AISITIN Solar Fountain Pump 3.5W Circle Solar Water Pump
AISITIN Solar Fountain Pump 3.5W Circle Solar Water Pump Floating Fountain Built-in Battery, with 6 Nozzles,for Bird Bath,Fish Tank,Pond or Garden Decoratio
Battery
NO
NO
1500mAh
1500mAh
NO
NO
Wattage
1.5W
2.5W
5.5W
6.5W
2.5W
3.5W
Multiple Nozzles
6 Style Nozzles
6 Style Nozzles
6 Style Nozzles
6 Style Nozzles
6 Style Nozzles
6 Style Nozzles
Application Scenarios
Bird Bath, Garden, Fish Tank
Bird Bath, Garden, Fish Tank, Pond Garden, DIY Water Feature
Bird Bath, Garden, Fish Tank, Pond Garden, DIY Water Feature
Bird Bath, Garden, Fish Tank, Pond Garden, DIY Water Feature
This is a lovely little solar fountain we use it in our small pond .
This is the second one I have bought , the last one lasted four years and was left out all year long if this one is the same it will certainly be well worth it. Really good value for money
In my experiece, small solar products trend to be cheap, tacky, fragile and unreliable. This product has a robust feel to it. It fuctioned well from the start and is still going strong 4 weeks later.
Certainly would recommend.
Works even when the sun goes in unlike other solar pumps. Has worked every day for 5 months so far and I’m really impressed. It does need occasional cleans as I have duckweed that clogs up the holes and it doesn’t run constantly but it’s so much better than others I’ve tried. Well worth getting two if you have anything other than a very small pond
Brought this after the first one wore out. The panel and built/in battery is a great improvement, as are the suckers to fix it. Makes a nice noise in the garden and gives the cats hours of fun. A pleasantly pointless bit of gear that even my grown-up kids like.
I wasn’t sure that this device would be any good at all at clearing my pond but it does seem to have worked. I had a very murky, green pond. Couldn’t see the bottom but it’s now clear so am more pleased with this purchase than I thought I would be.
The solar Fountain works well however the instructions do not make it clear how the mechanism should be cleaned. I found a video on YouTube which showed how to remove the filter. There are various fittings to make a fountain , which are nice but I find that the wind blows the water and quickly empties the bird bath so I personally prefer without fittings so that the fountain just gently bubbles and the water stays in the birdbath.
I have waited 5 days to write this review. I now feel that it works and does what it says on the tin. We wanted a small water feature powered by solar, but most garden centres had quite expensive elaborate ones, and all of them required electric power. Took a chance on this particular model after reading reviews of a lot of solar powered fountains on Amazon.
It was easy to assemble, nothing to it, immersed it in water, and it started working straightaway. Very good.
Experimented with a variety of surfaces – conclusion it needs a fairly deep – like 6 inches deep – water bath – we used a large hemispherical former flower pot. The suction pads on the bottom are fairly ok, but they don’t stick for long on terra cotta surface. So, the fountain keeps floating all around the bath with the wind. If it doesn’t stay exactly in the centre, all the water eventually goes out, and you will have to refill the bowl. no bother, needed to do it once every morning.
Well, it is a nice thing to have, just in the middle of the patio, but the jury is still out on whether it actually lures birds into the garden to have a drink.
I’m really pleased with this product. I bought it just to add a bit of movement to my pond surface and its worked a treat. I thought I would give it a couple of months before reviewing to see how it went and I’m very happy to say it’s still working as well as the day I got it. It works well even on fairly cloudy days and there was only one day so far Ive noticed it not running but it was raining all day. I’m in North West England.
As it was going in my pond which has lots of wildlife and weed in it I decided it would be a good idea to see if it would float in a pond plant basket, the basket floats and the fountain floats inside that. It stops it propelling around the pond too much and also reduces the amount of debris that would otherwise effect the pump. I’ve had to clean the pump and nozzle approx every couple of weeks or so which is a quick and easy job (quick rinse out under tap.) It’s got a gently tinkling water sound with the fountain nozzle I have fitted to it.
All in all I’m very pleased and it was worth the money, even the newts love it because everytime I lift it out there are a few hiding underneath it haha.
Highly recommended!
I bought this solar spray to aerate my pond and I am very pleased with its performance, but it did require clearing the pump of grass and weeds every day until I made a simple modification shown in the photograph. The pump now draws clean water from a depth of about 12 cm instead of from the surface of the pond where floating debris can block the flow of water to the pump. It now requires far less clearing of weeds and grass. A Yeo Valley yogurt pot fits perfectly over the pump assembly and holds in place without any securing mechanisms. Before you fit the yogurt pot to the pump cut off the bottom of the pot with a sharp knife and a pair of scissors.
This works really well even in the UK! It works so well I’ve brought another for a friend. I’m really pleased it makes such a difference to the garden – it worked as soon as I put it in the water which I wasn’t expecting so I did get wet!
I got this fountain after researching for a few hours and getting nowhere really as I was struggling to find any that stood out! So I decided to take a chance on this one? And I’m glad I did! I’ve had it in my garden since I got it over a year ago and its still working without any problems
As long as you remember to clean it each time you refill the water I did mine daily as was needed for birds to drink from etc? It only takes a few seconds to clear out any debris etc and put back together! So easy to assemble I managed to do it unaided and thats HUGE lol
It doesnt stick to the base of my plant plate it does move/float around but that is the only negative i have and actually didnt mind anyway as the birds seemed to like it and it kept the water moving?
