How to make a fountain: 6 types

The decoration of the site is a favorite occupation of dachens and homeowners. Beautiful flower beds, flower beds and even beds - a true decoration. However, nothing pleases the eyes like water bodies and water bodies surrounded by beautiful vegetation. And if there is still a jet of water from it, the corner turns into a better place of rest. If you still manage and make not only a fountain with your own hands, but also a beautiful backlight, close a swing or benches, evenings all the inhabitants will be gathered on this pen.

This fountain is made with your own hands, like the backlight: waterproof LED flashlight with a control panel to change the color

Fountain device

To make a fountain in the country do not need very high costs. Of course, it all depends on the size of the reservoir and from how you imagine it. According to the method of constructing fountains there are closed and open type. We are talking about cyclical use of water. A closed type uses the same amount of water, chasing it in a circle. Open - all the time new. Garden and country fountains make mainly closed type: their device is easier and saving. Of course, water has to be addressed and periodically change - it evaporates and pollutes, but still, the costs are not very large.

When the open type system will have to think through the water lifting system, controlling its level, drainage and lead. You can, of course, use the fountain tank as a container for heating the water before irrigating, and from the bowl to make a wiring in the garden, but watering is not needed around the clock, and the fountain can work in this mode.

A plastic container is visible, and the pump is at the bottom, right in the place where the pipe sticks out of the water

In the simplest embodiment, some sealed tank and submersible pump are needed for the manufacture of small fountain sizes. Capacity can be adapted any - a special plastic for a pond, a barrel, an old bath, a basin, a cropped tire, shining film, etc. The pumps are somewhat more complicated.

Pumps for fountains

Pumps for fountains sell special, with built-in filters. To make the fountain with her own hands it was easier, you can buy such models. It is very simple to work with them: put in the container, they secured so that it would not move, poured with water, conducted starting manipulations (described in the instructions) and turned on.

Fountain pumps are different power, raise a jet at different heights. Often included shift nozzles, which change the nature of the jet. They feed from the 220 V network, there are models that run from solar panels. Made hermetically made, so there will be no problems when connecting, no downstream transformers are not necessary. The only thing that does not hurt is an automatic and Uzo on the line to which the pump will be connected. This is just in case to improve security. The price of the smallest and low-power pump for the fountain is $ 25-30. Productive models are a few hundred and more.

You can use any submersible pump for the fountain. But it is necessary to buy or make a filter (you can make a sand) and a lowering transformer. A group of security from the machine and the Uzo on the line and there will be no extra. With this scheme it is worth it, if you have an old pump, which is not currently used.

How to make no pump

Is it possible to make a fountain without a pump? It is possible, but an open type. For example, to withdraw in the pond pipe water pipe - central or water supplying water or well. Water exiting water will give some height of the jet. By installing the tip on the pipe, we can change its shape. But with such a construction, you must come up with where to remove water. It is possible - back to the well or in the river, to a plot for watering, etc. Although the pump is present with such an organization, but it pumps water into the house, and the fountain is only one of the flow points.

Fountain Organization Scheme without submersible pump

The second option is to put some container at the height, to supply water to it, and from there it is supplied to the pipes below the fountain. To create a more or less decent height of the jet, the container must be raised by 3 meters and above. But the question remains: how to submit water there. Again with the help of the pump, but not submersible. They cost cheaper, but require filter. There will also be necessary to the pit in which the equipment is installed. From the fountain bowl, the pipe system binds it.

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Backlight Fountain

In this area, everything became easier with the appearance of LEDs. They feed from 12 V or 24 V, which is much safer than the usual network. There are even lamps that run from the batteries on solar energy.

Backlight Fountain

The backlight can be made using waterproof LED tapes or the same spotlights and lamps. For their power, an adapter is needed, which converts a voltage of 220 V in 12 or 24 V, but they usually sell them in the same place where the LEDs are because there should be no problems. Installation is simple: the searchlights have mounting brackets, the tape can "shoot" from the stapler, only brackets need to find more than the sizes of the tape: to pierce it is unnecessary, so as not to break her tightness.

There are LEDs that change the color. Shades from 8 to several thousand

Schemes of fountains of different configurations and photos of their design

Surely you know that the main component of the fountain is its bowl. In essence, it is the same pond, but having additional equipment - pump. The pond can be done at least dozen different ways and some of them are described in a separate article, because they will not describe the bowl for the pool. Maximum payments to the organization of fountains and their decor.

Small fountain

For the device requires a container and pump. On the tube that comes from the pump is put on scenery. It can be a stone slabs in which it is necessary to drill holes, a diameter of a little larger than the pipe diameter. These plates are rolling out one on the other by the type of children's pyramid.

