solar powered water feature

Hi all,
Really want a water feature at the end of the garden near my seating area. As it's miles away from the house and I don't know anything about electrics, I've been googling solar powered ones. Has anyone any experience of these? Are they any use or will I be wasting my money? I don't want a fountain or anything, just a pretty trickling sound

 

I can't see why it shouldn't work, unless of course there is not enough sun. Another minus could be if the panels get damaged in very bad weather (but then you could cover them, I suppose).
Here are a few examples...This one is made of plastic, so it is easy to carry and doesn't get damaged easily �£, 100 approximately


solar pump �£, 700 approximately

 

In my experience the main thing to consider if you have one of the water submerged solar fountains is to have enough water so that if the sun fails the panel remains well submerged , otherwise I have found this type of panel burns out just by being dried out. Alternatively, you can now get a solar powered fountain from about �£60, which has a panel you can mount on a shed roof or some other area which is open to the sun and these will function on very low sun levels. They almost all have to be taken indoors and stored during the winter or they shatter in freezing temperatures.They do give a very nice gentle tinkle and splash and birds etc can drink from them.

 

Thanks M and E7 for the great advice Will keep googling and add one to my Xmas list!!

 

Hi Windy!!!!!!


I got a weeny solar fountain for �£20 off the net.... I'll send you the details when I find them!!! Gotta fly - brats (oops, I mean Little darlings) to get!!!!

 

Cheers HB!!
The spawns are off to Daddy's for the weekend and it's going to be fine and sunny
You'll find me out back, grubby and digging :rolleyes: But only a bit to go and then it's PLANTING TIME!!! Yay!! Yay!! Yay!!
Talking of which, have you had chance to look at those seeds yet?

 

http://www.greenfingers.com/superstore/dept.asp?dept_id=200326

Hi Windy!!!

Sorry - been REALLY busy!!!! Loads of book-keeping - got a big meeting tomorrow evening & need to get budgets and actuals sorted..... thats AFTER my 2 day-time jobs, feeding the kids, walking the dog, etc.....

Haven't looked at the seeds yet.... have got spare time booked in for 3.30 to 4.30am next Tuesday morning...

Anyway...... heres the link for you.... but I expect a water feature is well and truly out the window now.... :( :( :(

 

ps - did you have a good weekend?????

 

Just the usual cleaning,gardening and DIY :rolleyes:

Liked the link HB, thanks But yes, the water feature has been somewhat delayed now, as is the tree fern and the new stair carpet :rolleyes:

 

i bought a little solar water feature from
homebase �£40 kinda spanish design (bottom bowl
top jug running into 3 bowls,then into main bottom again)terracota with inch of different colous around top.very long plastic wire goes to solar panel,little motor sits in main bowl,
i hide it with 10 egg shape blue glass stones
it really does the trick.sounds really cool
kathy3

 

Can you post a photo for us to see Kathy please.

How has the weather been wit hyou these past couple of days very windy an dwet with us and today we had our first frost.

 

Honey Bee whee do you get the your dancing flowers they are so pretty.

 

hi would love to ,but dont know how.
i think maybe i need to have html and dont know how to get it,sorry i need help kathy3

 

That sounds like the kind of thing I've been looking at. Will have to nip to Homebase and have a look. Thanks Kathy3

 

perhaps also at Carnon Downs WM