Make Your Own Bucket & Spigot Tabletop Fountain
A fountain made from a bucket and spigot is most often found in a garden or backyard. The spigot is usually attached to a pipe that's inserted into the ground for stability, with a bucket placed alongside as the reservoir. By revising the design of the outdoor garden fountain, you can create your own bucket and spigot tabletop fountain. An instant stress reliever both indoors and out, this bucket and spigot fountain is best suited for a rustic or primitive-style patio or sunroom.
Instructions
1. Measure the height of your bucket. Cut a length of copper pipe twice the height of the bucket.
2. Measure to the halfway point of the pipe, subtract 3 inches and make a mark. Drill a ¾-inch hole in one side of the pipe on the mark. Do not drill straight through the pipe. You'll need this hole to insert the plastic tubing inside the copper pipe for channeling the water from the bucket to the spigot.
3. Solder the copper fitting to the spigot and to the end of the copper pipe farthest away from the drilled hole.
4. Stack two half-bricks inside the bucket. These should provide enough weight to keep your fountain from tipping over when you attach the spigot.
5. Attach the copper pipe to the side of the bucket with pipe brackets. Make sure that the hole is facing inside the bucket. Place one bracket below the drilled hole and one above the hole. Drill pilot holes into the metal bucket to make attaching the brackets easier.
6. Place the submersible fountain pump inside the bucket. Locate the water spout on the pump. Attach one end of the plastic tubing to the water spout. Insert the other end inside the copper pipe. Run the tubing close to the top of the pipe where the spigot is attached.
7. Run the electrical cord from the pump over the side of the bucket, close to the copper pipe. Using duct tape the same color as the bucket will help camouflage the cord on the outside of the bucket.
8. Fill the bucket with water before turning on the fountain pump.
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