About Tall Round Urns Convertible
One urn, two outcomes. Left alone, this is a classical tall round profile that sits comfortably in a garden courtyard, on a paved patio or under an entryway portico. Plumbed, the same vessel becomes an operating recirculating water feature, converted by hand in our Malaga workshop.
The conversion runs to one of two configurations. A self-contained setup recirculates the water inside the vessel assembly, which is what most covered patios want. A basin-fed setup lets the water spill gently over the exterior into a decorative or sub-surface collection basin. Once you have settled on one, we match a submersible pump to the flow rate you are after, supply the compatible collection basin, and add underwater lighting if the feature needs to read after dark.
Before you decide, come and listen to both — we keep operating displays running in the Malaga showroom, and the difference in sound settles the question faster than any description. Bring a photograph of the spot and note where the nearest power point sits. View the Water Features & Fountains collection for the rest of what we run, or contact us about a product or project to talk through a custom conversion.
What happens to the urn during conversion?
At the Malaga workshop our technicians seal the vessel, install the internal water delivery risers, then fit the plumbing connections for whichever reservoir you have chosen — a self-contained one inside the urn, or an underground pond basin. It leaves as one coordinated system built around your space, not a box of parts.
Self-contained or basin-fed — what does each one do?
Self-contained keeps all the circulating water inside the urn itself, so the footprint stays tight, which is usually the right answer on a covered patio. Basin-fed sends water down the outer urn walls into a wider reservoir below, and that is where the gentle cascading sound comes from.
Which hardware do you supply with a conversion?
Energy-efficient submersible pumps, calibrated for anything from a gentle bubble to full surface sheeting across the urn. Below-ground basins built to stay in the ground. And warm-white LED underwater lighting kits, which are what make the cascade visible once the sun goes.
Anything to watch through a hot Perth summer?
Check the water level weekly once the heat sets in, because evaporation takes more than people expect. The rule that matters: the submersible pump must stay completely covered by water while it runs, or the motor loses its cooling and dry-runs.
Does running water mark the exterior?
What shows up is airborne dust and a light mineral film where the water runs. A soft sponge and clean water on the exterior walls lifts both, and there is no need for anything stronger. Keep the feature running so the water stays moving and algae has less chance of taking hold, and add a bird-safe water feature conditioner from time to time.