I have a pond and this works perfectly. The only problem is i had to tether.it to the middle of the pond and the dog keeps trying to hit it when it comes to the side.
Very good solar fountain
Easy to assemble
As soon as you put it in water it starts working
Treated myself to a fibreglass bowl and put artificial lillies in less hassle than real
I just wanted a fountain on my modern patio without the hassle of wiring
I’m writing this mainly because I’m concerned how many have gone to waste. I nearly return it. It takes time to get the hang of it, but once is charged it works perfectly in doors for about 4 or 5 hours, I am in the process of creating an indoor pond I’m including visuals to demonstrate the strength of the sound and also I adapted a straw which gives height this improves the sound. I put it outside when I go out to charge. Maybe manufacturer should include larger fitting. Is wonderful in the evenings, stops about 10 minutes before sunset.
Beautiful little fountain works really well even when the sun not that strong we did cable tie a pebble to the bottom of it to stop it moving around really.pleased with i
Nothing to dislike. Bought because the previous ones bought were so good. Just drop it in the water and off it goes. The battery time is also good for when the sun disappears.
The back up battery makes it work a treat apart from on the dullest of days, even then it will work intermittently. On sunny days it even carries on an hour or so after sunset. I placed the solar panel on top of the bird feeder in full sun.
Very impressive, great for a small to medium water feature
Very good product for the price, really please. 1 week of use review and looks great 🙂 only thing is that you’ll need a wide birdbath if you want to use any of the nozzles otherwise the water will quickly splash out. I use it without them and still looks great anyway! Birds love it as well!
Bought this for my mum. My dad seemed to have no problems putting it together. Looks nice in their small pond and they also tried it in their bird bath.
UPDATE: 3 months on and it still works a treat. I leave it on the patio table in the sun and then pop it in the water when I want to sit out. If it doesn’t start up immediately I do the following:
1. Jiggle the fountain around a bit in the water to get the water inside the pump mechanism – I think it sometimes struggles to suck up water initially if it’s been dry inside.
2. Take it apart and clean the filter with a blast of water from the hosepipe. Then take apart and check the nozzle for gunk too. You’d be surprised what gets sucked up, even in apparently clean water.
ORIGINAL: This is genuinely brilliant. Got it, put it together (clear instructions), popped it in the container and withing 10 seconds it had powered up and within 30 seconds it had reached the power shown in the video. It’s not even in direct sunlight!
It’s not designed to create great jets of water and look spectacular, but it creates a pleasant trickling sound in the background in the garden and looks nice, which is what I wanted. You can get different effects with the different nozzles, which is a great idea.
Best with a bowl / tub at least 50cm in diameter – then (assuming it is in the middle) it won’t send much water over the side. Also needs a couple of inches of water below it to work properly. The 6 different spray possibilities are fun. It does float around so a bit of ingenuity is required to keep it in the middle. Mine is in a deep tub (fake whisky barrel), so it can lose a lot of water before needing to be refilled and it doesn’t matter if the fountain isn’t in the middle.
This was a really good buy. It works better than we thought even when it hasn’t had a lot of sun. It’s sometimes intermittent, probably not enough sun, but it’s a lovely addition to our garden and the pond which had gotten really neglected , so cleaned up the surround (work in progress) and this fountain has brought the garden to life. We have made it a wildlife pond now rather than fish because lots of newts and even added a frogilo for the newts. The fountain sounds lovely and makes our garden happy, and us actually. It came with differnt attachments but son set as tall spout. It’s a marvelous you won’t be disappointed. Our previous fountain was electric but kept getting blocked, this one os sample doesn’t cost in electric and looks great. I tried to upload video but too big.
Does not come with fitting spike for the ground only 4 holes on the back rectangle to mount it your own way. This makes it difficult to make it face sky wards unless u leave it on the ground
Before and after photos of our small pond. The solar water fountain has made it come to life. It will spurt out a lot more water but we like it more gentle. The plants seem to be doing a lot better since we got it.
This gives a good effect with multiple heads and backup battery and cut out out if it runs dry and when dark.
There are some limitations that are not fault of maker.
If it hasn’t enough space wind can blow spray out of birdbath and empty it quickly.
Also if not sunny or bright it won’t function.
It’s not it’s fault though. It’s automatic night time shutdown cuts in on dark days.
Also doesn’t explain that to charge it’s battery you have to take it out of water. The pump shuts down but the battery recharges.
I would recommend it as long as you realise the limitations of lack of sun.
I bought a Chinese bamboo water hammer 20 years ago after seeing Kill Bill. I’ve moved home 3 times in the meantime and never set it up as I’ve been waiting for an affordable solar pump that can do the job.
Today was that day – finally set it up, had no idea what strength pump I would need to supply a meter head.
This did it no problem. Plugged it all in, placed pump in water, connected solar panel and off it went, immediately. I’m possibly getting a bit too much water through, causing splashing and therefore water loss, but hey! – not the pumps fault, possibly need a bigger pool. I am massively impressed with just how tiny it is and what an effective job it is doing.
A great little solar pump unit. Fits very well in bowl of bird bath and is very attractive when going.
It’s brightened up a corner of the garden by adding further interest, and what’s more the birds seem to approve.
Works well difficult to position the solar panel other than vertical unless you put on the ground which I didn’t want to do. Brought to provide a trickle by pumping through a pipe into a water feature which does work would struggle at anything more. For what I wanted does the job solar panel positions could be bette
Put my fountain in a brand new glass bird bath.Worked first time despite no sun.Next day not quite so good but think I need to change the nozzle as water is being splashed out from the spray.Now taken it out of the bath and charging in full sun on the garden table. I am overall very happy and hope it continues to perform well. However, I did not appreciate the bingo scratch card that came inside the box telling me I could win up to 50.When I entered the e mail address on line, to Claim my winnings it came up as a scam!!
