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Outdoor urn fountain

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What You’ll Need

Equipment / Tools

Materials

Instructions

Dig Reservoir

dig out a basin long enough and spacious enough to hold your reservoir , and 16 inch deep . Spread George Sand in the bottom . Smooth sand with the back of a rake , then point the reservoir in the hole . It should pose level , and the top should rest just at or more or less above ground grade . Fill reservoir two - thirds full of water . Add sand around the outside of the reservoir , and water it in to make a snug convulsion .

Secure Reservoir and Grate

order the clinker occlude in the reservoir to affirm the urn . Then , place the grating on top so it rests on the block and the internal shelf of the man-made lake , and so that the trap door is well accessible .

Attach Hose

Drill a 1 1⁄2 - in trap in the bottom of the urn and use a plastic tank car fitting to fasten copper standpipe so it run from the hole to the lip of the urn . Attach a hosepipe barb to the meet , then clamp a rubber hosiery to the barb .

Place Pump

reduce and place charge plate mesh to correspond over grating , cutting a hole to match the pickle in center of grate . screw thread hose through the hole in the grating and mesh and stick out the urn up on the grate . Reach into the man-made lake for the end of the hose , pull it through the trap room access , and bind the hosiery to the slam on the pump . Place the pump in the man-made lake .

Fill and Complete Fountain

Fill the urn with water system , hide the grate with rocks , and plug in the pump .

Digging basin in yard

Building water basin

Covering water basin with grate

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Connecting hose to urn fountain

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Installing urn fountain pump

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Adding rocks around fountain grate

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