BlagdonLiberty Mains Free Solar Recharge Pond or Water Feature Pump with LED Light Ring, Intelligent Timer Control, Float, 4 Fountain Heads, Ground Spike & Fittings, Max Flow Rate 200 ltr/hr, Black

Very low power, gives a very muted spray compared to other solar pumps I have had. It does have a good range of features though.

No good for a fish pond.Not powerful enough!

I had a number of attempts at buying a simple solar powered fountain for a very simple water feature.I ended up with this on on my third attempt. It's the best of the bunch - and also the most expensive.The good things. It comes well boxed. It has a simple flow control valve that makes it easy to limit the height and thus spread of the fountain - which is good for a small water feature. There is quite a bit of flexibility around how to install it, with enough extension pipes to allow it to be installed on the bottom, or a float to allow it to float on the surface.The separate solar cell allows it to be placed in optimum light - and the battery keeps the thing running for quite a while in poor light or even dark. The LED ring is fun in the dark.The not so good things - I think all these solar power fountains are over sold in terms of how much light they need to operate. I have found it's a lot more than they suggest - and I have a bright, well lit garden. It's fine in good sunshine, but if it's even a little overcast it struggles and flattens the battery after a while. The unit is supposed to come on automatically once the battery has recharged sufficiently - this seems very hit or miss - it often seems to be necessary to switch it off and on again to get it to come back to life. I haven't tried the timer function - which only operates for a maximum of four hours and thus seems a bit limited, unless you perhaps only want it to run in the evenings. The paperwork mentions a separate charger, which would allow this to run more continuously - but I haven't managed to find one online - and despite contacting the manufacturer to ask where I might buy one I did not get a particularly helpful response.I am also contemplating hooking up a second battery backed solar cell in parallel just to get a bit more performance.In summary, it does the job - at a price - and gives a pleasing effect - but the repeated intervention is a bit of a nuisance and I would really like to have the ability to charge it using the external charger - if I could find one.

Very useful addition to our small pond, the light looks very attractive at night. Good quality, very pleased with the product.

The item was not suitable.ineed a QRCd.