Water Fountain Care, Cleaning, and Maintenance – 4 Easy Steps to a Smooth Running Water Fountain

Although we all love tabletop fountains, we tend to be a bit ignorant when we need to take proper care of them. The following tips will help you to take good care of your tabletop fountain and ensure proper maintenance of it:

1) Usage of water

Any tabletop fountain needs water to be added to it at regular intervals as evaporation is the key cause of loss of water. If you are going to add water to it, please ensure that the quality of water added by you is of good quality and the best way of doing this is by adding distilled water so that the pump will remain in good condition. Sadly the tap water that is used by most people contains a number of minerals and other chemical impurities that can tarnish the water fountain. If you are not interested in buying distilled water for your water fountain you can pick up a number of products that can be used for the treatment of tap water due to which the quality of the tap water will improve. I will tell you about these products a bit later in my article. You should always ensure that the water level in the reservoir is at the right level ñ you need to check this daily as you will need to add water as and when the water level is not up to the required mark.

2). Maintaining the pump

Although the tabletop fountain pumps are dependable and can last for a long time, they need to be provided with the right kind of maintenance so that they work efficiently like before. This is important as every electric product does need a bit of maintenance regularly. If the pump is not cleaned regularly then it will lead to accumulation of algae and dirt ñ this in turn will not allow the pump to work efficiently and the rate of water being pumped will be much less than what can be normally expected by you. If you want your tabletop fountain pump to work competently then you will definitely need to clean it properly after every two months. This will ensure that your fountain will survive for a longer duration.

3). List of things that can be used to clean the fountain

Before I start with the list of things that can be used for cleaning your tabletop fountain, I would like to warn you to avoid certain things like bleach while cleaning your fountain. Avoid the use of bleach as it unnecessarily causes foam and suds when the water moves in the fountain. You should instead stick to products that have been created specially for the tabletop water fountains.

• The first product – Protec is useful as not only is it used for the treatment of water thus helping you to avoid buying distilled water, but it also helps you in the maintenance of your pump.
• Another product – Fountec also helps you in the maintenance of your tabletop fountain. Besides this it is handy as it helps in keeping the water free from algae. And in case you are worried that your pet might accidentally drink the water containing any of these products and suffer from some poisoning, be assured that both these products cannot cause any harm to your pets.

4). Follow maintenance instructions carefully

You need to keep the set of instructions that came with your tabletop fountain in a safe place. Follow them regularly for maintaining your tabletop fountain. Every fountain has its own set of instructions. These instructions have been given by the people who have created it so they will definitely help you in maintaining your fountain and taking good care of it so that it lasts for a long time.