Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)This product was well packaged and arrived intact. It also works, although being solar it does not have the flow of a fountain powered by electricity. In strong sunlight it is more than sufficiently active, but of course, if the sunlight dims or it becomes cloudy, the activity either diminishes or stops altogether.
I have bought two of these, and during the 5-10 days I've owned them (two separate orders) there have been no issues.
ADDENDUM: I'm now on my second summer season with these two (identical) fountains I purchased. I've run them with softened water as my house has a whole house softener and the hose bibs outside have their takeoffs after the municipal water goes through the softener. Therefore, I've not had any issues with hard water but I think that if you used hard water in them, they would function poorly after a little while. One of the fountain pumps died after about a month, and after some "negotiation" with customer service of the manufacturer, they agreed to send me a new one (although they did everything possible to try to convince me it was all my fault, beforehand). The water flows in this fountain only when the sun is directly overhead, which I believe is due to the fact that the solar panel is parallel to the ground. This means that even if it is a clear sky day, and the sun is going to set at 8pm, the fountain will stop running at 6pm or even before then. The basin is painted with some sort of black paint that tends to come off eventually and leaves the basin full of black paint flecks that clog the intake filter of the pump making it not run at all until you clean it, which may be necessary on a daily basis, if not only for the paint, then for the paint and other stuff floating in the air that finds its way into the fountain water.
With these reservations I continue to recommend these fountains, although I'd give them 2.5 stars rather than the 4 stars I gave originally (however Amazon won't let you change your star rating when you amend a review). Recommended, but with significant reservations.
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