Lewisia Solar Fountain Pump with Battery Backup & LED Lights

Jan H: I read reviews before buying, and expected it to perform adequate but not 24/7. My expectations are not met, as I had gone to this one for more $$ than some others, and the battery backup. It has a nice panel, nice accessories. came packaged well. BUT ...Well, it barely pumps over a bubble. it will not pump to any height so dont buy it thinking you can power a fountain. The LED lights work most all the time. Even in direct sunlight at noon, the pump sounds like its working but no water comes out, you can fiddle with it, sometimes move the pump, tap it, and it might work for 20-30 minutes. Sometimes, well about 3-4 times it had a small 2-3" water spray for about an hour, but most of the time the only thimg works is the LED. At night the LED works for about 2 hrs after dark. Dissapointed and I would not recommend it and wish I had saved my money.

United States on Jun 21, 2018

Jonathon: Il potere da la pompa non è forte ! Lo spruzzo non arriva molto in alto se non usa la cappa con in buchi finismmi!

Italy on May 31, 2018

Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer: Ok, I was skeptical. I'll admit that some of the comments were discouraging, but I've got to say, it is exceeding expectations today.

When this arrived, it was rattling. I was told to look at the diagram to assemble--there was no diagram. Told to clean the pump regularly by removing the screws. Since it was rattling, I took out the screws (these are seriously horrible and the heads started to strip--one of my discouraged moments) to discover the screws are for an external box and the actual pump was inside. The cover had come off the working part of the pump, but it snaps right back in place; it's the way you get in to clean the pump. Put it back together, cursing the screws. I unplugged the pump from the solar panel and went outside to put it in the ground for at least a day to charge (of course, make sure the switch is on). Called my friend and told her to come the next day and we'd start the fountain experiment.

Hilarity and blown theories later, we came up with the perfect combination of urn, support that prevented filling the entire urn with rocks (upside-down planter to narrow the space needing rocks but allow water to fill the base, pump on...

United States on Aug 17, 2017

JezebelSeven: The media could not be loaded.  I originally started with  Lewisia 1.5W Outdoor Solar Fountain Pump Waterfall Decorative Submersible Kit . It was not a good option at all-- only ran in direct sun, the slightest shadow or cloud would cause it to shut off instantly, and it died after a week.

I decided to try this one with the battery backup, and it is much, much more reliable for my needs (in a DIY birdbath/fountain). It will run in overcast/nighttime conditions-- but ONLY if the battery still has juice left.

Mine will run after a mostly sunny day until approximately 2am before running out of juice, which is maybe a little long, but not a problem, it's nice for when we're sitting on the deck after a late evening.
The problem, though, is that since it ran out at ~2am, it doesn't start back up until at least 9am generally (and that's if it's...

United States on Jun 28, 2017

JSJS: This is a really nice solar fountain but just as a heads up, for the battery version it does not start pumping immediately when the solar panel is exposed to sunlight. I thought it was broken but it took about 5 or 6 minutes to get going, I think it is charging the battery to a certain point first. The nice thing about this is that even on very cloudy days, it will still periodically store enough juice to run the fountain for a little while. As I only rarely have full sun, this is an excellent feature for me.
I'm still a little confused about the functionality of the on/off switch as it seems to run the pump regardless. Maybe something to do with the battery.
In any case, I would highly recommend the battery version of this item if you don't always have full sun where you are planning to place it.

I did have some trouble where it stopped working for a few days but seems to be going again. Never sure if it's the solar part or the pump part.

United States on May 03, 2017