Asked on Aug 04, 2014
Help needed on how to put together a water feature
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Dee W
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I snagged this hand pump today and would like to change it into a water feature similar to the picture below it using a galvanized tub instead of a pond. I am not sure what to look for in a pump kit or how I will stabilize it; I just have this idea in my head.
I am not confident in my skill or knowledge and would appreciate any helpful hints or ideas to make the job easier---my husband said I am on my own with this one.
I am not confident in my skill or knowledge and would appreciate any helpful hints or ideas to make the job easier---my husband said I am on my own with this one.
original post:
http://www.hometalk.com/1751521/old-hand-pump-fountain
4 answers
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Hey there Dee what a great score!!! that is my pump you have in the picture. I can guide you and it is a project you can do with him...go buy a stepping stone if you do not already for the base as I have done with mine. You will need to buy a masonry bit and screws to attach the pump to the concrete stepping stone. Ask the associates at your local home store to help on this one from the pic you need 3 or 4 masonry screws. You will need to buy a pump that will push the water up through the fountain-something around 80 gph. then you need a hose which is in the plumbing dept of your home store that will fit on the pump and how every many feet you will need to run the pump from the pond or reservoir you are using (for that pump you have about 5' is what i would get and it is so cheap). all i did was fish the hose up through the pump and at the edge of the spout- it rests inside. any more questions? just post it on here and i will get back to you
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Aug 04, 2014
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I had a pump like yours hooked up to run in a whiskey barrel. I loved it. It sat on our deck. Hobby Lobby or Michaels should sell the motor set up. I think I got mine at Hobby Lobby.
Lillian Harris
on Aug 04, 2014
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My mother used water pumps from aquarium sets, Perhaps you have a fish nook type store near you or a big box chain like, Walmart or Lowes?
Mary VonJess
on Aug 04, 2014
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I got my pump at a nursery - Calloways or someplace like it. The pump for our fountain was about $70 and has lasted for years.
Katie Lloyd Mansfield
on Aug 05, 2014
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