Lewisia Backup Battery Solar Fountain with LED Lighting Submersible Solar Water Pump Kit for Water Feature Koi Pond Pool Garden Bird Bath 8W

Arrived with important parts missing

I gave this 3 stars only cause if you finally get it hooked up and the sun is bright with NO CLOUDS AT ALL, it works and looks nice.It will pump water up about 3 feet to a low flow rate, so depending on how much flow you need that high, it may be suitable for you.Now , for all the issues..1.half the attachments that come with it won't fit correctly. Due to the led light ring , when it's snapped in the filter box, the adapters aren't long enough to connect to the pump. The hole in the filter box isn't big enough to allow the adapters to go all the way through. It's a bad design. Mine came with two yellow adapters that weren't even shown in the listening, but they won't fit in any way.2. The mode button on the panel seems to do nothing. The instructions are terrible, but one mode is supposed to allow the pump to utilize both the solar power, and the backup battery. The other mode only works when the Sun hits it with no clouds.My pump shoots very high, but as soon as a cloud comes, it looses power, and that by the way makes the water settings on the remote about useless: more on that in a moment.So you would think, ok the backup battery isn't working. If it's shooting at full power and I cover the panel, it shuts off.HOWEVER, this thing will run at least 4 hours after it gets dark, so the battery must be charging and powering it at night. It runs better and more consistently at night time!After fooling and testing, it seems like it isn't switching to the battery right away when the Sun gets blocked by a cloud or something.So about those remote control settings, if you want to select a lower setting like 50 or 75 percent, and you get the height just perfect, then a cloud comes by just for a bit, the water level drops real low and depending on the setup, you might not be able to see it.If the battery kicked in like the instructions say it should, that wouldn't be an issue.So, I asked for an exchange, I got the second kit, and more of the same issue, I had to mix and match pieces to get things to fit correctly. I've put the second panel out in the sun, not hooked up to charge for several hours and see if one works better than the other.Keep in mind, when I say it's hard to get it hooked up, I'm good with this sort of stuff and this is actually so easy that a child could do it, IF THE PIECES FIT CORRECTLY. So if you get this and have these issues, don't feel bad, it's not you.If you search the questions on this, you'll see someone posted about having the problems with the pieces not being long enough to go through the led ring.I hope this helps someone out,I'll post an update once I try out the second panel.Edit: after some fooling with both panels, I've discovered that the mode button on the panel has 3 settings although there are only 2 listed in the instructions, which again are horrible. The seller is of no help either, telling me just to refer to the bad instructions.So anyway, one press of the mode button and nothing happens, with another press, the lights came on and the water slightly trickled out of the pump. Another press and the water got higher, and finally with a 3rd press it shot up to full power. This was done in direct sunlight, so I have no clue what mode the thing was in since it doesn't relate to the instructions.Oh, and the filter basket that's supposed to keep the pump from clogging doesn't work.All in all , I would stay away from this, I gave it 3 stars initially, but I'm removing one for the further confusion and bad customer service.

This was the first solar powered fountain kit I have purchased. I bought it due to all the good recommendations I saw on other sites. I have had this for 2 month.Instructions were minimal and it was a bit akward putting things together. I bought the one with the remote. Never used the remote because if you turn it off it doesn't collect power. So I was disconnecting the cable to the motor instead.I could never get the suction feet to stick to the bottom off my old fountain (which has a 2 ft circular basin) although I placed it in the middle of my basin and the water would than spray outside of the basin. I weighed it down with bricks to make it stay in place. It was lacking the "water trickling" sound that I am used to from my old fountain since the fountain spray is not very strong. The last time I connected it the motor made a loud noise and then quit and of course I am outside the return window. The lights are still working. Haven't decided what I am going to do now. Probably going back to the old fashioned fountains.

DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY! I received this $75 fountain I had picked out for my first mothers day 2020. After 1 week it stopped working. I realized that the pin inside the motor had fallen out. I put it back in and it worked intermittently. After 2 months its officially dead. I used to buy the ones that float for $20 which lasted, at least a year. I found out that while solar panel is good it’s horrible for the environment, as a waste product. Instead of buying a new cheap one every year, I decided to invest in a better one for less waste. I have never been more furious with a product in my life. I cant believe you sell this for $75!! The pin inside was loose from the start. I own several similar pumps for cat water bowl and such and the pins are always attached inside the pump. Horrible product. Might I add that when I purchased this I purchased one with a remote. The one I received had no remote. When I returned to the page the listing had been changed to one with no remote. Now it’s suddenly back... but they still charged me the higher price. Slimy sales tactics and product

I bought this solar pump to replace the previous one I purchased only a few weeks earlier. This pump immediately started working once I switched it out. I will say the instructions are a little vague, for example it doesn't mention anything about the lights, and supposedly you can change the color. I'm happy with the white light, but would be good to know how to switch. I also love that this pump works in low light, due to the battery. The other pump wouldn't work unless the sun was shining down right on top of the solar panel. Very frustrating when the sun is out and you want your fountain going. Love this pump.

My current solar pump works great but only when the sun is out so was looking for a battery backup pump. I did not find the pump very powerful for my small water feature. I thought about it for a couple of days undecided. Then after 3 days it stopped working and was returned. One note, when the on button is pressed you cannot tell whether the panel is actually on since the button feels the same. this is especially a problem when there is no juice and you want to charge in sun.