LandscaperOutlet.com once again had another successful installation. We installed the Three Tier Pagoda Cast Stone Concrete Outdoor Garden Fountain at another customers residence. This fountain on a difficulty level to set up was easy. The hardest part was lifting the concrete pool on to the four leg pedestal. We had three guys out on this install and it took us 2 hours from start to finish.
This particular fountain was very easy to level out, due to it's pedestal base. The base is only 24 inches long by 24 inches wide, making it real easy to prep the ground. We started by digging out the dirt and getting it as level as we can. Once the ground was level, we laid down one bag of crushed gravel, and spread it throughout the area in which the pedestal is placed. We checked again to make sure that the ground was level after laying down the gravel.
With the ground level, we were ready to place the pedestal. With the pedestal in place, we checked to make sure that the pedestal was level. If the pedestal is not level, you can level it out by lifting each side, one at a time, and placing the crushed gravel under each leg, until level. Once you have the pedestal level, you can place the pool on top. This was the hardest part of the installation. You want to make sure that you have at least 3 men to lift the pool and place it on the pedestal. If you try to do it with 2 men, you are risking that you may hit the pedestal, causing it to move, and become un-level. So, make sure you have plenty of man power to place the pool.
Now that the pool is in place, you can now start by adding each tier, one at a time. Level out each tier before placing the next. The pump for this specific fountain, sits in the pump housing located in the center of the pool. The hose connected to the pump housing recirculates the water out of the top of the fountain. Each tier has a hole through the center, to pass the hose through, all the way to the top. Make sure you have two people lifting the tier with the third person passing the hose through the center of each tier. Again make sure you level out each tier before placing the next. If the tiers are not level your fountain will not run properly. If the tier needs to be leveled, you can do so with the supplied shims.
All the tiers are now in place, so now it is time to fill the pool with water. Make sure that the pool is filled with water before powering the pump. If you run the pump with out any water, it will over heat and blow out. Once the pool is filled with water you can start the pump. The first problem we encountered was too much pressure coming out of the top of the fountain, and because of this there was a lot of splashing. A fountain that is being run with a lot of splash will lose a lot of water, causing you to constantly fill the fountain with water. To avoid this problem a re-stricter clamp is used on the recirculating hose, that is coming off the pump. This particular fountain is designed to slowly drip water down each tier, so we had to restrict the water being recirculated by adding the re-stricter clamp to the hose, as close to the pump as we can. Once we had the water restricted properly, and the water was flowing properly, our job was complete.
Again, we had another satisfied customer, who was in love with their selection of fountain. LandscaperOutlet.com offers a large variety of Outdoor Living Products. We specialize in selling wholesale to the trade, helping you meet your customer and B2B needs. We offer everything from wholesale garden fountains, wholesale garden statuary, wholesale planters and urns, and wholesale outdoor furniture. We only carry the highest quality products and we work closely with a logistics company in getting you your products in a timely fashion, with the best freight rates around. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our customer service team Toll Free at 1-(855)-LANDOUTLET.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Vail Goblet Urn Outdoor Garden Fountain
The crew here at Landscaper Outlet just finished an installation last week of the Vail Goblet Urn Outdoor Garden Fountain, manufactured by Massarelli's. The overall difficulty level of this particular fountain installation was moderate. The customer had a perfect spot on his front lawn for the set up, and was smart enough to have power and water installed at the installation site.
We started by laying down the template to get the overall diameter of the pool, and traced it out on the lawn. Next, we dug out about 3-4 inches of dirt, inside the template area, making sure we kept it as level to the eye as possible. We then trenched out an area to lay our PVC piping down, which is used to snake the wire through for the pump power cord. Once it was trenched out, and our PVC pipe was in place we filled the area with 2-3 inches crushed blue gravel, and leveled it out.
Now that the ground was level, it was time to place the pool. We had to call in 8 extra men for this step. Making sure that we had the center of the pool lined up with our PVC piping, we were able to lay it down flat, and snake the power cord of the pump through. With the pool in place it is now time to make sure that it was level. If a good job was done leveling out the crushed blue gravel, there should be no problem with the leveling of the pool. Placing the pool was overall the hardest part of the installation, and since the pool is 1 piece of cast stone concrete, it is extremely heavy. Not only is this pool extremely heavy, you also want to make sure you don't break it, and most important that nobody gets hurt. Now, that the pool is in place and level, it was time to place the pedestals, for the urns, inside the pool. The pedestals were placed according to our customers preference, and can be placed in any configuration you choose.
