Earthplay Water Tower

By Rusty Keeler on September 12, 2012

Here it is!  One of our new Earthplay Water Features: the WATER TOWER!

For the past year I’ve been working to create simple, durable water play items that people can add to their natural playscapes. I have a friend with a large stand of Black Locust trees which are perfect for children’s play areas: beefy, beautiful, and naturally rot-resistant. So I thought: what if you take a log, plant it in the ground, add plumbing to it, then simply hook it to a hose to give children the opportunity to trickle a bit of water into a bucket,  sand area, or mud pit. No water flows until a child toggles the faucet (and teachers have the ultimate shutoff at the building!) Take a peek. What do you think?  More pictures at our store.

EarthPlay WATER TOWER from rusty keeler on Vimeo.

 

 

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2 responses to “Earthplay Water Tower”

  1. jason
    jason October 8, 2012 at 9:01 pm | | Reply

    Hi,

    i have a client who would like us to install 4 of these in a Kindy in Australia. What are the thread sizes of the toggle faucet, as all our plumbing is bsp thread over here ?

    Thanks

    1. Rusty Keeler
      Rusty Keeler October 8, 2012 at 9:09 pm | | Reply

      Looks like it’s different standard threads. too bad! Here’s what I found out:

      “The thread standard for garden hoses in the US and its territories is known as GHT or “garden hose thread” which has an outer diameter of 1 1/16 inches, 1.0625 inches (27.0 mm) and a pitch of 11.5 TPI. Outside the US, the more common BSP standard is used, which is 3/4″ and 14 TPI. The GHT and BSP standards are not compatible.”

      (you learn something new everyday!)

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