Five Myths About Water Fountains

by Amir Nejad

When people think of water fountains their minds often drift to huge estates, gigantic marble constructions and hordes of groundskeepers keeping the fountains running. These days that just isn’t true; anybody can afford a water fountain and there’s never been a time when they’re easier to buy and maintain. Water Fountain Place is a water fountain retailer that not only sells high end custom fountains to corporate headquarters, but smaller fountains suited to any budget. According to the company there five big myths keep many people from adding a water fountain to their homes and gardens. Once you get past them, you’ll see why virtually anyone can beautify their surroundings with an indoor or outdoor water fountain.

Water Fountains Are Too Expensive for My House

Water fountains used to be large and heavy by necessity, since they were driven by large machinery and gravity. Less advanced materials meant that owners were stuck with stone, metal, glass or concrete – all beautiful materials, but not in easy reach of everyone’s budgets. These fountains were also harder to move and maintain. Fortunately the rise of small, powerful electric fountain pumps and new durable materials that are lighter and less expensive mean that not only do fountains themselves now come in all price ranges, but the total cost of ownership has fallen dramatically.

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Water Fountains Require Lots of Room

Once again, the idea that fountains have to be big and heavy is a false one. You can find fountains ranging in size from large custom designs for office complexes, to small tabletop fountains that can decorate a desk while leaving plenty of room for your computer and important papers. In between these extremes, wall fountains, garden fountains and other styles come in many different shapes and sizes, so it’s simple to find a model that will fit your home, even if it’s a modest apartment or condo.

Water Fountains Are a Pain to Maintain

Water fountains can be elaborate works of art but the compact electric pump makes their basic functioning very simple. As long as you keep the pump in good shape and the water clear your fountain will last for a long time. Water Fountain Place’s website features a complete guide to fountain care. Once you read a resource like this and check it against your own situation, you’ll find that fountain care is a simple, occasional routine that’s 99% common sense.

Water Fountains Are Hard to Match with Other Décor

There’s never been a time in history when water fountains were more accessible in more styles. You can get Asian styles, sleek modern fountains; artisan-built painted glass fountains . . . the variety in all price ranges is endless and constantly expanding.

Water Fountains Need a Lot of Power

Modern fountain pumps are extraordinarily efficient. A fountain’s power consumption is based on the height, distance and amount of water that gets cycled through it, so size and shape will influence power consumption, but pump efficiency still keeps power use to a minimum. Furthermore, there’s a huge variety of solar fountains available that will draw no power at all from your home – it all comes from a high efficiency solar panel.

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