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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 po...
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...
Start by drilling drainage holes on the lid of the bin so that any water squirted out of the fountains will not pool on top but drain back into the r...
Next cut some 2” lengths of black pipe with your hand saw (or a power miter box saw) and assemble the three tee inserts and four 90D elbow inserts in...
Lay the main plumbing structure on the lid to find the best location for the holes that will allow the vertical fountain pipes to come above the lid....
Take the remaining black pipe and cut it into six pieces, varying the length a bit. Four of those pieces get an insert plug and the remaining two get...
Drill a hole in the side of the bin, below the rim, for the pump’s power cord to pass through. Then make a vertical cut through the rim to that hole w...
Pass the power cord through the hole in the bin by cramming it down the cut you made. Place the pump at the bottom of the bin. Attach the plumbing ass...
This is the tricky part: pass each of the vertical fountain pieces through the holes in the lid and attach them to the plumbing assembly while holdin...
Drill small holes in the plug inserts that point up. Small is key here. If you make the holes too big before you test the water pressure, you could e...
Fill the reservoir with enough water to cover the pump by a couple of inches. You can pour or hose water right onto the lid. Plug the pump in to test...
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