Working well even on cloudy days. One thing to be aware of, unless on dead level base water jet will angle and you need a very wide pool to maintain water level. Mine is in a 45cm (18″ in real money) bird bath and on windy days water often needs topping up. Good thing with that is water doesn’t get dirty and clog up pump.
Excellent value for money, the pump works really well , the choice of spray heads are good my only comment on the down side is (in my case) that I had to restrict it’s movement because it floats and my pond is only a large sunken sink it sprayed the water over the sides so a daily top up required, other wise I think it’s worth it.
Good product which was dispatched and arrived with a couple of days from order.. The pump is tiny but powerful, and works very well and consistently with panel in direct sunlight. The water flow can be intermittent in cloud, but generally I am impressed with it. I didn’t use any of the fountain heads, just connected tubing to the pump and up through various sizes of plant saucer. I also wrapped some gauze loosely around the pump to help keep it clean, so I hopefully won’t have to keep dismantling the fountain.
It’s well made and works ok in strong sunlight. It gets clogged up quite often so need a regular cleaning. Bearding in mind it’s not expensive I would rate it value for money.
Wanted it for my bird bath but it was too big. Spray to far -emptying all water out of bird bath! Tried all the different spray fittings. Obviously works better with a very large bird bath.
We’ve been using the fountain for two weeks now, and we’re very impressed. Even when we had three successive days of rain and heavy cloud cover, the fountain kept going for most of the day. It’s great that it has its own built-in solar panels and battery, so no need for awkward leads or separate panels. We’ve only used it in clear water so far, without plants, so we can’t vouch for how well the pump will cope with murkier water. But if that’s how you want to use it, then this is great value.
Got this having bought another solar powered pond pump that got blocked quickly and didn’t produced enough power to generate a fountain. The difference is striking. It worked straight away with a good flow of water and produces a fountain even when it when it rained (no idea how the solar cell manged to do this but it did). It doesn’t stay on all day naturally but we see it regularly even on cloudy days. Aerates the water quickly, doesn’t seem to get blocked up like other pumps we’ve used and works a treat. One thing yo watch is that the floating base can move around the pond and if not secured can end up spraying water out of the pond which will drain a small pond in a few days. Place it where you want and secure the cable in place with a rock etc to stop it moving. Highly recommended.
The fountain was delivered on may 1st today 4th june it has stopped working very dissapointed the seller did contact me and was very helpfull to solve my problem
Worked well straight out of the box and managed to half empty my patio pond as it drifted to the edge and the water sprayed over the side!
However, since the first day, it’s been a bit stop-start. I think it needs to be removed from the water (it turns itself off automatically) and allowed to charge the battery on good sunny day (when we get one) and then put back in the pond.
The attached photo was taken about 10.00am after it had time to build up a bit of power on an dullish day. It lasted about 10 minutes with a rather weak fountain. When the sun does shine the fountain is more effective.
Received in good Good packaging
Great little pump.
The battery keeps the pump running for a few hours after sun down !
Just a heads up the Solar panel is 5w
The pump is 2.5w not as I thought !
But still it’s quite powerful.
No flexi tube supplied only the short fixed adjustable jets supplied.
We weren’t sure when we first received this little fountain, I suspect it arrived fully charged then, once spent, it seemed to be less impressive in performance.
However, after a few days and the emergence of some proper sunshine we realized that this is a great addition to our garden pond. Our pond is a natural one; home to frogs, tadpoles, the occasional newt, snails etc, so I was initially concerned that the blockage of the pump filter on the unit might be a problem. It is a very cloudy pond if stirred up, but naturally clean and balanced and there has been no problem with the filter or pump becoming blocked. The pond is fairly large in terms of the smallish fountain unit but with the single-spout attached it’s clearly visible from the house and prettily audible close to.
The video attached shows the fountain gamely spouting away on an all-day all-over cloudy rainy & cold May day (on a bright sunny day the fountain reaches an impressive two feet in height) – I can’t offer a better recommendation.
All in all a great addition to our garden.
Very impressed, easy to put together (literally just have to put the fountain spout thing on top). Was slightly apprehensive how it would work when the sun wasn’t out, but put it out today when it was lashing it down and it fired up straight away!
A delight to see it working with a good choice of spray attachments. The only criticism is that in the wind the spray falls outside of the bird bath and soon empties the container.
Not yet installed in pond so cannot give any feed back stars are for the look of it.
I will need to read info on the sellers site that apple’s to all sites I visit. It’s normally
my practice to buy products based on how they look. Problem is products are never
the size you think.
Well the fountain is now installed in the pond and working. The size of the fountain would be best used in a medium size pound in your back garden. The pound I installed it in is 20ft + X 18ft+ so looks out of place. I would say it’s a good buy and would do well in a garden pound no larger than 4ft X 2ft. I would suggest it would look fantastic with a few pound lights. For me I still give it 10 out of 10.
This product was very easy to assemble! The reason I bought it was to replace a previous cheaper version which didn’t have a rechargable battery which meant that the pump kept going even without the sun! One thing to be cautious about is if you put it out early on in the Spring as we had one night where temperature dropped below freezing and the pump froze too and didn’t start working again until it had thawed out! I was lucky as some pumps are damaged and burn out due to freezing! The suction cups on the underside of the solar pump, I found to be pretty much useless. No matter how I pushed in down in the birdbath it kept coming up off the base!
