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A bamboo fountain can be a great way to add mystical accent to your garden. This unique fountain hails from Japan where it was devised by rice farmers as a way to frighten deer away from the rice paddies. The name “deer chasers” was coined and is still used as another name for the bamboo fountain.

The bamboo fountain found a new use with the monks who used them to track their meditation times. With more people aware of the environment, the bamboo fountain is getting more attention since it is made of environmentally friendly material. The bamboo fountain is also popular because of its charm and colloquial appeal. The bamboo fountain is a flexible model so they can be used both indoors and outdoors.

Creating a bamboo fountain does not involve more than a few basic items. You should have bamboo, pipe or tubing, a base, a water pump, rod, screws, and a container. If you are building an outdoor bamboo fountain, it is a good idea to use a quality bamboo that will not crack under variable weather conditions. People who opt to use the bamboo fountain indoors often enhance the strength and appearance of the bamboo by applying polish. Other tools necessary to build your own bamboo fountain include a screwdriver, wood saw, and a drill machine.

The first step after you have all the components for your bamboo fountain is to cut the bamboo sticks to required lengths. You should have three big bamboo sticks. One piece of bamboo will be used to hold the nozzle while the others will hold the moving part of the bamboo fountain. The part that moves is responsible for collecting water and emptying it once the weight of the collected water rises. Moving on, you will have to drill a hole through the center of the two other bamboo sticks and the moving part. You need holes in your bamboo sticks pieces because a rod will be inserted in them to make the fountain operate with pivot action.

For the second [phase] of construction, you will take a pipe and connect it from the pump up through the bamboo. The top of the pipe ends in a bamboo nozzle. The materials for your bamboo fountain, once put together, will be added to a base. The bamboo fountain is in working order when it continues cycling water through the moving part, out of the spout and back in again.

If you’re kind of person who would rather someone else did it, then you may prefer purchasing a bamboo fountain kit from your building supply store.

Lastly, you may want to know how to maintain a bamboo fountain. Any maintenance will concentrate in two places. You will focus on the water pump care. You need to have the water pump below the surface of your retaining pool when running. It must be cleaned on a regular basis. Bamboo fountain care is also about replacing the water regularly. If your bamboo fountain is on all the time, you won’t have to change it as often but it is still good to keep on a schedule to avoid smell, stagnant water.