LATITOP Upgraded Solar Fountain, 3.5W Solar Water Pump Free-Standing Floating Solar Powered Fountain Pump with 1500 mAh Battery Backup & 6 Nozzles for Outdoor Garden Pond Pool Aquarium (Square)

When I ordered this little fountain, I went into the purchase thinking the parts of this fountain looked delicate, and that there’s a good chance im gonna break this thing, or the outdoors will have some negative effect on it within a week or so. Well I’m about a month into using it. It’s outside working every day. It sits in a bird bath, and I had plans to keep that bird bath super clean. Instead, I’ve decided to see how much dirt and grime it can handle. Every few days I’ll clean off the pump’s intake, but otherwise it’s been sitting in water with a few leaves, bird feathers n droppings, and other debris. I got the bird bath around the same time as the fountain, so it’s not like it’s dirty swamp water with years of kelp.It’s done a great job so far. Very happy with it, and so are the birds. a couple things to note.1. I saw some reviewers comment on the lack of any flow adjustment, and that the fountain shoots too high (and therefore possibly shoots out of the fountain or catches the wind) when it gets direct sunlight. I didn’t actually think about it until just now, but there IS a flow adjustment switch on the bottom of the pump. It’s teeny tiny, and it’s low tech, but there is one there. It’s a little plastic sliding door that can be accessed from its underside.2. This one’s kind of ridiculous, but one reviewer posted a very short video of the fountain spurting repeatedly instead of flowing continuously. In my experience with the product, I would assume that reviewer either didn’t wait for direct sunlight, or they placed the solar panel in not the most ideal place, also away from direct sunlight. There’s no battery in the fountain’s construction, so it works when there’s full sun, and doesn’t work when there’s no sun. In areas in between when the solar panel is either catching shadows, or it’s a dark cloudy day, the fountain will spurt about every 1.5 seconds. And that’s quite alright with me. When considering the solar panel power source, the benefits outweigh other power sources. I don’t have to run a wire to a wall plug, and if it was battery powered, you’d only get about two hours of use a day and have to replace expensive batterys every month.this thing’s great. i had all kinds of doubts, but it’s been a really great item. if others have the concerns i had, i hope this review helps.Update:I'm about 55 days into using this little solar pump, and this thing's still going as strong as day 1. That's 55 days of the pump working without a day off. There isn't direct sunlight every day, but when it's not going full strength, it's still spurting maybe 10 hrs a day. Even in dirty kelpy water, it's going. I do clean the bird bath it sits in maybe every other week or so. And I'll run the pump through clean water at about the same frequencyUpdate #2:We've had this thing probably more than 6 months now. Posted a new picture. The hardy little thing is still going strong! It's pretty wild. At first I was trying to clean it every few weeks, but for whatever reason, the birds didn't like it when I tampered with it. Idk if they like the dirty water or what, but whenever I cleaned the bird bath, they wouldn't use it until algae began to grow a week or so later. So I thought I'd leave it alone, just fill the bath instead of cleaning it all the time, and test the pump to see what it could handle. I haven't touched the pump for months. Once in a while the flow would block up, but it would end up working its way through it. Fall came, leaves fell in the bath, algae grew. It's super murky in there as u can see from the picture, but it's still working strong. The sun isn't high enough to hit the solar panel directly earlier in the morning from where I placed it when I took the photo, which is why the stream is lower. No loss in performance. I thought this pump would last a month tops.

The only reason I'm not giving this little pump 5 stars is because I just received it and installed today, and don't know what the longevity will be. But, I sure am enjoying it now!The pictures show just how high the pump goes, which can be problematic for my 18" bird bath. It's windy today, so I've had to fill up the bath 3 times as it keeps shooting over the sides. I may get a bigger and deeper bird bath for the pump, and use this smaller one elsewhere in my yard.I haven't seen any birds enjoying it yet, but hopefully they will come.Nice product for the money. Will update my review to let you know if it konks out on me.

Followed instructions, our birdbath holds a gallon of water and is 26” wide. After 15 minutes almost all the water shot out of fountain. Removed attachment AFTER DETACHING SOLAR PLUG and refilled fountain, now it only spurts. The purpose of keeping water moving to avoid mosquitos and keeping fresh for birds is achieved if you don’t care about fountain. Within minutes birds were drawn into bath to drink and or bath. Not first solar fountain and I prefer plate offset from fountain instead of attached to fountain (circular model). Water moves during daylight hours from solar panel depending on sunlight. If you want 24/7 water fountain invest in cheap electrical pump.Solar pump is efficient, but you must change water daily and keep pump’s filter clear of debris. I place my bath away from outlet which is better for shy birds.Even bugs fly in for a drink in hot weather. Robins keep a schedule and males bath first.If pump reset in AM I would have given 5 stars.

Tired of plugging in my water fountain, I finally decided to go with a solar pump. I like this one. It's enough to power my cascading 2.5 ft fountain. The only drawback is that the panel doesn't have a stake to put in the ground. Right now I have it on a small flower pot. The panel does need to be in direct sunlight, the slightest shading of the panel will stop the flow. Other than that, I'm very pleased with it. Took one star due to the lack of ways to mount it.

As advertised, this pump starts almost immediately with a few minutes exposure to the sun. However, the intake valve is so tiny, that it clogged within 10 minutes. Without some type of filter to keep it clear, it probably won't work as intended - I had planned on making it a bee/butterfly fountain in a remote garden. The only way it will work, is if each time the pump stops from low sun or night time, the particles in the intake fall out and it self clears. This is also another of those companies that promises you compensation (in this case, a 15% discount for 5 star review with picture) for a favorable review. I always mention this cheap shot practice in my reviews and automatically take off a star, since this sways consumers while writing their reviews. Just hoping to even the bell curve a little.Update one month post install: pump died two days after I set it up, despite being in a full container of water. Completely cleaned it out, but it would not restart or pump. Save your money and find another product.

This is a very small pump. It is important to see the dimensions before you purchase. It worked immediately. Three of the fountain heads spray the water outside the area very quickly so you need a wide space for the water. The fountain stops immediately when the sun fades slightly or there is slight cloud. Full sun seems to be the only option for operation.

No battery back so not for me

Panneau solaire beaucoup plus petit et très faible même en plein soleil et j'habite dans le sud...J'en avais déjà un avec un panneau solaire comme sur la photo qui fonctionne bien et je voulais un deuxième identique mais c'est loupé...Pas normal que ça ne corresponde pas à la photo.

Bis auf die solarkollektoren alles okay.

j'ai bien reçu ma commande mais le panneau solaire ne ressemble pas au descriptif de l'offre sur le site . le panneau solaire reçu fait 10cm par 10cm alors que sur la documentation du site il est plus grand , surtout que j'avais déjà commandé le même l'été dernier , et lui était conforme . Pourquoi ????