The scheme of the organization of the decorative fountain for the cottage

To avoid overflow water, it is necessary to provide a drain system - just below the maximum level into the container to embed the pipe, the second edge of which to withdraw into the sewer, drainage system or to the garden. It can be done differently: around the bowl arrange a collection of water - make a concrete groove or insert plastic. The collected water will also withdraw somewhere. Usually in closed systems, the problem is not in overflow, but in a lack of water - it evaporates, but you can progress.

Fountain do it yourself: photo report 1

And now the photo report how in this scheme is made a mini-fountain with his own hands. It turned out interesting.

On the creation of this decorative fountain there are several hours

To make this fountain it took:

Square plastic flower vase without holes;
a small pump for the fountain;
Plastic tube with a length of 0.7 m, the diameter is so as to wear on the yield of the pump;
Bag of decorative pebbles;
Three bricks;
Red granite plated on the plate.

From the tool - a drilling machine to drill in a barn hole diameter slightly more than the pipe diameter.

Installation of tank for fountain

In the prepared hole, install the bowl, put it, closer to the edges, bricks. They are needed for the stability of the design and in order to reduce the amount of pebbles. They serve as a supporting stone construction. Between the installed bricks, we put the pump with a suitable tube, pour water and check how it works.

In the stoves in the workshop drilled holes. They must be located approximately in the center so that the stones are not turned over with their severity.

Fold fountain

The first stove rests on the lying bricks, the rest are striking so that the center of gravity does not displaced. Setting the first, we fall asleep the remaining space of pebbles. After the last piece is laid, they make a mark on the pipe. The very last stone is removed, just below the tip of the pipe spill, then return the last fragment in place. When the water is turned on, it seems that it runs straight from the stone. Very unusual and easy.

Photo report 2.

The following version of the small fountain was made on the same principle, only instead of the pipe used a flexible hose, and instead of a stone - snag. The effect turned out to be just wonderful.

Make a little fountain with your own hands

Everything is so clear that there are no comments. From the previous design differs only by the presence of a grid. This is to increase the volume of water: the pallet has a small size.

Decorating fountain

Until you see, it is hard to imagine how easy it is possible to make an amazing beauty of things. About the pipes - they are better to use polyethylene - they are well bent and not afraid of ultraviolet.

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Room or Desktop

Mini-fountains make the same principle, only the pumps use completely low-power. It is suitable even for aquariums, but without aeration. They even work almost silent. We will do a fountain in Japanese style. In addition to the pump, there will be a small ceramic container for this. In our case, oval from the burned clay. A bamboo piece is about 70 cm long (bought in a flower shop, sold as a support for curly plants), a bunch of a lively growing bamboo and a number of small pebbles. Of all this it turns out such beauty.

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Home mini fountain do it yourself

The first thing a piece of bamboo is cutting into pieces of different lengths. He inside the hollow is the natural pipes that are also not rotting for a long time. One of the sides should have a slant cut, the second is smooth. Saw so that the longest piece near the smoothly sliced end had a "joint". The lower incision goes about 5 mm below this thickening. Just inside the partition there is a partition, it will easily put this segment to the pump yield. It cuts it difficult, but the slim trunk is a thin trunk turned out.

Saw bamboo on three pieces of different lengths

We put a small pump in the ass, we put on the longest piece of bamboo - its length is about 35 cm. On the other hand, we put a bunch of live bamboo, the space between them is fill in pebbles.

Filling mini fountain

The two remaining pieces of dry bamboo tie to our "tube". You can use a hemp rope. That's all, made a mini-fountain with their own hands. It remains to pour water and turn on the pump.

In the same principle, other models can be made. Now you understand how it will be easy to change the design. Several photos for inspiration.

Another room fountain from bamboo in Japanese style

Street fountain of granite bowl and bamboo

Another type, more traditional and familiar to us, uses almost the same idea and the same tools. Difference in design. You can take a large ceramic or even plastic pot. It is important only to be without holes for drainage. Further is the case of technology: to divide it with a plastic partition into two or three zones, in one pour more soil and plan one of the moisture-loving plants.

How to make a mini fountain

The second part will be a tank. Only during the organization of circulation requires a multistage filtering: water is very contaminated. Therefore, insert one by one glasses from filter materials with a different cell - first - a wire or plastic mesh, after - cloth with a different cell, and in the same design - a small pump.

Desktop mini fountain

You can make your own hands not only the composition of this desktop fountain, but also the pump. How? Look in the video.

Pebble fountain

Very interesting design of fountains with pebbles. Their bowl is disguised, so it looks like a dry fountain, without a bowl. In fact, there is a bowl, but it has been decorated with pebbles, which is laid on the grid that covers the tank.

Dry fountain of pebbles - Device diagram

In the dug kitty install some tank. Its volume and sizes should be pretty decent: to collect all the splashes, or at least most of them. The pump is pushed into the container, cover with a metal or plastic grid with a shallow cell. It serves to protect against large contaminants from entering water, and on top of this fine grid, you can put a grid of thick wire. This is if you use pebbles. If you lay the stone slabs, you can use boards or bars.

