Not a pond but a water feature question

Sue_Bee · Post by **Sue_Bee** » Apr 20, 2005 4:34 pm

Hi all - I'm making my first attempt at adding a water feature to my garden and things are going south fast... I need you help please...

The idea was to place an "old" urn over a sunken tub filled with rocks abd have the water spill out of the container, down the sides and into the hidden basin where the pump was hidden. Well I'm having a heck of a time hooking the pump to the piping that needs to come up thru the bottom of my container. I bought an adapter kit (with spray heads) for the pump but it the pieces just don't seem to make a good seal with the pump. I thought perhaps a piece of 3/4 copper pipe but still need some sort of adapter to make a good seal. Anyone have any good tricks for this or a source for fittings of this nature? would I be better off with flexible hosing going through a rigid "sleeve"

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whis4ey · Post by **whis4ey** » Apr 21, 2005 4:52 am

I wouldn't have made a hole in the 'urn'
I would have let the water flow into the urn from another source like a tap (faucet) or such like and then overflow. The feed pipe then would be to the tap

If you already have the hole in the urn then you may just try to effect a permanent seal with silicone or some such ?

JoshS · Post by **JoshS** » Apr 21, 2005 6:19 pm

I would take your pump and fountain parts to your local Menards/Lowes/Home Depot and tell somewhat what you need to do. They will be able to fix you up!

whis4ey · Post by **whis4ey** » Apr 22, 2005 4:49 am

Josh ... that is the lazy man's way

JoshS · Post by **JoshS** » Apr 22, 2005 12:14 pm

May be, but at least she can get it right the first trip!

Sue_Bee · Post by **Sue_Bee** » Apr 23, 2005 8:50 am

thanks guys. I did bring the pump etc off to the local nursery who and found a few fittings I think will do the trick. THe problem is garden season is just getting going here so the retailers aren't fully stocked & many of the water garden items are left overs from last year. Anyway, I used silicone to "glue" one into the bottom of the pot and will attach it to the pump with a short section of tubing. Once it is all cured I should be able to secure the bubbler pipe be friction fit, if not... MORE silicone.

Wish me luck, I'll post some pics when I get it working

Sue_Bee · Post by **Sue_Bee** » Apr 25, 2005 4:18 pm

well here it is... I think I need either a stronger pump or some type of bubbler because it isn't making nuch noise.

whis4ey · Post by **whis4ey** » Apr 25, 2005 4:59 pm

That looks fabulous Suebee
Maybe a stronger pump as you say?

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jun 11, 2005 7:30 am

Very nice!

Gardentoad · Post by **Gardentoad** » Jun 28, 2006 9:43 am

Pretty.
You could make some noise by tilting it. Then you'd get a waterfall sound and you wouldn't have to take it apart.