Assemble A Concrete Fountain

Basic Set Up Instructions on How to Assemble a Concrete Fountain


Shell Type Fountain
Shell Type Fountain
  • Set Shell on base in firm, level position
  • Slip flow restrictor clamp on tubing and attach tubing to pump discharge
  • Place pump (with intake face down or sideways) into shell housing
  • Pass pump power cord out thru the groove at the back of shell
  • Loop tubing ( to prevent kinks) and attach to the bottom of the figure head-piece
  • Fill shell with water
  • Plug pump into 110V (A.C. Only) GFCI protected receptacle
  • Adjust water flow with restrictor clamp

Bowl Type Fountain
Bowl Type Fountain
  • Set bowl on base in firm, level position
  • Slip flow restrictor clamp on tubing and attach tubing to pump discharge
  • Screw standpipe tightly into bowl coupling
  • Feed pump power cord through pipe and bowl, and out bottom of base at groove
  • Place pump (with intake face down or sideways) alongside of standpipe, and place pump cover over pipe and pump assembly
  • Loop tubing (to prevent kinks) and attach to bottom of figure
  • Fill bowl with water (do not exceed height of standpipe)
  • Plug pump into 110V (A.C. Only) GFCI protected receptacle
  • Adjust water flow with restrictor clamp

Double Bowl Fountain
Double Bowl Fountain
  • Essentially the same structure as a single-bowl circular fountain, except that the water to the upper bowl is force-fed with a tee connection
  • Place large bowl on large base in firm, level position
  • Screw standpipe tightly into coupling of bowl
  • Feed pump power cord through pipe and bowl, and out groove at bottom of base.
  • Attach 5′ length of tubing to pump discharge, and place pump (With intake down or sideways) alongside of standpipe
  • Place larger pump cover over pipe and pump assembly
  • Place riser and small bowl on pump cover, pulling tubing through each (tubing must be kept straight an free from kinks)
  • Slip rubber stopper over tubing and fit snugly into center pipe of small bowl
  • Attach tee connection to tubing above rubber stopper
  • Place smaller pump cover over the assembly
  • Attach looped tubing to figure; remaining tubing is unattached
  • Fill both bowls with water
  • Plug pump power cord into 110V (A.C. Only) GFCI protected receptacle
  • Adjust water flow to either bowl or figure with restrictor clamps

 

 

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