Simple Water Features

Hi i am trying to find a solar powered water feature for my backyard, the only ones that i can find, are very expensive. I need to find something which is kind to the environment and does not require anything from the mains electricity.

any idea's
Kind Regards
Susan
Whitley Bay

I bought one last summer from B & Q - it is plastic but looks like stone - is was about £35 - its lovely and works like a dream (when the sun is out of course) I even left it out over the winter and its been fine - the solar panel is on a really long wire so you can move it around depending on where the sun is - I also have a 'powered' water feature in my garden - but I rate the solar one just as highly in terms of looks and performance - hope this helps. K

Although somewhat late in this “debate” I have to agree with the author of this article, in comparison, solar pumps are no match for mains operated pumps. I have seen all sizes and types both solar and mains you really can not beat a mains operated pump for its flow, and being mains you can run them at dusk too. (Night time they can be considered “noisy” since the ambient noise level has dropped)

The main “problem” with solar operated fountains / water features is the cost of a reliable solar panel, its not cheap.

I would also like to point out that a solar panel works best if it is NOT integral to the feature / fountain, since the water will cool the solar panel, and overtime as the water turns green (no biological filter and UV) it will obscure the solar panel.

regards

martin