Heron's Fountain

[johnny874]

This past weekend I constructed a Heron's Fountain according to the attached diagram.  I will post a video of it in operation when I get a chance.  This is a really cool project and cost me nothing to build.  It is amazing to see the water lifted higher than the starting point.  More later...

Bill

Instructions I used are here: http://blog.makezine.com/2008/06/08/build-herons-fountain-1/  I modified a few things to fit the materials I had laying about.

  Published Aug. 21st on youtube, just letting you know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0DPKFCqTNY

[Pirate88179]

So?  The plans I used were published a long time before this video. (2008)  So, what are you getting at?

The video you posted was listed as 2012.?

Bill

[TinselKoala]

He's finally noticing that YT videos have dates attached to them?

My first Heron's Fountain video was also posted on August 21, 2011..... at 3:36 am.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUlBqLM6Naw

I also posted four other Heron's Fountain videos that same day, August 21, 2011:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ3JMcFHwp4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khZtoyjF4aA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2M05d8J8fU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8OVSPVKLBI

[Pirate88179]

TK:

Yes, exactly.  There are indeed dates on Youtube videos.  It was your videos that inspired me to make my little replication device.

I was thinking of attempting to use a carbonated liquid in my fountain.  What do you think might happen?  I will try it and post a video of the results...good or bad.

Bill

[tinman]

I did build a couple of these heron fountain's some time back.
I was wondering if anyone has thought of useing the bottom container as the water sorce,and the top container as the reciever?.
Then useing a magnetic latch and swing arm,once the top container was almost full-the magnetic latch would let go and the container would drop down to become the water delivery container.
Now you would have the almost empty container that was on the bottom now on top to recieve the water from the fountain.
You would ofcourse need a 3 way valve aswell to switch the delivery and return line's around.
But with that much weight dropping,there would be enough force avalible there to switch the valve.