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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: G0ALY on January 29, 2014, 09:06:22 AM
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It’s been ten below zero… And our backyard fountain is still going strong! I made it from a half whiskey barrel with a plastic liner, an old cistern hand pump, and an electric pump to re-circulate the water. I put a birdbath heater in it during the winter months, so the birds and squirrels will have somewhere to get fresh water to drink.
(http://imageshack.com/a/img835/6245/sjfd.jpg)
This thing has been running nonstop (Except for cleaning) for about ten years.
CHEERS! goaly
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Nature is always the best artist!
looks real cool,cold even.... :devil
BTW 10 below is considered a warm day up here!!!! :O
Keep your stick on the ice!
:salute
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Neat idea. Good looking out for the animals. :aok
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When it thaws, can you get a picture of the back of that? I have an antique Fire Truck Valve I'd like to do something similar to that.
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When it thaws, can you get a picture of the back of that? I have an antique Fire Truck Valve I'd like to do something similar to that.
I found these two older images, they should show you what you need to know.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/837/oqw4.jpg)
It was really pretty simple to make. I started with a half whiskey barrel and a plastic liner. (I got mine at Lowes.) I then cut a piece of wood to match the curve of the plastic liner. The wood covers about a third of the top, and is mounted by wood screws facing upwards from under the liner. I cut a hole in the wood and ran a piece of rubber hose through it and into the old cistern pump which is bolted to the top of the wood. Finally a submerged water pump is connected to the bottom of the rubber hose, and the electrical cord is just draped over the side.
When it needs to be cleaned, I divert the water out of the barrel with a short length of plastic down spouting, and lift out the plastic liner with the pump still attached. Clean it out, slide the entire unit back in, and refill it.
During the winter months I drop an electric birdbath heater in it to keep the water from freezing. In windy situations like this, I have to occasionally add a couple of buckets of water to replace what blows out and becomes ice.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
CHEERS!
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Thank you! Spring project for me! :banana:
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Nature is always the best artist!
looks real cool,cold even.... :devil
BTW 10 below is considered a warm day up here!!!! :O
Keep your stick on the ice!
:salute
Not if it is -10F. :D
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Not if it is -10F. :D
Shhhhh, most of them dont know the difference..... :devil
:salute
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It’s been ten below zero… And our backyard fountain is still going strong! I made it from a half whiskey barrel with a plastic liner, an old cistern hand pump, and an electric pump to re-circulate the water. I put a birdbath heater in it during the winter months, so the birds and squirrels will have somewhere to get fresh water to drink.
(http://imageshack.com/a/img835/6245/sjfd.jpg)
This thing has been running nonstop (Except for cleaning) for about ten years.
CHEERS! goaly
That is quite cool :aok
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It’s been ten below zero… And our backyard fountain is still going strong! I made it from a half whiskey barrel with a plastic liner, an old cistern hand pump, and an electric pump to re-circulate the water. I put a birdbath heater in it during the winter months, so the birds and squirrels will have somewhere to get fresh water to drink.
(http://imageshack.com/a/img835/6245/sjfd.jpg)
This thing has been running nonstop (Except for cleaning) for about ten years.
CHEERS! goaly
nice!
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Nature is always the best artist!
so very true. i took this pic of our bird bath a few years ago. this happened COMPLETELY on its own. i have no idea how. but somehow the water in this copper bowl popped or something and this is what it formed. pure ice nature born no frame nothing. just water making art to baffle me and mock me by creating what appears to be a swan
(http://rs672.pbsrc.com/albums/vv90/bobshann/IMAG0062.jpg~320x480)
(http://rs672.pbsrc.com/albums/vv90/bobshann/IMAG0063.jpg~320x480)