I decided to make a fun water table for my son’s first birthday. He loves water in the sink and the bathtub so instead of getting a boring old tiny pool, I went this route. I wanted fountains and sprayers and a self contained reservoir and pump so it wouldn’t need to be attached to the hose. I got all the goods at a local home-improvement store and got it together in about 2 hours.
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Materials needed:
a plastic storage bin with a cool lid (I got a couple of these in a two-pack)
a 330 gph statuary pump (in the garden pond section)
3/4” x 5’ polyethylene plastic water pipe (the price tag said “3/4” x5’ NSF PE 160PSI STICK (PEP)”)
3/4” insert plug (in the same section as the pipe above)
3/4” 90D elbow insert
3/4” tee insert
3/4” ID vinyl tube (I got a 10’ piece)
and a few simple tools:
a hand saw
a power drill
various drill bits, one a bit bigger than the outer diameter of the pipe and a few smaller ones
a utility knife (or something else to cut the vinyl tubing)
a plastic storage bin with a cool lid (I got a couple of these in a two-pack)
a 330 gph statuary pump (in the garden pond section)
3/4” x 5’ polyethylene plastic water pipe (the price tag said “3/4” x5’ NSF PE 160PSI STICK (PEP)”)
3/4” insert plug (in the same section as the pipe above)
3/4” 90D elbow insert
3/4” tee insert
3/4” ID vinyl tube (I got a 10’ piece)
and a few simple tools:
a hand saw
a power drill
various drill bits, one a bit bigger than the outer diameter of the pipe and a few smaller ones
a utility knife (or something else to cut the vinyl tubing)
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I added a shallower tub to the top with a standpipe so that the she could splash in a few inches of water. The fountain pump feeds a slip fit pvc pipe fitting, so she (or I) can reconfigure the fountain.
today we added dish soap, that was fun.
Today, I added an umbrella for shade.
I use bath water pump (KP-103) in japan. http://www.koshin-ltd.jp/products/domestic/bus/std.html
This toy is dangerous if you expect it to babysit while you watch TV. But if you will be diligent in your supervision and use common sense, then it's perfectly safe.
Neuronscream makes some great suggestions if you're nervous about this.
Great work
I would caution though that AC power and wet children are a bad combination. I would suggest adding an extension cord to the project which is positively locked so it can not be undone either by tripping over it or a curious kinder. The best protection would be to place the pump plug end and the extension cord end into a small IP65 box. And then make sure the whole thing is plugged into a GFCI power outlet that you have tested. Never assume the GFCI outlet is working especially if it is outdoors, rain and cold take their toll pretty quickly on them. But if you test and it trips and resets correctly, you will be okay.
Great work!