Has anyone done this and think it is worth it vs just having a real fountain?
The director wants a real fountain, I think doing something like bent acrylic rods would read just as well from 30' while being much easier to deal with on a moving
wagon for 3 weeks.
@DGotlieb How much water and for how long? ( 1 gallon for 3 minutes Vs. 10 gallons for 30 minutes equates to a huge difference in volume to store, volume drained to collect / contain as well as weight to
roll about.)
Here's where my thoughts are going; I've used this several times for a kitchen sink on a rolling set piece.
Bladder tanks, sort of an accumulator for water rather than high pressure hydraulics.
Adjust the air pressure behind the bladder to suit.
Fill with water from your nearest hose bib / mop or paint sink. Use
snap together garden hose couplings with internal stops to prevent leakage when not coupled.
Drain water into a 5 gallon paint bucket with a layer of old rags in the bottom to minimize noise.
In the case of the kitchen sinks I dealt with, I replaced all gaskets and O-rings for an air tight seal to prevent loss of pressure.
In one case, the
unit was part of a cooking show set and the bladder tank had to provide enough water to prep' all of the recipes.
The second time the sink was in the set of a homeowner's kitchen and required far less water.
In both cases, a shelf was installed under the sink to place the bladder tank as high / close to the sink as possible to minimize how far 'up hill' the bladder tank needed to force the water. Water's heavy when it comes to using bladder tanks to push it up hill.
In my area of Canada, bladder tanks and all associated fittings were
stock items in Home Depot. A light coating of Vaseline kept the hose couplers air-tight.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard