Eco-Friendly Fountains
Eco-Friendly Fountains
Have you always wanted to enhance the look of your house? Well, you can add that special touch and augment the price of your home just by adding a solar water fountain. You get all the rewards of an electric fountain, as well as other monetary benefits and an overall betterment to your health. Despite initial expenses, the long-term expense for this type of fountain is worth it. Because your fountain will not be powered by electrical energy, there will be no need to fret about any power outages. Running water fountains will lead to an increase in your electric bill. Although short-term costs might be higher than you had anticipated, don't forget that your home is increasing in value.
Spending more money on our electric bills is not the only downside - the environment is negatively affected too. Becoming “green” is just one of the pluses of installing a solar water fountain running only on the power of the sun. Using solar energy to run a water feature is not only beneficial to our environment but it also heats and cools our homes.
Less maintenance is a result of adding this kind of fountain. Clogs are avoided since there is no motor - which means less cleaning. And less cleaning means more time to enjoy yourself!
Where did Large Outdoor Fountains Originate from?
Where did Large Outdoor Fountains Originate from? The incredible architecture of a fountain allows it to provide clean water or shoot water high into air for dramatic effect and it can also serve as an excellent design feature to enhance your home.The main purpose of a fountain was originally strictly practical. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to bathe and wash, via aqueducts or springs in the area. Until the late nineteenth, century most water fountains operated using gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a supply of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Fountains were not only utilized as a water source for drinking water, but also to decorate homes and celebrate the designer who created it. The main materials used by the Romans to create their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly illustrating animals or heroes. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to re-create the gardens of paradise. Fountains enjoyed a significant role in the Gardens of Versailles, all part of French King Louis XIV’s desire to exert his power over nature.
The Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries were glorified with baroque style fountains made to mark the place of entry of Roman aqueducts.
The end of the nineteenth century saw the rise in usage of indoor plumbing to provide drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to purely decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity helped fountains to bring recycled water into living spaces as well as create unique water effects.
Modern fountains are used to adorn community spaces, honor individuals or events, and enhance recreational and entertainment events.