Indoor Water Fountains

Many people enjoy the soothing sound of rushing water outdoors. As such, some smart minds devised a way to bring the delightful sound indoors - in the form of an indoor water fountain. Indoor water fountains are classy and are sure to impress just about anybody visiting your home. Unfortunately, not all of us are financially equipped to purchase the indoor water fountain of our dreams. Fortunately, building one can save you loads of money and give you the results you’re longing for. Below we will try to demystify the fountain building process – you might find that it’s not as complicated as you may think.

Before laying your hands on anything else, you need to choose an appropriate bowl for your indoor water fountain. Make sure it’s not too big – you don’t want it to dominate the area you’re planning to place it in. Further, make sure it’s not too small. We’re going to house a small pump in it to drive the water.

Once the bowl picking process if over with, you’ll need to move on to selecting an appropriate water pump. Water pump performance is measured in GPH (gallons per hour). The higher the GPH rating is, the more water your pump will circulate. When selecting a pump, you need to pay special attention to its output at your desired fountain height. For example, let’s say you’re going to make your fountain 4 ft high. You need to check that at 4ft your pump outputs an appropriate amount of GPH to keep the fountain running smoothly. If you’re not sure if a certain pump is capable of powering your indoor water fountain, it’s a good idea to consult a nearby store employee for help.

As you’re looking at pumps, make sure to check their barb size. The tubing we will be using needs to fit snuggly over the pump’s barbs. The barb size we’re after shouldn’t be too thick - I wouldn’t go over 3/8in. Of course, you can choose a pump with smaller or bigger barbs – just remember that a larger barb size equals less pressure while a smaller one equals more pressure.

While you’re at the home improvement store, you’ll need to pick up some tubing. The tubing size should correspond to your pump’s barb size. If you purchased a pump with 3/8in. barbs, you’ll need to purchase 3/8in. ID (inner diameter) tubing. Make sure to get plenty – you don’t want to make another trip back.

Now comes the fun part- actually making your fountain look like a fountain. You’re going need to scour your local home improvement store for rocks, slate, wood, etc. to stack up. By staking these pieces up, we will slowly build our fountain.

When you’re done at the home improvement store, you’re ready to go back home and assemble your indoor water fountain. Head to the location you plan to install the pump at. Once there, place your bowl down and inside the bowl place your pump. Cut a piece a tubing a little longer than your desire fountain height, and feed it over the barb. Place a tubing clamp over the connection. Begin stacking your pieces of rock from the bottom of the bowl upwards. Make sure you give the pump plenty of room to recollect water. As you continue building the fountain upwards, make sure to feed your tubing through the rocks – until the time you reach the peak. Extra care should be taken to ensure that the tubing is not very visible.

Finally, you want to fill your fountain with water. Don’t too cautious and give the fountain only a little water to work with – you may end up damaging it. Once the indoor water fountain is full, plug the pump in and your fountain should be good to go. If you notice that the fountain is spewing water in the wrong direction, you may need to make some tubing adjustments. If the water is coming out at too high of a pressure, you may need to replace your pump with a less powerful one or replace its barbs to accommodate larger tubing.