Cast-Iron Fountains can create a focal point for the entrance to your property. Here at Water Feature Pros we provide classically inspired Cast-Iron Fountains and other pieces that can be combined in a variety of ways. We have large, intermediate, or small-scale fountains for any need. Used with either a masonry pool or cast-iron basin they can be accessorized with submersible lighting and spray ring inserts.
At a maximum height of six to eight feet with bowl diameters smaller than three feet, small fountains are perfect for more intimate settings. One great advantage is they may be used with Robinson Iron’s ground basins. Less site work is required to install and they use small recirculating pumps that operate on 115 volts. Ground basins have a decorative “lip” in either an egg and dart or frog and turtle motif. A center conduit allows for overflow and electrical supply. A small stainless steel drain plug is installed for maintenance. The musical, almost “bell” tone quality of the water play in these fountains make them especially enjoyable.
With a maximum height of ten feet and bowl diameters no greater than six feet, medium sized Cast-Iron Fountains are adaptable to a variety of spaces. Whether in an enclosed courtyard or on an estate lawn these pieces have presence. Most operate with simple recirculating pumps while others may benefit from a more complex plumbing and electrical package.
Standing ten feet and often up to over twenty feet in height, these large estate, commercial or municipal Cast-Iron fountains are the centerpiece of many public spaces. They typically consist of bowls greater than five feet in diameter with a maximum of fifteen feet. “Roman” styles are more architectural exhibiting egg and dart detailing combined with fluting, reeding and acanthus. “Sculptural” styles are adorned with organic forms found in nature often with the addition of life-size figures of people or animals. Spouting “remotes” located within the pool are often used to accent these pieces. Forward thinking in the design process for plumbing and electrical needs are designed individually. Because plumbing, waterflow and even lighting and spray rings are considered during design they may be easily customized for a specific effect. Additionally, Cast Iron pool copings and inner pool rings are available for tiered effects.
Maintenance of Cast-Iron fountains can provide lasting beauty indefinitely with a minimum amount of maintenance. The fountain’s finish should last many years or possibly a decade depending on the severity of weather conditions. When rust appears, steps may be taken to clean and repaint the fountain. (Note: Small amounts of rust should be expected and tolerated.) Aquatic plants are not recommended for recirculating pools. Decayed plant material tends to promote algae growth, clogging the pump filters. Algae may be prevented with a weak solution of commercially available swimming pool product. Even extreme cold weather should not hurt the fountain itself. It may, however, cause cracking in a concrete basin. To prevent this, the submersible pump should be cut off in advance and the basin drained. The pump in any case should not be operated in extreme cold.
Below you will find a selection of Cast-Iron Fountains along with their dimensions and often cost. We would like you to look through all the images on this page both above and below as well as click on anything you like below to find out more about it. Keep in mind this is only a small sampling of what we can provide but in most cases these fountains are custom so we will need to talk about what you want. We will discuss things like the area it is going into, how big and how tall you want, how much noise you want it to make, finish / color, and even lighting. All of this will start us down the road to coming up with the fountain design you are looking for. This often seems like quite a process but remember these Cast-Iron Fountains can easily outlast you and be around for your children and even grandchildren to enjoy. There are hundreds if not thousands of fountains around the world that were constructed in the 1800s and are still running and look like they did the day they were built.