Got it last year in september, new that with autumn coming in that the reduction of sun wouldn’t be great but was still a hit or a miss even though solar panel in direct daylight but fast forward to April. Nice and sunny and has stopped working. Not happy with it at all.
Really easy to set up and get working. It has x3 small suction pads underneath to keep it in place. I discovered that it’s best to fill with water until it’s almost covering to face of the panel otherwise it floats on one side and water is sprayed out rather than recirculating.
Day 1 set it up and left it charging. Day 2 topped up with water and it instantly kicked into action.
Best to change the “sprinkler” heads before it starts / at the end of the day when it stops – or accept wet arms!
Once the battery is charged it runs well into the evening until it gets darker or the water has gone (if it’s spraying outside the dish.
Only had it 3 days but it seems to be a really neat bit of kit and my good lady was surprised at the power of the spray.
Much easier than having to run wires outside.
It’s early days but so far I am very pleased with this. It sends up a decent spray – just right for my bath tub sized pond and has a variety of spray heads. The solar panel is quite large and provides enough power even when overcast; hopefully it will keep this up. It has a long cable so I could mount it on the fence where it will get more sun than on the ground by the pond. The floating fountain does tend to drift to one edge so it sprays onto the side but we have used stick to hold it in place. My pond it a bit scummy at the moment and this got sucked into the pump and blocked the flow but hopefully as the water clears this will be OK and not need clearing so often.
Nothing readily available to tie a weight on length of cord to stop drifting in pond where spray could go onto garden. Expect others are similar. Otherwise better than previous one without battery backup as stays on when sun dips
We bought this to use in the bird bath.
Unfortunately the bird bath is too shallow
We put in a pot with deeper water and it is lovely.
It has a lovely gentle fountain and looks really pretty in the garden. Great for a small garden water feature.
Brilliant , wouldn’t recommend for a bird bath though as the spray is very high and would soon empty it , if you just have the spout with no spray head it is great , we have it in a small water feature , with the battery’s charging in the sun will still run for up to 4 hours at nigh
Glad I bought one with a battery backup. Had to keep topping it up as water evaporated (in heat) or spilt over the edge. A bigger container would help. A lovely gentle fountain to watch and listen to when it works. Been admired by others who say they will get one.
I love this fountain! Decided on this particular fountain based on other reviews/feedback and I’m pleased I did. Product arrived promptly and securely packaged. Easy to assemble and worked straight away. Have only tried one nozzle design so far but love the fountain effect and the height of the water. Have had the fountain in use for a few days now and I’m impressed with the strength of the solar power.
The bird bath the fountain is currently in (see attached video) is not deep enough so I do have to add more water to keep the fountain working. The fountain has created a more calming and relaxed atmosphere in the garden. I recommend this product and would purchase it again.
Set your expectations – this is a low powered device. That said, it works as well. The flow rate is never great – maybe 2 feet high – but it does manage to operate in low light so almost runs from dawn to dusk. In my pond (tied to weight) it clogs every few days but it’s easy to clear. I would recommend it.
Brilliant little fountain! It was working within a couple of minutes of being out of the box. Currently in the bird bath while I try to make a mini water feature. It does take some monitoring in its current position as, as others have commented, it can lose water over the sides of the bird bath due to the breeze or exuberant flow, and the water needs topping up regularly but the effect is so pretty I don’t mind (at the moment!). The pieces fitted together easily and I’m pleased with the quality.
IF you use it in clean tap water – don’t put it in your pond as it won’t last a few hours. Quite a good fountain (about a foot high when the sun is on it) but you’ll need to contain it – ours squirts water over the side of the container we’ve concocted!
I like the design for this fountain, but it REALLY needs to be in clean water, not a pond with stuff in it. It worked immediately and was very effective. We have it in our garden pond, however the filter got blocked by the next day. It is easy to clean it out, but you have to do it constantly. So – I attached a fine knit pop sock around the edge, so that any bits are filtered before it gets to the units filter. It is now working really well. You need to appreciate that it is a small motor. It would work well in a shallow dish of clean water. I think in a bird bath it would soon clog up. It continues to work for a while in the shade if it has taken enough charge to top up the battery.
Oh my goodness! I LOVE this! I’ve popped mine in the bird bath but would be great in any large container pot or pond in the garden, as a watery addition. It’s literally take out the box and push one of the varieties of spouts on. As soon as it touches the water it starts working! Large variety of spouts for height and shape and holds charge from the day even when overcast a little, to tinkle into the evening. Rather tempted to buy another one for elsewhere in the garden
I also meant to add that you can easily clean the spout area and battery pack area if flow stops because of bits of leaf of flower falling in. I just stick the hose up to the empty hole on the top; no nozzle on the fountain or hose pipe and just give it a blast through.
I chose this product because of the fast delivery during CV19. Came promptly and was so easy to assemble within 10 mins it was unpacked and running in my large tub “pond”. Only disappointment is that today it is cloudy but still bright and it is not running. The battery (I think) should have had some charge left in it. This was the reason I went for a slightly dearer product. As I cannot sit out in hot weather I wonder how much I will get to see it!
Fantastic fountain! Works really well but be aware that it is quite powerful! The bird bath or bowl that you use needs to have a wide circumference otherwise a fair amount of water is lost over the side. My bird bath couldn’t cope with that problem so I tried a terracotta plant pot. I first had to plug the hole in the bottom using polythene and stones but the water still tends to shoot over the edge. Once enough water has ‘escaped’ the fountain stops due to the lack of water in the container.
