Question

Does any have the solar water feature that people were making last year ?  

Answer 1

This is one I made last year x

Comments

@ingrained how did you make that please

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Wow. Looks great

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@fourierism68627 ordered solar water fountain from amazon, think it was less than a tenner. Tea tray that sits on top of the planter was from amazon and was sprayed black with B&M metal spray. Gazing balls and pebbles also from B&M. It needs topping up with water everyday x

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@ingrained thank you  

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Wow that looks brilliant, think I might give it a try

Answer 2

Yes in a large water butt. Just put solar fountain back in and worked straight away. frightened me to death because I put the solar panel in the ground, the sun came out while I was holding the pump

Answer 3

I have been looking at these recently I dont have or want to spend a fortune but alot of reviews say they are rubbish

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@masonmasonic I paid about 12. 99 for mine it's ok but has no battery backup so when the shade hits my pond it dosnt work. there ok for the price

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I ordered one its tiny. And keeps clogging up.  

Answer 4

Go onto the site and type water feature into the search ba at the top and they will come up

Answer 5

Love mine and only £8 from amazon

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@rene10 ohh do you have any links or details please?  

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Just go on amazon there's loads but if its for a tub don't get the round type they float around in the wind and spray water out then you got to keep topping up

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@rene10 okay thank you  

Answer 6

This is mine

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@vin9 where they from x

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@vin9 what did u use it fab  

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@mutt101 big pot from b+m, 2 smaller pots inside , 1 upside down and another on top and I have a cemeaic one upside down in the top to give it more height for the pump. Secure the pump to the ceramic pot and weigh it down with something heavy and fill with water 2 layers of chicken wire, secured togther to sit on top, fill with stones and balls. secured together. Solar pump of Amazon, had the balls last year'

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@depend17 big pot from b+m, 2 smaller pots inside , 1 upside down and another on top and I have a cemeaic one upside down in the top to give it more height for the pump. Secure the pump to the ceramic pot and weigh it down with something heavy and fill with water 2 layers of chicken wire, secured togther to sit on top, fill with stones and balls. secured together. Solar pump of Amazon, had the balls last year'

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It took a few attempts to get it right as it kept running out of water because the fall back into it wasn't happening

Answer 7

I just ordered the pump. Can't wait to make one x

Comments

@determinative4 witch 1 did you get lv xxx

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@highwrought6 this one Val. xxx

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@determinative4 oh thank you xxx

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@highwrought6 no probs xxx

Answer 8

This is the 3rd year with my solar fountain, it's very simple but very effective ⛲

Comments

@dustpan love it have the gaze balls want to make one like that

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@mutt101 it is so easy to make, if you haven't started yours yet, I would suggest getting a wide pot as when it's really sunny the water spurts higher and doesn't fall back into the pot, this means you will need to keep topping the water up.  

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@dustpan perfect thanks for the tip x

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Did u need wire and what kind did you use thats all im short i think

Answer 9

Might sound stupid but how do you do these please

Answer 10

I've had one for 3 years now. Just ordered another for my bird bath. Yes they only work when the sun is on them but they are beautiful.  

Answer 11

I’ve ordered a solar fountain with battery backup from Amazon £17. 99 so it should work on cloudy days too.  

Comments

@myogenic546 hi have you got the link please to buy one

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@bendick the bottom one is what I’ve ordered but looks like the price has increased since Thursday when I ordered mine

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@myogenic546 thanks, will have a look now much appreciated

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@bendick there are loads on there but not many that have battery back up. You need this for it to operate on cloudy days.  

Answer 12

Mines just come back to life with all the sunshine  

Answer 13

Look great are they hard to make

Answer 14

I made this last year. Going to do it again soon.  

Comments

@treasurer I've got this pump but not used it yet. What have you used under the stones?  

Answer 15

Thanks so much everyone for the posts they are all gorgeous xx

Answer 16

Am in the middle of making 1 ordered the water pump off amazon and bought silver balls from home bargains

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Home bargains £10

Answer 17

Just need another bag of pebbels and its complete  

Answer 18

You can get wire mesh from the £1 shop if they are still open

Answer 19

Can any one tell me how long their solar powered ones last, i dont seem to have much luck with anything i buy which is solar powered  

Comments

@eulaheulalee8 me neither lights last about a year. I made my solar powered water feature 3 years ago and it’s still standing and it’s only from eBay

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@eulaheulalee8 This is the same pump I’ve just changed it various times to different pots etc to change it up  

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@doormat34 looks absolutely fab, do you take it out over winter and put out again in the summer?  

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@eulaheulalee8 Thankyou! No it stays out all winter. Maybe it shouldn’t haha but I’ve never taken it in. They get very heavy when all the stones/slate is in their so I’ve never emptied it

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@doormat34 thank you, you have inspired me I'm , going to have a go at one x

Answer 20

Here is mine x

Answer 21

Ajl. I love these. Maybe our next project xx