How to make a "dry" fountain with your own hands

With pebbles, probably, it is better to do the opposite: first as the basis for laying a grid with a large cell, on it - with shallow. So it does not have to suffer with the choice of large pebbles, and garbage will not fall into the water.

Rockery with source - this fountain can look like

For the design of the garden in modern style, this option is suitable.

If you enable fantasy, you can come up with very interesting compositions on this basis. For example, one of the options with garden watering can. If your garden is decorated in a classic style, a fountain of watering can hardly fit well, but in the country style - very much.

Garden fountain from watering

As you can see, the water is going to the same vessel hidden under pebbles, and from there a small pump swinging in the watering can.

Near the wall

This is a classic option - a small or big trickle of water runs down from the wall, flowing into the bowl. As you already guessed, in the bowl there is a pump that feeds water to the water to the water outlet. Everything is simple, if you know how. Case only in implementing and decorating.

Wall Falls Organization Scheme

In order for the pump to pop up, it is screwed to some kind of heavy stove. Though the pavement, just the size approached. In the case, there are usually appropriate mounting holes, but when choosing it is worth paying attention to it.

Classic Wall Fountain Performance

If you plan to make something similar to the wall at home or fence, take care of its waterproofing. Even if the water does not flock along the wall, the splashes and humidity will fall on it. At a minimum, it is necessary to lav in a hydrophobic composition several times. Try to find such that does not significantly change the color of the surface.

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Another fountain option at the wall

The style of design can be different. At the top bowls make a flat surface with which water flows the wall. The effect is very interesting. It is important that the surface with which the water falls is mirror smooth and absolutely horizontal.

Beautiful fountain for cottages in the style of minimalism or modern

Fountain Cascade

Very interesting people are watching jets. This type of fountains are called cascades or cascades. With such an organization, water overflows from one bowl to another. In the case of a dacha or garden fountain, you can come up with interesting forms. For example, a fountain of buckets, leeks, teapots and, even, old garden trolleys.

Fountain Cascade of Garden Trolleys

The principle of organization of such a stage is simple: several vessels or cups fixed over each other so that the water jet falls from one to another. Below is the most bulk reservoir, and which is the pump. It serves water on the hose to the topmost blood vessels.

Another decorative garden fountain

How to make a bowl for the fountain

If you need a classic form - a round, square or oval bowl, which beats a jet of water, the easiest way to find a suitable plastic reservoir. They have a different form and volume - from tens of liters to several tons. In color, they are mainly black and blue. Although it seems that for our purposes it is better to take blue color, keep in mind that on a background of pollution is more visible. So that your fountain does not seem swamp, it is often necessary to clean such a cup. From this point of view, it is practical to take black - water also looks, and you need to wash less often.

Plastic bowl garden fountain

The selected reservoir can be chopped into the ground with a soil level, or leave the side. Most often onboard decorated with stone or pebbles. Depending on this, choose the depth of the pit. It is digging in size slightly more than a bowl.

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When the required depth is achieved, all the roots - roots are removed, the bottom is squared, the trambet, the sand is plugged, the layer is about 10 cm. It is well sued and spilled - so that he complains. On the prepared base put a bowl, filled with water. In the interval between the walls of the bowl and the pit, sand or soil fall asleep. Sand - If the soil is clay, and the soil - if it is normal draining. Falling asleep with a small layer, it is compacted - neatly, sixth or decking falling asleep. But no matter how well you are not compressed, be prepared for the fact that in a couple of weeks, it will have to be added: the soil will sit down for several centimeters.

The bowl performs above the ground level

You can do without plastic bowls. There are two other options: make a tank of monolithic concrete. In this case, you can make a fountain with sides. The process is long and costly, and even about waterproofing it is necessary to worry.

The cheapest option is to dig up the pit and put it with a film. In principle, any polyethylene high density is suitable, but it will last a year, maybe two. Next she begins to pass water. Special films for pools are more reliable in this place, but they are worthy of money, but they can be operated for years. The technology of manufacturing such a bowl for the fountain is captured in the photo.

Marking of pit and earthwork work

The first stage - digging and aligning the walls. After the required form and dimensions are achieved, horizontal platforms are equal and covered with a layer of sand. It will protect the film from possible damage.

In the finished kitty, we lay the film. Inside, it should lie without tension, freely. Its edges fall asleep with soil, pressed with boulders. To prevent the root of the roots of plants through the film, it is not desirable to dissemble geotextiles. This is a nonwoven fabric, very strong on the gap. It is used when laying roads so that the soil is not crushed and the trees did not sprout. So the fountain is without difficulty.

Laying in a shot film

Boulders laid out on the wall. If the boilers are stepped, boulders must lie on each stage. When the design of the bowl is almost completed, the pump is put. The bowl is filled with water and testing is carried out - and bowls on the tightness and performance of the pump.