I really like the way you can either float the fountain or stick it onto a suitable surface below the water.
For me one of the best features is that the pump runs from a separate solar panel. The panel is 275 x 175 mm (bigger than I expected) and is on a long lead so you can place it where is catches the sun best. If you want to use the fountain in a bird-bath, however, you might find the trailing lead a disadvantage. The black disc is merely a float; you don’t have to use it because there are suckers on the underside of the pump. I have the pump attached to a sheet of glass using the suckers and it seems quite secure. I can even slide it about on the glass without detaching it. I haven’t tried all the spray heads but the 9-hole head produces a pleasing spray of about 50cm height. The single-hole nozzle will “pee” to a respectable 1 metre height. I’ve had the fountain working at 8pm (in Northern England in May) without any direct sun. The solar panel probably doesn’t produce enought juice to charge the Li-ion battery under these conditions but it’s enough to run the fountain.
We bought one of these solar fountains to replace another from a different brand. That had been similar in style but failed after only one day, so we looked around and replaced it with this. It worked perfectly straight from the box and has behaved well over the 6 weeks we’ve had it. It is quiet in operation with the motor hardly audible, and there’s a light sound from the water falling. It doesn’t sound as loud as some fountains since the water doesn’t fall very far (about 30 – 40cm), and sometimes it lands on the solar panel rather than into the basin of water.
We find that most days the fountain runs when there is light and then switches itself off whilst it recharges enough to operate again. When the sun is out and shining on the solar panel it will run continuously, but on a typical British day there is some on/off. A tip is to remove the fountain from the water in the morning before going to work, and then replace it in the water again on return. That way it has all day to recharge since the motor won’t run when the fountain is out of the water, and instead it runs all evening into the darkness whilst we’re at home to enjoy it. We’re very pleased with this fountain and recommend it.
Excellent small fountain for my pond. It works even on rainy days!
Liked all of it used the solar panel and pump to run water feature
Works as expected. Warm weather = good sun (?) higher fountain = more O2 when is needed. Good for the fish.
Works well in direct sunlight. Effective, have had it several months now and it’s still working well.
Purchased for a small garden pond but would look ok in something up to 9 ft. Easy to install, powerful solar panel with a battery back up.
This is a lovely little solar fountain we use it in our small pond .
This is the second one I have bought , the last one lasted four years and was left out all year long if this one is the same it will certainly be well worth it. Really good value for money
In my experiece, small solar products trend to be cheap, tacky, fragile and unreliable. This product has a robust feel to it. It fuctioned well from the start and is still going strong 4 weeks later.
Certainly would recommend.
Really good value for money, after trying so many different makes these have been the bes
Works even when the sun goes in unlike other solar pumps. Has worked every day for 5 months so far and I’m really impressed. It does need occasional cleans as I have duckweed that clogs up the holes and it doesn’t run constantly but it’s so much better than others I’ve tried. Well worth getting two if you have anything other than a very small pond
I have a very small wildlife pond and this works so well with no cables or fuss
Brought this after the first one wore out. The panel and built/in battery is a great improvement, as are the suckers to fix it. Makes a nice noise in the garden and gives the cats hours of fun. A pleasantly pointless bit of gear that even my grown-up kids like.
Just need keep them clean, works better if a lovely sunny day
Bought for a small water feature , works really well . Has good height range approx. 9″.
I wasn’t sure that this device would be any good at all at clearing my pond but it does seem to have worked. I had a very murky, green pond. Couldn’t see the bottom but it’s now clear so am more pleased with this purchase than I thought I would be.
Bonus is that it stores power and can work in cloudy conditions, good height on fountai
Used in small garden pond. Easy to assemble, lovely sprinkle of water which doesn’t disturb the pond sediment.
Works great when the sun is out, is good in a small pond as it does not take up much room.
I have waited 5 days to write this review. I now feel that it works and does what it says on the tin. We wanted a small water feature powered by solar, but most garden centres had quite expensive elaborate ones, and all of them required electric power. Took a chance on this particular model after reading reviews of a lot of solar powered fountains on Amazon.
It was easy to assemble, nothing to it, immersed it in water, and it started working straightaway. Very good.
Experimented with a variety of surfaces – conclusion it needs a fairly deep – like 6 inches deep – water bath – we used a large hemispherical former flower pot. The suction pads on the bottom are fairly ok, but they don’t stick for long on terra cotta surface. So, the fountain keeps floating all around the bath with the wind. If it doesn’t stay exactly in the centre, all the water eventually goes out, and you will have to refill the bowl. no bother, needed to do it once every morning.
Well, it is a nice thing to have, just in the middle of the patio, but the jury is still out on whether it actually lures birds into the garden to have a drink.
Very nice little solar fountain. It doesn’t move as much water as I was hoping, but provides a nice little trickle effect in my wildlife pond.
As it was going in my pond which has lots of wildlife and weed in it I decided it would be a good idea to see if it would float in a pond plant basket, the basket floats and the fountain floats inside that. It stops it propelling around the pond too much and also reduces the amount of debris that would otherwise effect the pump. I’ve had to clean the pump and nozzle approx every couple of weeks or so which is a quick and easy job (quick rinse out under tap.) It’s got a gently tinkling water sound with the fountain nozzle I have fitted to it.
All in all I’m very pleased and it was worth the money, even the newts love it because everytime I lift it out there are a few hiding underneath it haha.
Highly recommended!