With the pedestals now in place, it was time to place the urns on top of the pedestals, and make sure they are level as well. If they are not level you can level them out by using shims, that are supplied with each outdoor garden fountain we sell. Having completed the placement of the urns and making sure they are level, it is now time to connect the plumbing to the pump. Once the plumbing is in place, you should make sure that the pump and the plumbing is some what concealed, and there are no kinks in the hoses. After the plumbing is complete, you can now fill the pool with water, but do not turn the pump on yet. If the pump is turned on without any water in the pool, it will blow out, and can no longer be used. Once the pool is filled with water, you can power up the pump and make any adjustments that are needed. On this particular fountain you want to make sure that you have enough pressure coming out of the top of each urn, and the water is coming out of the center of each urn as well. There might need to be a few adjustment made to make sure that the water is coming out of the center of the urns. The adjustments can be done with couplings and hosing, making some easy minor adjustments.
After this is complete your job is done and you can sit back to enjoy all of your hard work, and of course make sure your customer is happy. In this case our customer was very happy with the overall product and installation. The Vail Goblet Urn Outdoor Garden Fountain is available at LandscaperOutlet.com. You can also find many different style of fountains and other Outdoor Living Products at LandscaperOutelt.com. We offer superior customer service and have the knowledge that is needed to help you get through your next job.
Below you will find a video of the completed product up and running. For additional products, information and pictures of the installation, please visit LandscaperOutlet.com.
We started by laying down the template to get the overall diameter of the pool, and traced it out on the lawn. Next, we dug out about 3-4 inches of dirt, inside the template area, making sure we kept it as level to the eye as possible. We then trenched out an area to lay our PVC piping down, which is used to snake the wire through for the pump power cord. Once it was trenched out, and our PVC pipe was in place we filled the area with 2-3 inches crushed blue gravel, and leveled it out.
Now that the ground was level, it was time to place the pool. We had to call in 8 extra men for this step. Making sure that we had the center of the pool lined up with our PVC piping, we were able to lay it down flat, and snake the power cord of the pump through. With the pool in place it is now time to make sure that it was level. If a good job was done leveling out the crushed blue gravel, there should be no problem with the leveling of the pool. Placing the pool was overall the hardest part of the installation, and since the pool is 1 piece of cast stone concrete, it is extremely heavy. Not only is this pool extremely heavy, you also want to make sure you don't break it, and most important that nobody gets hurt. Now, that the pool is in place and level, it was time to place the pedestals, for the urns, inside the pool. The pedestals were placed according to our customers preference, and can be placed in any configuration you choose.
With the pedestals now in place, it was time to place the urns on top of the pedestals, and make sure they are level as well. If they are not level you can level them out by using shims, that are supplied with each outdoor garden fountain we sell. Having completed the placement of the urns and making sure they are level, it is now time to connect the plumbing to the pump. Once the plumbing is in place, you should make sure that the pump and the plumbing is some what concealed, and there are no kinks in the hoses. After the plumbing is complete, you can now fill the pool with water, but do not turn the pump on yet. If the pump is turned on without any water in the pool, it will blow out, and can no longer be used. Once the pool is filled with water, you can power up the pump and make any adjustments that are needed. On this particular fountain you want to make sure that you have enough pressure coming out of the top of each urn, and the water is coming out of the center of each urn as well. There might need to be a few adjustment made to make sure that the water is coming out of the center of the urns. The adjustments can be done with couplings and hosing, making some easy minor adjustments.
After this is complete your job is done and you can sit back to enjoy all of your hard work, and of course make sure your customer is happy. In this case our customer was very happy with the overall product and installation. The Vail Goblet Urn Outdoor Garden Fountain is available at LandscaperOutlet.com. You can also find many different style of fountains and other Outdoor Living Products at LandscaperOutelt.com. We offer superior customer service and have the knowledge that is needed to help you get through your next job.
Below you will find a video of the completed product up and running. For additional products, information and pictures of the installation, please visit LandscaperOutlet.com.
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