{"id":49901,"date":"2026-08-24T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italpark.com\/install-garden-fountain-base-pump-electricity\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T16:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:00:43","slug":"install-garden-fountain-base-pump-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italpark.com\/en\/install-garden-fountain-base-pump-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"Install a Garden Fountain: Base, Pump and Electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The question we receive after every order is always the same: “what do I need to prepare?”<\/em><\/p>\n\n

A marble chip garden fountain weighs a couple of hundredweight and upwards. It is not a pot: it is a structure that, once placed, stays there. Everything that follows concerns the days before<\/strong> the truck arrives.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

1. The base: a concrete slab is required<\/h2>\n\n

The fountain must be placed on a flat, level concrete slab.<\/strong> Not on grass, not on compacted earth, not on dry-laid pavers.<\/p>\n\n

The reason is the concentrated weight on just a few support points: ground that settles even slightly will throw the basin out of level. And a basin out of level is not merely an aesthetic flaw \u2014 water overflows from one side only, the usable water level drops, and the pump risks running dry.<\/p>\n\n

Minor residual imperfections can be corrected during installation using rigid shims<\/strong> of wood or plastic, provided they do not compromise stability. Then check that the basin is centred and level<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

If a concrete slab is not possible<\/h3>\n\n

There is a practical alternative: the fibreglass tub<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

It is a basin with a reinforced double bottom, hydro-electric PVC pipework already built in, and pre-fitted for our kits. It completely eliminates masonry work \u2014 which is the most expensive part of any installation \u2014 and features an externally accessible pump compartment<\/strong> (h 20 \u00d7 L 41 \u00d7 P 32 cm, secured by 10 bolts): the pump can be installed and adjusted without draining the fountain and without reaching inside.<\/p>\n\n

This is the option to consider when you do not want to open a building site, when the location cannot be reached by a concrete mixer, or when the installation needs to be dismantled at a later date.<\/p>\n\n

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2. How it arrives and how it is moved<\/h2>\n\n

The fountain does not arrive assembled, and it cannot be moved by two people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

It arrives in pieces \u2014 basin, base, column, bowl depending on the model \u2014 and is assembled on site<\/strong>. The individual pieces are still too heavy to be moved by hand: a pallet truck or a forklift<\/strong> is required to bring them from the truck to the installation point.<\/p>\n\n

This means one thing, and it is better to know it in advance: the customer must have arranged this with their own builder or installer.<\/strong> This is not a service that can be improvised on delivery day, and it is not included in the transport.<\/p>\n\n

The route from the unloading point to the installation point must be checked beforehand: width of passageways, steps, gradients, and the ground’s load-bearing capacity under the vehicle. A forklift on wet grass will sink.<\/p>\n\n

(For weights, timescales and delivery methods: see Shipping and delivery<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n

3. The pump: flow rate and head<\/h2>\n\n

A pump is chosen based on two values, and both are essential:<\/p>\n\n