The fountain was just what I wanted but first time I tried to clean it the insert snapped so rendering useless
After looking for a while I decided on this one, goes from morning till late evening and works on a cloudy day
When there is sunshine it works as planned … just keep praying to the one above above!
Wow easy to install and it works on cloudy days to good value for money fast delivery too thank u from raj
This works really well even in the UK! It works so well I’ve brought another for a friend. I’m really pleased it makes such a difference to the garden – it worked as soon as I put it in the water which I wasn’t expecting so I did get wet!
As long as you remember to clean it each time you refill the water I did mine daily as was needed for birds to drink from etc? It only takes a few seconds to clear out any debris etc and put back together! So easy to assemble I managed to do it unaided and thats HUGE lol
It doesnt stick to the base of my plant plate it does move/float around but that is the only negative i have and actually didnt mind anyway as the birds seemed to like it and it kept the water moving?
The Aisitin Solar Fountain is a great feature in my garden pond. Works very well & my grand kids love it. I would happily recommend buying it.
Bought one a few years ago it failed from abuse from twins replaced immediately
Ours is in a deep dish shared by birds and our dogs we don’t use the nozzles just lease it to gurgle it keeps the evaporation dow
I have a pond and this works perfectly. The only problem is i had to tether.it to the middle of the pond and the dog keeps trying to hit it when it comes to the side.
Very good solar fountain
Easy to assemble
As soon as you put it in water it starts working
Treated myself to a fibreglass bowl and put artificial lillies in less hassle than real
I just wanted a fountain on my modern patio without the hassle of wiring
Would like a larger size option, but it is very capable.
I’m writing this mainly because I’m concerned how many have gone to waste. I nearly return it. It takes time to get the hang of it, but once is charged it works perfectly in doors for about 4 or 5 hours, I am in the process of creating an indoor pond I’m including visuals to demonstrate the strength of the sound and also I adapted a straw which gives height this improves the sound. I put it outside when I go out to charge. Maybe manufacturer should include larger fitting. Is wonderful in the evenings, stops about 10 minutes before sunset.
So easy to install..literally place it onto the water . So impressed how it works even on the days with little sun.
Works great in an allotment pond. It starts/stops automatically when detect water.
Beautiful little fountain works really well even when the sun not that strong we did cable tie a pebble to the bottom of it to stop it moving around really.pleased with i
Nothing to dislike. Bought because the previous ones bought were so good. Just drop it in the water and off it goes. The battery time is also good for when the sun disappears.
The back up battery makes it work a treat apart from on the dullest of days, even then it will work intermittently. On sunny days it even carries on an hour or so after sunset. I placed the solar panel on top of the bird feeder in full sun.
Very good product for the price, really please. 1 week of use review and looks great 🙂 only thing is that you’ll need a wide birdbath if you want to use any of the nozzles otherwise the water will quickly splash out. I use it without them and still looks great anyway! Birds love it as well!
It’s good for small ponds but doesn’t work long enough during the day to enjoy, even when suns out but better than nothing
Had to tether fountain to a brick to stop it floating to the edge,but not a problem.
Bought this for my mum. My dad seemed to have no problems putting it together. Looks nice in their small pond and they also tried it in their bird bath.
1. Jiggle the fountain around a bit in the water to get the water inside the pump mechanism – I think it sometimes struggles to suck up water initially if it’s been dry inside.
2. Take it apart and clean the filter with a blast of water from the hosepipe. Then take apart and check the nozzle for gunk too. You’d be surprised what gets sucked up, even in apparently clean water.
ORIGINAL: This is genuinely brilliant. Got it, put it together (clear instructions), popped it in the container and withing 10 seconds it had powered up and within 30 seconds it had reached the power shown in the video. It’s not even in direct sunlight!
It’s not designed to create great jets of water and look spectacular, but it creates a pleasant trickling sound in the background in the garden and looks nice, which is what I wanted. You can get different effects with the different nozzles, which is a great idea.
For the price, it really can’t be beaten.
This is a good product overall, but is not the best in cloudy conditions unlike the descriptio
Best with a bowl / tub at least 50cm in diameter – then (assuming it is in the middle) it won’t send much water over the side. Also needs a couple of inches of water below it to work properly. The 6 different spray possibilities are fun. It does float around so a bit of ingenuity is required to keep it in the middle. Mine is in a deep tub (fake whisky barrel), so it can lose a lot of water before needing to be refilled and it doesn’t matter if the fountain isn’t in the middle.
This was a really good buy. It works better than we thought even when it hasn’t had a lot of sun. It’s sometimes intermittent, probably not enough sun, but it’s a lovely addition to our garden and the pond which had gotten really neglected , so cleaned up the surround (work in progress) and this fountain has brought the garden to life. We have made it a wildlife pond now rather than fish because lots of newts and even added a frogilo for the newts. The fountain sounds lovely and makes our garden happy, and us actually. It came with differnt attachments but son set as tall spout. It’s a marvelous you won’t be disappointed. Our previous fountain was electric but kept getting blocked, this one os sample doesn’t cost in electric and looks great. I tried to upload video but too big.
I wanted it to put in a bird bath but I have still to buy this. I have put it in a container to see how it works. it tends to empty the container.
Does not come with fitting spike for the ground only 4 holes on the back rectangle to mount it your own way. This makes it difficult to make it face sky wards unless u leave it on the ground
Before and after photos of our small pond. The solar water fountain has made it come to life. It will spurt out a lot more water but we like it more gentle. The plants seem to be doing a lot better since we got it.
This gives a good effect with multiple heads and backup battery and cut out out if it runs dry and when dark.
There are some limitations that are not fault of maker.
If it hasn’t enough space wind can blow spray out of birdbath and empty it quickly.
Also if not sunny or bright it won’t function.
It’s not it’s fault though. It’s automatic night time shutdown cuts in on dark days.
Also doesn’t explain that to charge it’s battery you have to take it out of water. The pump shuts down but the battery recharges.
I would recommend it as long as you realise the limitations of lack of sun.
I bought a Chinese bamboo water hammer 20 years ago after seeing Kill Bill. I’ve moved home 3 times in the meantime and never set it up as I’ve been waiting for an affordable solar pump that can do the job.
Today was that day – finally set it up, had no idea what strength pump I would need to supply a meter head.
This did it no problem. Plugged it all in, placed pump in water, connected solar panel and off it went, immediately. I’m possibly getting a bit too much water through, causing splashing and therefore water loss, but hey! – not the pumps fault, possibly need a bigger pool. I am massively impressed with just how tiny it is and what an effective job it is doing.
A great little solar pump unit. Fits very well in bowl of bird bath and is very attractive when going.
It’s brightened up a corner of the garden by adding further interest, and what’s more the birds seem to approve.
Works well difficult to position the solar panel other than vertical unless you put on the ground which I didn’t want to do. Brought to provide a trickle by pumping through a pipe into a water feature which does work would struggle at anything more. For what I wanted does the job solar panel positions could be bette
Put my fountain in a brand new glass bird bath.Worked first time despite no sun.Next day not quite so good but think I need to change the nozzle as water is being splashed out from the spray.Now taken it out of the bath and charging in full sun on the garden table. I am overall very happy and hope it continues to perform well. However, I did not appreciate the bingo scratch card that came inside the box telling me I could win up to 50.When I entered the e mail address on line, to Claim my winnings it came up as a scam!!
Working well even on cloudy days. One thing to be aware of, unless on dead level base water jet will angle and you need a very wide pool to maintain water level. Mine is in a 45cm (18″ in real money) bird bath and on windy days water often needs topping up. Good thing with that is water doesn’t get dirty and clog up pump.
Excellent value for money, the pump works really well , the choice of spray heads are good my only comment on the down side is (in my case) that I had to restrict it’s movement because it floats and my pond is only a large sunken sink it sprayed the water over the sides so a daily top up required, other wise I think it’s worth it.
Good product which was dispatched and arrived with a couple of days from order.. The pump is tiny but powerful, and works very well and consistently with panel in direct sunlight. The water flow can be intermittent in cloud, but generally I am impressed with it. I didn’t use any of the fountain heads, just connected tubing to the pump and up through various sizes of plant saucer. I also wrapped some gauze loosely around the pump to help keep it clean, so I hopefully won’t have to keep dismantling the fountain.
It’s well made and works ok in strong sunlight. It gets clogged up quite often so need a regular cleaning. Bearding in mind it’s not expensive I would rate it value for money.
Wanted it for my bird bath but it was too big. Spray to far -emptying all water out of bird bath! Tried all the different spray fittings. Obviously works better with a very large bird bath.
We’ve been using the fountain for two weeks now, and we’re very impressed. Even when we had three successive days of rain and heavy cloud cover, the fountain kept going for most of the day. It’s great that it has its own built-in solar panels and battery, so no need for awkward leads or separate panels. We’ve only used it in clear water so far, without plants, so we can’t vouch for how well the pump will cope with murkier water. But if that’s how you want to use it, then this is great value.
Got this having bought another solar powered pond pump that got blocked quickly and didn’t produced enough power to generate a fountain. The difference is striking. It worked straight away with a good flow of water and produces a fountain even when it when it rained (no idea how the solar cell manged to do this but it did). It doesn’t stay on all day naturally but we see it regularly even on cloudy days. Aerates the water quickly, doesn’t seem to get blocked up like other pumps we’ve used and works a treat. One thing yo watch is that the floating base can move around the pond and if not secured can end up spraying water out of the pond which will drain a small pond in a few days. Place it where you want and secure the cable in place with a rock etc to stop it moving. Highly recommended.
The fountain was delivered on may 1st today 4th june it has stopped working very dissapointed the seller did contact me and was very helpfull to solve my problem
Worked well straight out of the box and managed to half empty my patio pond as it drifted to the edge and the water sprayed over the side!
However, since the first day, it’s been a bit stop-start. I think it needs to be removed from the water (it turns itself off automatically) and allowed to charge the battery on good sunny day (when we get one) and then put back in the pond.
The attached photo was taken about 10.00am after it had time to build up a bit of power on an dullish day. It lasted about 10 minutes with a rather weak fountain. When the sun does shine the fountain is more effective.
Received in good Good packaging
Great little pump.
The battery keeps the pump running for a few hours after sun down !
Just a heads up the Solar panel is 5w
The pump is 2.5w not as I thought !
But still it’s quite powerful.
No flexi tube supplied only the short fixed adjustable jets supplied.
However, after a few days and the emergence of some proper sunshine we realized that this is a great addition to our garden pond. Our pond is a natural one; home to frogs, tadpoles, the occasional newt, snails etc, so I was initially concerned that the blockage of the pump filter on the unit might be a problem. It is a very cloudy pond if stirred up, but naturally clean and balanced and there has been no problem with the filter or pump becoming blocked. The pond is fairly large in terms of the smallish fountain unit but with the single-spout attached it’s clearly visible from the house and prettily audible close to.
