There are several ways to remove your fountain water. It would depend on the type and size of your wall fountain and the resources available to you. We remind that the water could be odorous and may contain algae, so it is advisable that you pour it down the toilet rather than the sink to avoid germs and bacteria contaminating your bathroom or kitchen sinks.

For all of these methods we are going to assume your wall fountain does not have a drain plug for draining pursposes.

A trouble-free way to get rid of water from a large fountain is to use an extra pump or using the existing pump in disposing of the water from the basin. Attach a long tube to the extra pump and lower it in the basin to pump out the water. Refilling your fountain can easily be done by using a garden hose.

Using a shop-vac to suck up the water is also an easy way to remove water out of the basin of your wall fountain. Most home and garden stores have inexpensive shop-vacs if you do not have one already. If your fountain is an office wall fountain then this might be the easiest method.

Another way of removing water is using the method in removing water from a fish tank. This is called siphoning, and it requires a long plastic tube, its size depending on the size of your fountain. Insert one end of the plastic tube to the fountain, and use the other end as a big straw to suck out the water using your mouth. As the water approaches your mouth, then lead your end of the tube to a bucket or any other container. If the container is lower than your fountain then gravity will continue to suck out the water. Be reminded that the tube that you will use must be clean and please avoid drinking water from the fountain at all costs because it would contain algae and other bacteria that can be detrimental to your health, plus it will taste terrible.