SE 360 solar fountain for small ponds and containers with battery backup and adjustable flow pump (Solar Powered)

Really impressive quality and at a great price. This fountain gives a constant flow even on the dullest, cloudy or rainy day. I'd tried another brand of solar fountain which only worked in full brilliant sunlight before cutting out when a light cloud passed over. Not ideal for the north of Scotland!Powerbee's fountain though even works at night thanks to the fact you can switch it on when you want, so you can enjoy your water feature even after the sun goes down.The fountain's spray range just fits inside my large (45cm diameter) ceramic bowl. So this is the smallest size of pond you could use, otherwise the spray would go over the edge and not refill.The spray is over 30cm high (you can adjust the flow) and makes a relaxing, gentle sound - not like a running tap.With the choice of heads, you can experiment with different effects: jet, bubble or various classic sprays.And the fact there's no wiring means you can set this up in the furthest corner of the garden - and move it about when you fancy a change.It took less than five minutes to set up and worked straight from the box.Highly recommended.

I did a lot of research when looking for a solar fountain that would be "man enough" to keep refreshing the water in my large (900 litre) pot which is planted with water plants and has goldfish in it. The Sunspray fountain arrived earlier than advised (always a good sign!), it was very well packed and is a good quality item. All the pieces are solid enough and the instructions were really clear on how to fix it together (another good sign!). Within 30 minutes of receiving the fountain it was floating on the container. Of course, with our "summer" it didn't work immediately as there was no sun, but within a couple of days of fitful sunshine it was merrily spraying away on its' floating pad. I'd recommend a couple of things: put wire across the pond/container to prevent the fountain floating to the edge and sending all the water cascading out (the pump is very efficient!) and putting the rechargeable battery backup in a plastic bag to keep it watertight.I am very pleased with the Sunspray fountain, it does what it says, and the battery backup keeps it going for a while in dull weather too.

This arrived very promptly and was easy to assemble and it looks quite pretty when working in our little pond. However, although it works in full sun I never managed to get it to work without it. If someone cast their shadow on the solar panel the fountain immediately stopped and it had to be switched off and on again to get it re-started . Not sure about battery backup, it never worked for even a second if the sun went in .

Acquired as a birthday present for a refurbished established pond found after a house move. Works on a reasonbly reliable basis and brilliantly when the sun shines and even with the occasional cloudy and overcast weather we get in the south east. Has a reasonable battery life on it when charged so can go on long after the sun goes down.The frogs and fish love it.Can be a bit temperamental if it doesn't get much sun, but generally speaking can get it going again after a bit of jiggling about and switching on and off again- therefore not 5 stars..Has a long lead cable so can manoevre the solar cell around to follow the sun in the garden which is very useful. Also very helpful if the pond is a long way from the house and an electricity supply, which ours is.Highly recommend.

I wanted this item to drive a VERY SMALL, 3'' high spitting frog that would sit in the pool next to the pump. I was using a 10mm tube so there wouldn't / shouldn't be a problem with the volume of water this pump could handle. The item took 3 weeks to arrive. On the day of arrival I set it up in full sun to charge the battery over a THREE day period. This was July 2014 and the weather was exceptional, full sun for 12 hours a day. The pump had very little power. I tried bypassing the battery, I fitted the fountain attachment as shown in this picture to see if it was the frog that was the problem. Had it worked as well as the photograph shows, I would have been happy leaving it with the fountain on. IT DIDNT. I contacted the seller as he had suggested by phone. He was a very rude individual who just wanted to talk over me to tell me what I could try to fix it, all of which I had tried already, so he could get off the phone quickly and get back to his phone orders. He was downright RUDE.The item did not work, The Seller didn't care '' KEEP AWAY FROM POWERBEE LTD ''

I purchased this item for our small fish pond. The product is easy to install and so far I have been impressed with how well it works. The fountain spray operates even on more cloudier days unlike a solar-powered water-feature I once had that needed constant, direct sunlight in order to operate. The battery backup works fine, I turn the pump off after sun down and back on in the morning and the fountain generally springs into life. I am a bit apprehensive about what will happen in winter when the sun has become a distant memory however, the 'blurb' states that it operates at 10% during winter hours so hopefully that will be enough to keep my fish happy.Spring update review: Well, my fish all survived the winter! I spoke to Nathan at Powerbee before winter set in for advice and followed his instructions and was very pleased with the fountain's performance over winter. It continued to work over the winter months, enduring some of the harshest, sub-zero temperatures we've seen for a long time.

The product looks good and worked when it was set up. However the battery doesn't charge much at all, thus when the sun goes away (behind a cloud!) it has to go to back up battery and then soon gives up.It was set up during a VERY Sunny weekend.. very hot and no clouds about. It didn't even hold charge on this day, and soon stopped working.We have tried to charge it up in the sun as much as poss, but doesn't last at all.we are based in the Uk, and yes we dont get sun all the time, but expected it to last more that 20 mins on the back up battery.If i bought again i would look at something better, even more expensive to get what we wanted. (just to give some water movement to a pond with goldfish in).

The Sunspray SE360 Solar Fountain is not a toy. It is in fact surprisingly sturdy in construction and fits together securely providing a watertight seal for the electrics. The key thing to remember with anything like this is to READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! The one step which is easy to miss is to connect the all important rechargeable battery in the battery compartment. It is this feature that makes this pump superior to many cheaper products on the market. Although this unit does function best in full sun, if a cloud comes over or the solar panel finds itself in the shade the battery will keep the pump working for a surprisingly long time. This I have discovered when forgetting to switch the unit off I have gone out several hours after the sun has passed over to find the thing still chugging away.The choice of spray heads are sure to provide almost any effect you require.I have my unit in a large plastic tub on the terrace which means the water is pretty clean. If I had it in my pond I would take great care to make sure the water to the pump was well filtered as even with my setup small items have blocked the spray holes. These are easily cleared but if it meant fishing the thing out from between the waterlilies it could become a bore.All in all I am very pleased with this product and am now working on plans for a much larger solar-powered water-feature!