Sunspray ® SE 450 solar fountain for small ponds with adjustable flow pump without battery backup Description change to:The Sunspray® 450 is a very high quality solar power fountain with battery backup for small to medium ponds

On the whole I am very pleased with this and for the price you shouldn't expect more. It is ideal for a small pool and you can adjust the pump so that it doesn't spray the water outside the pool. The only downside is that the pump seems to clog up very quickly even though our water had only been in about 2 weeks. However it is very easy to slide the pump open, give it a quick rinse and off it goes! The instructions are minimal so you have to guess that there are 3 or 4 different heads to give different sprays and 2 or 3 rods to give you different heights. other than that I'd say it was the best I could find at that price but note that this product does not store the power so it only works in sunlight. To get one that stores you need to pay a lot more.

Arrrggghh, I'm SO happy with it! I have a container pond and I bought a few oxygenating plants for it (among others) but it kept going green and I longed for that relaxing sound of trickling water in the garden.It takes minutes to put together and is super simple. My garden is mostly in the shade so I trailed the solar panel out to the area that gets the most sun and it works constantly! I accidentally left it on one night and it was still alive and kicking at 10pm when I took the dog out for the toilet.Incase anyone is reading who isn't quite sure on configuration, basically the pump sits in the bottom of your pond with attachments you build up to the water level of your pond so that spray head (there are multiple choices on spray head for different effects). There are suckers on the bottom of the pump that grabbed a hold of my zinc tub straight away. If they don't stick you can use the float attachment that sits under your spray head. Then the pumps draws energy from the solar panel. In the middle of this connection lies the battery - for any of the time you aren't using the pump it recharges the battery (as long as there's some sun) as back up power for evenings and very cloudy days. That said, my pump still works great with a good cloud cover!Nothing beats cracking open a beer at the end of the day and sitting near this. Oh, and no more green pond! It's just fantastic and so glad I spent a little bit of extra money. Don't waste your money trying something cheaper, you'll probably end up buying this anyway.

Disappointed. Does need FULL sunshine to work and battery back up seems very poor. Keep having to set re set button to get it going again. Contacting seller regarding returning the item. Lovely when it works, just don't expect it to run for long.

I purchased this to convert a mains powered water feature to solar as I didn't have a mains supply in my garden. *SEE UPDATE*The first unit was faulty, but the seller replaced the pump immediately with no issues.The second unit has been in use for 2 months now. I love the fact I can switch in on and off to conserve power for evening/ dull days or leave it to run in the sun. It needs to be quite bright to work, but no different from any other solar device I've used.Update: The fountain has stopped working.On inspection, the “weatherproof” battery pack was filled with water. I contacted the seller, who advised the battery pack needs to be kept horizontal to remain “weatherproof” although there’s no mention of this in the instructions that came with it. When I contacted the seller, his response was, “we cannot put in the instructions every way not to install the battery as it would be exhaustive” and, “can I suggest running the pump without the battery”.The seller is not standing by the 1 year guarantee, he’s reverting to the battery’s 6 month guarantee, although it’s not the battery at fault in this case, it’s the “weatherproof” casing and lack of clear instructions that it is only “weatherproof” when located in a certain orientation. This item is not fit for purpose under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

Firstly, when the pump arrived it was missing the Funnel Attachment, but Powerbee posted one to me promptly. Secondly, it does only work when the sun is shining and (foolishly) I had read all the reviews talking about the "battery backup" and hadn't actually noted that they were listed on the pump WITHOUT battery - WHY? So be sure you buy the correct one, because without battery backup its pretty useless! Thirdly, its only been running a few days and is already playing up; the fountain keeps dwindling to minute proportions and I have to turn it off and on to get it going again. I will persevere a while longer but I'm not overly impressed :(

the solar pump is very easy to set up. The instructions are very clear and easy to follow. I was pleasantly surprised by how powerful and effective the small pump is. I had to turn down the flow rate. Since the pump has been installed it's been very cloudy & it has rained non stop so I don't think that I've seen this solar pump at its best, however, despite not functioning at full power the water in my pond is now clear and my plants look healthy.

I bought this pump in early summer 2014 and writing this review Feb.2015 and am very happy to report it has been trouble free and still doing all it is supposed to. I put in a small garden pond using a plastic mould and mounted the fountain pump on an up-turned plastic container in the centre of my pond. There is plenty of wire to mount the battery pack/switch a good distance away and also the small solar panel. The batteries remain charged and work well even on quite dull winter days and are continuing to give good service without any maintainance through some frost and the heaviest of winds and rain; the whole unit has remained sealed and in perfect working order. If you are looking for a reliable, small but very functional fountain that looks and sounds lovely for those relaxing summer evenings, then look no further. I have two goldfish who seem happy with it too !