Simon Waterfall

Passageway Place Waterfall Project
Progress Report
(Updated January 13, 2005)

You fill this little pit with water.
Which is pumped thru a 2" pipe up to a rubbermaid storage bin with a whole in the side on top of the hill.
The water then runs down a rubber lined path covered with cement back into the pit.
The whole thing is covered with real and realistic looking cement rocks and other natural props.
And the process all starts again - over and over all day and night.
And for this I took 5+ months of my life to create!

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Prepared hillslide prior to digging
Before Closer view	Sideview Drawing	Digging Begins	Pit Dug out
Retaining Wall Forms	Retaining Wall Complete	Faux Rock	Liner and rocks in place - First Test
Pit/Pond Ready for Color	Mortered and ready for color coat	Flow Valve - diverts water	Where&#39'd it go? - Flow Control Rock
Retaining Wall before steps	Steps lead to Flintstone Bench and Firepit	Flagstone walk and firepit 90% complete	Testing - A Big Mess
Lights On	Lights On - Closer	Artificial Plants (Within Chlorinated Water)	Landscape Mockup
Ready for Landscaping		Christmas Eve
Landscape Mockup		Landscape Plan Drawing
Landscaping Begins at waterfall		Landscaping Begins at Bench

Specifications:
Liner: Firestone PondGard EPDM liner, 4.5 mil
Waterfall Pump: EasyPro - TH250 4.0 amp | 1/3 HP | 3900 Gal/Hour (2760 gph@10')
Pipe: 2" Flexible PVC Pipe
Rock Construction: Morter on Building paper/wire then shaped/distressed and colored (multiple shades) - combined with natural boulders (up to 350lb.) gathered from various local construction sites.
Water Source: Chlorinated Water is filled from Pool Filter system & level is maintained by mini-toilet float valve.
Water Diversion & Draining: Ball Valve system on 2" pipe line.
Overflow: Central Machinery - 3/4HP Dirty Water Submersible Pump with Tether Float Switch.
Power: 110 Volts on dedicated GFCI circuit.
Lighting: 12 Volts on timer - (2) Vista Pro Model #5217 w/MR-16 Lamp Submersible Halogen narrow spots at 30 watts, (6) Submersible Spots with Colored Gels from Harbor Freight at 20 watts, (1) Outdoor Low Voltage Rock Light at 20 watts.
Special Thanks to Jim at Justliners.com for supplying Pump and Liners etc. and invaluable technical assistance.