of the Christian world. Beginning in 1453, the ruined ancient Roman aqueduct known as the Aqua Vergine which had brought clean drinking water into the city from eight miles away, underwent reconstruction at the bidding of the Pope.
A mostra, a monumental dedicatory fountain built by ancient Romans to mark the point of arrival of an aqueduct, was a custom which was revived by Nicholas V. At the behest of the Pope, architect Leon Battista Alberti began the construction of a wall fountain in the place where we now find the Trevi Fountain. The aqueduct he had reconditioned included modifications and extensions which eventually enabled it to supply water to the Trevi Fountain as well as the famed baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona.