How to make a patio or backyard water fountain in 1 hour using items you already have at home
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- All you need to have in advance is a water pump, which I will go over with you in this video. Forget other costly, time consuming DIY water fountain how to's out there. You CAN make a water fountain fast, without ANY tools whatsoever, no drilling, no sawing, no digging... You only need a small, good quality water pump you can get for $20 or less online, and items you most likely already have in or around your home! Do you have: an empty planter, some plastic tubing, duct tape, a few extra bricks or rocks laying around the house, basement, garage, backyard? Then you are good to go. I will show you how to use your creativity combined with upcycling resourcefulness, to make a relaxing water fountain for your porch, patio, or other backyard area that is not only cost effective, but FAST! I made mine in 45 minutes!!
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Your fine, actually great. You went through hicups and you problem solved them. With doing that you helped others avoid that issue. Your video is full hands on, not prestaged. That makes you likeable . I like the simpleness of your project. Best of all 24/7 sound effect qs the sun goes down solar pumps quit. Yours keeps on giving. Keep on being you, teach through trials an error ❤
I saw on the Humming bird water feature site , the lady used USB water pumps with power banks.. I've just bought one and am going to use in my very similar fountain that I "copied" last year from this video
Thank you so much for this video. I agree I find many of the videos too complicated for me. And it looks like I can do one like yours
Yes! You can do it!! Really ALL you need to get is a pump. Then you can make a fountain out of virtually anything you have around that holds water!!
“I want a fricking fountain!!”🤣🤣
i have the same style of pump. used an old disk humming bird feeder(the bottom clear part). i needed another smaller hose to insert through the center of tray. placed the red feeder part (where the hummingbirds feed) off a typical feeder, made a nickle size hole and set on top of other piece. setting this on a bucket and some pebbles from dollar tree. the pebbles inside of the top red feeder helps to create little waterfalls out of the feeding spouts. i wanna make more.
Well done, I love your determination and narrative and you gave me an idea to use water hose for my pump. I didnt mind your sniffs (but just use a tissue from time to time). The finished fountain was really good. xx
your patio is so good looking. thank you
Best DIY water fountain ive found.. i too wabt to use stuff i have but couldn't think how to create a ledge for an old frog spout i have.. seeing yours i realise i don't need a ledge but a tower inside the pot with a wider flatter top ..i have bricks with holes which would be perfect for the tubing and the frog to sit on with the water going through his bottom snd out of his mouth..
Glad I could help! Did you build it?! Can't wait to hear!!
This is similar to what I had in mind only I have a much bigger planter so I'm using a 20" planter saucer as a birdbath. It sits on top of a 5 gallon bucket I put inside the pot that will be the water reservoir and provide space around the edges to plant some trailing plants. Like the way you camouflaged the hose. So much easier than drilling through several l rocks.
Thanks! I'd LOVE to see how it turned or turns out!! When I did that video I was just sick of saying "one day I'll do that" and decided to just work with what I already had and make it happen. It was a wonderful addition to the patio. I recently bought a new and bigger pump to also make a bigger fountain :)
@@MakeItPlace Here's mine. Yours looks better but I will keep fussing with the rocks and maybe some moss. Except for the pump, planter saucer, and a few parts, I already had everything so it wasn't too expensive though a planter that size is pretty Pricy if you had to buy one.
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@@MakeItPlace I posted it. Can't link it here but you can see it if you click my handle. Only video so far! lol
If you notice someone talking to much find another video ;-) more to your liking
It’s beautiful!!! 👍🤗
Nice video! Very inspiring. Nice job…
I was losing interest.. kept ffwd but gkad i persevered as it turned out quite well.. and did inspire me..
Very pretty 🐱. Thanks 👍
Turned out nicely!
Thanks very much Jody! I really appreciate that
Great little fountain 👍🏻.
Your nails look fabulous! And thank you for the lovely video and great sense of humor. It was a pleasure watching it.
Thanks Santi! When I get an idea in my head I just go full steam ahead and that day I was determined to have a fountain :)
Love your fountain
Awww.... thanks! The moss is my favorite part :)
I was thinking of making a water fountain in my back yard, but I was looking at some of the solar power ones. Thanks for your ideas.
I checked those out too! Do you mean the ones that float? They look very cool. I am thinking about trying one in my old bird bath...
@@MakeItPlace Yes, the ones that float.
The solar pumps r wonderful. Bought three from Amazon , chk solar pumps. Try a solar one that sticks in the ground and leads to a pump for your bowl or try one that sits in the water without the grd stake or one that connects to a usb which will run all the time without sun.,I have all three. Highest price $ 18 which was for the usb. Let me know if u need more info.
@@deborahsimmons3370 I was thinking of the one that sits in the water. Thanks.
@@MakeItPlace careful with the ones that float, they will fall apart easily. I use solar powered pumps for my daytime fountains that I have for my hummingbirds. But if you plan on entertaining at night the electric pump is good and you can get led light that are submersible with remote control and different colors.
Nice video. Nice fountain. How much of a chore to clean?
If you keep it out of the sun it shouldn't go green.. I draped artificial ivy over the entire exposed water and it was in the shade.. I had a solar pump on the fence in the sun.. but have bought a new USB powered one to either plug on or use a power bank.. I saw this idea on the Humming Bird water feature lady videos..
@@cathydavies3526 Thanks. I will keep that in mind.
For the past 4 maybe 5 springs I would get a brilliant idea for a water fall/ fountain! Every time it has kicked my but! Hours of watching videos, Hours of digging, few hours thinking I did something worth the time, effort, money! To find it quit working ! That same itch for a dog gone water disaster has hit me again please pull for me,these simple things are just eating me alive ! Would love to pay some one to do it but when you do have 2 nickals to rub together that out ! I would love to have something like normal house hold would have no problem with! Normal that is something that will never be achieved in my life ,but I thank you for giving me the MOJO to try once again 🙏 I think you did a great job with your project 😀
Water proof sealer to plug hole in pot bottom. Nice!
Thanks Andrea!
Inspiring but I don't have enough sun for solar. I have too many trees. As it stands now, I have to cut some so my flowers can get some sun. I would have to put this near a tree. I do like the idea of using what I have. . Thanks for sharing.
we have a pond in front by our porch, but on the side of our lattice porch, i made a water feature, next step is to cement around the pot, leaving enough room to replace the pot if need be, and rocks will be use to cement a round wishing well type frame for it. cant wait to get that done, turns out the rain water collects off our roof right in that pot, so pump in and rock but i want to hide the pot from view and use round rocks that i have to complete that water feature right by the lattice, where vines will grow up, and put on a blue floral show in spring and summer, Morning glorys, always come back every year, so thats what we put there, they are about to climb any time now, so its a good rich soil in that flower bed, with lithrope that blooms as well so i can suck otu the water with the pump when i need to change it, once its bricked in, i will add a few fish soon to that, and there is also a bush there to help with shade, and i will add a couple hummingbird feeders to the rock round when i am done with it. i also was gifted a big frog spitter i may use that as well, so only cost to us, will be the tiny pump and, will add that frog i do think as well its big, so that will look great sitting on top
I have tried so any different pumps and I haven’t found one i like. Could you put a link to the pump you used? It turned out beautifully. I hope i can create one as nice. Thanks for sharing.
Awww, thanks Denise! Here is a link to the exact pump I bought: amzn.to/3Cyb0fH
I have fountains for my hummingbirds, but I use solar powered pumps.. but an electric pump is a great idea if you plan on entertaining at night, put a few led lights around with plants to create a beautiful setting.
Love this!
Thanks so much Vickie!
You are just like me !! I love it and I want it now ! Let me see what I have 😂❤
I have that "problem" for sure!
Beautiful
Thank you very much Patra!
Cute
Another poster here wrote _"You also talked way too much...."_ I agree. The only way I could endure the video was to fast forward through the tedious parts. Just tell us how to make a fountain.
Don't Be So Rude
@@debbieporter8610 I appreciate your post, Debbie, really I do, but let me explain why I wrote what I did. RUclips posters can't improve their videos when they only get pats on the back. They need to know when something isn't working. They need criticism. And unless the criticism is honest and unvarnished, it isn't useful. My objective was not to make friends. It was to be useful.
@@debbieporter8610 Honest critiquing is not being rude,some people just dont like it ,,everyone wants to be pacified !! my goodness her next video will be better thanks to her honest friends !
@@IsaacNussbaumthere are nicer ways to get the point across.. it was rude..
@@jackwkennedy3314there are nicer ways to get your point across without being rude..
You might; want to replace the duck tape with painters tape which is waterproof- not sure how duck tape will hold under water
" i WANT A FREAKING FOUNTAIN " lol
ME TOO 🤭🙋🏾♀️
You can totally do this! Just get a small pump and you can turn just about any container into one. You got this!!
Love it :)!
Thanks very much!
If you happen have a submersible fountain pump already. And some janitorial items.
Why not use rocks and a plant?
That's terrific! I love the sound of the water... and if you already have a pump you are ready to get creative with things you already have like rocks and plants and put it all together in no time at all.
Did you have to plug the hole in the bottom of the pot? I have ceramic pots and have unsuccessfully plugged the hole...they leak.
Try flex seal spray
This particular pot didn't have a hole so it worked out. But I have since made another fountain in a ceramic pot that does have a hole. I used a piece of cork that I shaved down until it fit snugly in the hole. I hope that helps!
If the planter had draining holes, how did you secure them?
I would cut cork to squeeze in there and then calk around it on the inside.
What's wrong with using a fale safe jubilee clip,when the pump gets warm it will blow the pipe of the warmed tape.Just making a safe for you comment.Good luck.
Absolutely. I ended up using a hose clamp as you'll see farther in the video.
ELECTRICAL TAPE😊
i have several pumps i always keep spares on hand,
Gorgeous!! And where did you find that Dragon???
Hint: Instead of duct tape you can buy (very cheaply) the very small Hose Clamps, where you tighten the small screw and it tights the clamp around the tubing....like $1.78 or so for 10 of them.
Thanks for the awesome tip!
solar is the way !
Why not use a hose clamp instead of duct tape.
Yep... That is what I ended up doing. You'll see that farther along in the video. It worked MUCH better! I was so impatient to get it done that very day I tried a bad shortcut :(
What size is the tubing?
I wish I could tell you, I would need to go measure it. I used something I found in my basement from some other project. I'm sure it would have been easier if I had bought some standard size tubing along with the pump...
Very nice! Where did you get your "green man" face?
Thanks! I got my green man in Scotland on a past vacation :)
Great to use what we have and looks good in the end! And you have a good You Tube personality! Some people are boring!
I'm making one... TO friggin DAY in my UK garden. 🤭👍🏽🙋🏾♀️
I'm SO SO SO glad to hear that! Did you make it?!
@@MakeItPlace LOL I got BIG CHAT🤣. This British weather getting in my way. 🤔💯
I didn't know duct tape was waterproof! hahaha
Just like ducks.... ; D
Any small wildlife coming for a well needed drink of water is highly likely to fall in here & drown. Why no cover?
Easy to climb out with the bricks.. nothing has ever fallen in my very similar one..
Most animals are not that dumb. They will just climb back out.
get a hose clamp
Good idea but to much bla bla bla....
I like her video but i totally understand what you are saying 😂. Thats all im saying 😂.
you speak too much, a lot of unnecessary details.
Drugs???
Why so rude? You can FF or just find another video. I thought it was all interesting and had no problem with it. If I did, I would just move on. It is her video and her channel.
These things you didn’t have at home, you ordered them. You also talked way too much and I couldn’t get through the video, drove me nuts.