Blue Thumb DIY Handcrafted Rock Fountain Kits Installation Manual

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DIY Handcrafted Rock
Fountain Kits
Installation Manual
For Use With GFRC
Handcrafted Rock DIY Kits
using 2x2 or 4x4 Basins

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  • Page 1 DIY Handcrafted Rock Fountain Kits Installation Manual For Use With GFRC Handcrafted Rock DIY Kits using 2x2 or 4x4 Basins...
  • Page 2 INCLUDED in this kit: GFRC Fountain Bubbler Rock(s) Blue Thumb makes installation of your Handcrafted GFRC Flexible Fountain Bubbler Rock Polymesh Kit easy by following these Grate instructions. Flexible Hose Subscribe to our YouTube channel, BlueThumbINC, Plumbing for related informational Fitting or videos.
  • Page 3 STEP 3 Placement and Leveling the Fountain Basin Insert the fountain basin into the hole and use a level to make sure the basin is level from front-to-back and side-to-side. Note that near one corner of the basin there is a spinweld fitting installed in the basin.
  • Page 4 STEP 6 Install Grate and Polymesh Screen Place the grate on top of the basin oriented with the triangular corner access panel over the pump. If you have the 2x2 basin you will have a single grate with triangular piece cut for pump access. If you have the 4x4 basin you will have two grates to piece together with one of them cut for pump access.
  • Page 5 STEP 9 Water Flow Control 9a For double or triple fountains, achieve the desired sound and aesthetic flow, adjust the rate of water to each of your bubblers by turning the red ball valve handle on your plumbing until the desired flow is obtained.
  • Page 6 If your rock is accumulating more moss or algae than you desire we recommend using Fountain Cleaner by Blue Thumb, which is designed to reduce moss/algae growth. Efflorescence - Causes and cleaning / removal Any material containing Portland cement (pre-cast stone, GFRC products, etc) has the potential to effloresce.
  • Page 7 GFRC BUBBLER ROCK FOUNTAIN Pump service and maintenance Periodically inspect and clean the pre-filter. To clean, remove pre-filter from the water pump and rinse using clean water. Replace the pre-filter if it becomes damaged or torn. The cap over the impeller should occasionally be removed to clean and inspect the impeller assembly.
  • Page 8 Maintenance General Fountain and System Maintenance • It is OK to run pump continuously 24/7, or you may choose to connect it to a timer. • Fill evaporated water as necessary or considering installing an Auto Fill Kit #ABDAUTO. • Add Muck Buster #PB2682 every couple of weeks to the basin to ®...

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