Continuing with our description of the components of architectural fountains that started in the first part of this section, we now turn to pump chambers or rooms, essential items in the design and installation of any water feature fountain.

The nozzle is the part from which sprayed water exits and is shaped to achieve a particular aesthetic effect. It is therefore the key player in a water feature fountain as it is responsible for propelling large volumes of water into the air. The origin of the nozzle lies in the pipe-end, which in principle is basically the short tube through which water flows into a fountain. Prior to the pipe-end, the actual pipe protruded from the ground or wall to discharge water but for beauty and functional reasons, an extra part was added – the pipe-end - which was fitted on the end of the pipe. Designed with mythological (griffon), zoomorphic or merely geometric figures, pipe-ends were an ornamental part of fountains.Read More

As everyone acquainted with us already knows, here at Safe Rain we have been manufacturing jet pipes and nozzles for water feature fountains for 35 years. Our customers, the fitters, are the people who create water feature fountains according to different conditions.Read more

When tackling the design of an architectural fountain, it is important to consider the various components. This is exactly what we intend to do in this, and future installments of this Blog.