The video attached shows the fountain gamely spouting away on an all-day all-over cloudy rainy & cold May day (on a bright sunny day the fountain reaches an impressive two feet in height) – I can’t offer a better recommendation.
All in all a great addition to our garden.
Very impressed, easy to put together (literally just have to put the fountain spout thing on top). Was slightly apprehensive how it would work when the sun wasn’t out, but put it out today when it was lashing it down and it fired up straight away!
A delight to see it working with a good choice of spray attachments. The only criticism is that in the wind the spray falls outside of the bird bath and soon empties the container.
Not yet installed in pond so cannot give any feed back stars are for the look of it.
I will need to read info on the sellers site that apple’s to all sites I visit. It’s normally
my practice to buy products based on how they look. Problem is products are never
the size you think.
Well the fountain is now installed in the pond and working. The size of the fountain would be best used in a medium size pound in your back garden. The pound I installed it in is 20ft + X 18ft+ so looks out of place. I would say it’s a good buy and would do well in a garden pound no larger than 4ft X 2ft. I would suggest it would look fantastic with a few pound lights. For me I still give it 10 out of 10.
This product was very easy to assemble! The reason I bought it was to replace a previous cheaper version which didn’t have a rechargable battery which meant that the pump kept going even without the sun! One thing to be cautious about is if you put it out early on in the Spring as we had one night where temperature dropped below freezing and the pump froze too and didn’t start working again until it had thawed out! I was lucky as some pumps are damaged and burn out due to freezing! The suction cups on the underside of the solar pump, I found to be pretty much useless. No matter how I pushed in down in the birdbath it kept coming up off the base!
Got it last year in september, new that with autumn coming in that the reduction of sun wouldn’t be great but was still a hit or a miss even though solar panel in direct daylight but fast forward to April. Nice and sunny and has stopped working. Not happy with it at all.
Really easy to set up and get working. It has x3 small suction pads underneath to keep it in place. I discovered that it’s best to fill with water until it’s almost covering to face of the panel otherwise it floats on one side and water is sprayed out rather than recirculating.
Day 1 set it up and left it charging. Day 2 topped up with water and it instantly kicked into action.
Best to change the “sprinkler” heads before it starts / at the end of the day when it stops – or accept wet arms!
Once the battery is charged it runs well into the evening until it gets darker or the water has gone (if it’s spraying outside the dish.
Only had it 3 days but it seems to be a really neat bit of kit and my good lady was surprised at the power of the spray.
Much easier than having to run wires outside.
Nothing readily available to tie a weight on length of cord to stop drifting in pond where spray could go onto garden. Expect others are similar. Otherwise better than previous one without battery backup as stays on when sun dips
We bought this to use in the bird bath.
Unfortunately the bird bath is too shallow
We put in a pot with deeper water and it is lovely.
It has a lovely gentle fountain and looks really pretty in the garden. Great for a small garden water feature.
Brilliant , wouldn’t recommend for a bird bath though as the spray is very high and would soon empty it , if you just have the spout with no spray head it is great , we have it in a small water feature , with the battery’s charging in the sun will still run for up to 4 hours at nigh
Glad I bought one with a battery backup. Had to keep topping it up as water evaporated (in heat) or spilt over the edge. A bigger container would help. A lovely gentle fountain to watch and listen to when it works. Been admired by others who say they will get one.
Good value for money just a little disappointed at the power that’sall
I love this fountain! Decided on this particular fountain based on other reviews/feedback and I’m pleased I did. Product arrived promptly and securely packaged. Easy to assemble and worked straight away. Have only tried one nozzle design so far but love the fountain effect and the height of the water. Have had the fountain in use for a few days now and I’m impressed with the strength of the solar power.
The bird bath the fountain is currently in (see attached video) is not deep enough so I do have to add more water to keep the fountain working. The fountain has created a more calming and relaxed atmosphere in the garden. I recommend this product and would purchase it again.
Set your expectations – this is a low powered device. That said, it works as well. The flow rate is never great – maybe 2 feet high – but it does manage to operate in low light so almost runs from dawn to dusk. In my pond (tied to weight) it clogs every few days but it’s easy to clear. I would recommend it.
IF you use it in clean tap water – don’t put it in your pond as it won’t last a few hours. Quite a good fountain (about a foot high when the sun is on it) but you’ll need to contain it – ours squirts water over the side of the container we’ve concocted!
I also meant to add that you can easily clean the spout area and battery pack area if flow stops because of bits of leaf of flower falling in. I just stick the hose up to the empty hole on the top; no nozzle on the fountain or hose pipe and just give it a blast through.
I chose this product because of the fast delivery during CV19. Came promptly and was so easy to assemble within 10 mins it was unpacked and running in my large tub “pond”. Only disappointment is that today it is cloudy but still bright and it is not running. The battery (I think) should have had some charge left in it. This was the reason I went for a slightly dearer product. As I cannot sit out in hot weather I wonder how much I will get to see it!
I really like the way you can either float the fountain or stick it onto a suitable surface below the water.
Good product keeps going on dull days , needs a 6 feet (2M) diameter pond as when the wind blows it will spray over the edge and drain the pond.
We find that most days the fountain runs when there is light and then switches itself off whilst it recharges enough to operate again. When the sun is out and shining on the solar panel it will run continuously, but on a typical British day there is some on/off. A tip is to remove the fountain from the water in the morning before going to work, and then replace it in the water again on return. That way it has all day to recharge since the motor won’t run when the fountain is out of the water, and instead it runs all evening into the darkness whilst we’re at home to enjoy it. We’re very pleased with this fountain and recommend it.