Item List | ||
| 110 Standard Giant Fountain | ||
| 8x | 151 | Dam Segment (Curved) |
| 4x | 195 | Straight Base Albano |
| 1x | 87 | Cauria Base |
| 1x | 130 | Fontana Base |
| 1x | 129 | Fontana Bacino (one hole) |
| 1x | 132 | Fontana a Tre Cadute |
| 1x | 475 | Waterfall 4800 Pump |
Optional Parts | ||
| 4x | 155 | Vaso Marsala |
Materials Needed | ||
| PVC Conduit Pipe 1,5mx20mm Dia | ||
| 12x Metal Braces | ||
| 24x 6mm Fisher Plugs | ||
| 20x Wooden Wedges | ||
| Cement mix 1 cubic meter (if foundation is level) | ||
| Fishing Line | ||
| Wire Pegs 4mm thick | ||
| White PVA Paint | ||
| Pro-Long Waterproofing Paint | ||
| Silicone Sealant | ||
| Hose pipe 3mx25mm dia | ||
| Hose Clamp (for pump attachment) | ||
| Plastersand and Cement | ||
Tools | ||
| Electric Hammer Drill | ||
| Hammer | ||
| Spirit Level | ||
| Trowel | ||
| Paint Brushes | ||
| 6mm Masonary Bit | ||
| 6mm Tungsten Bit | ||
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Thank-you for purchasing a Gardens of Italy quality product. We would like to make the installation procedure as easy as possible for you, with this installation pamphlet, so that you can enjoy this magnificent water feature in your own setting.
- Choose a level area or level out area where foundation must be laid.
- Mark out foundation with 4mm Wire Pegs and Fishing Line.
- Dig out foundation 100mm deep. If area is not level, build up lowest side of foundation with brick wall and dig out highest side more, to ensure laying a level foundation.
- Prepare cement mix for foundation.
- Lay foundation 100mm thick. Remember to include the PVC Conduit pipe while laying foundation.
- Smooth off the floor of the foundation, ensuring a level base to build fountain on, before cement sets.
- After an intial period of 6 hours, hose down the foundation periodically to facilitate even setting of cement without cracking. - Every hour during daytime period - Twice during nighttime period. This hosing down should be done for the next 18 hours as it prevents the cement from drying to fast. A plastic sheet may also be used to cover the foundation during this period.
- After the 24 hour setting and hardening period of the foundation the rest of the fountain can be installed.
Installation
Foundation
- Place the 4 straight Base Albano on the porches, to act as the pedestals. Wet the bottom of the pedestals to ensure bonding to foundation.
- Apply mix to the bottom of one pedestal, place into position and level it using the spirit level.
- Wet bottom and sides of 2 dam segments and place them roughly on a foundation quadrant, between one pair of pedestals. Push segments to the centre of fountain until fitting flush and tight with each other and the pair of pedestals.
- Tilt over segment next to cemented pedestal and apply cement to bottom and sides. Tilt back into place and check and correct fit and height to pedestal and next segment with Wooden Wedges.
- Repeat same step for second segment, checking and correcting fit each time with Wooden Wedges.
- Pre-drill holes in metal braces and select three. Drill holes with a masonary bit and attach braces to the cemented pedestal and the segments with the Fisher Plugs using a hammer.
- The Wooden Wedges can be removed after allowing some time for mix to set. Smooth down mix between segments and also between first segment and pedestal.
- Repeat steps 2 and 7 for next pedetals and segments. Make sure to align next pedestal to previous one at eye level to eliminate a rising effect in the dam wall. The brace between the next pedestal and previous segment should only be attached after pedestal has been cemented into place.
- After mix has dried and all braces have been attached, the inside of dam can be waterproofed with Pro-Long, or any other waterproofing paint. Make sure wedges have been removed and the holes filled up with mix, before waterproofing.
Dam Wall
- Place Cauria Base (87) in middle of dam making sure that the removable part faces away from main approach to the fountain.
- Install the pump inside the base, leaving +/_ 500mm slack of electric cable to facilitate servicing of pump. Thereafter seal both sides of Conduit pipe with Silicone Sealant.
- Cement the Fontana Base on to the Cauria Base, make sure it is level and rises straight and insert Wooden Wedges if necessary. Also ensure that the pattern is aligned to a point of symmetry in the garden.
- Push through the hose pipe from the bottom so that it sticks out 100mm above Fontana Base. Inspect the flow from lip of the shell. Correct and level shell with Wooden Wedges to gain even flow, but the shell should rather rise straight than flow evenly. This problem is solved in step 9. Once again the pattern should be aligned and the hose pushed through as in step 4.
- Repeat step 5 for shells of Fontana a Tre Cadute, always ensuring that pattern is aligned, and that the fountain is straight rather than flowing freely. Wooden Wedges can be used to achieve this.
- Insert holes into metal pipe of Puttino part (boy with fish), making sure it doesn't extend further than 1/3 into the metal pipe. Silicone seal the hose to the metal pipe to prevent backflow of water down the inside of the fountain. Fix Puttino to top of fountain with Silicone seal rather than cement.
- Cut off hose at bottom so that there is no slack and attach to pump with hose clamp. Also fill up all holes made by Wooden Wedges, smooth off the joints, and wrap in wet sponge, and plastic to aid the curing process. This can be removed after 24 hours and the joints painted over.
- Fill the dam with water and switch on pump. Depending on flow from each shell, the lip can be ground out to get a even flow on all sides. If flow of water is down.