Sunnydaze Black Ball 32-Inch Solar Fountain with Solar Battery Backup and LED Light - Submersible Pump - Resin and Fiberglass

I thought about posting a couple pictures, but the shots already available pretty much tell the tale better than my phone/camera can.It's a nice little fountain. It's not a museum piece and there are better ones out there, sure, but for the price and ease of installation and usage, I say go for it. The solar-powered pump runs nicely all day -- as long as the collector is getting full-blast sunshine -- and the battery pack works just fine. The little LED lights at the fountainhead are cute; you'll be running on batteries if you want to see them, and it's a nice effect.Here's the thing: as with a lot of solar-powered gizmos, the panel must be in absolute direct sunshine or the fountain won't work. I live in Palm Springs, which is more or less like living on the surface of the sun for much of the year, so the sunshine thing is no issue for me. But if you live under cloudy skies or in the shade of nearby condos or skyscrapers, you might want to pass on the solar route. But apart from this one thing, the fountain works fine, as advertised.The fountain was delivered on time and was securely packaged. The instructions are written and/or translated by someone whose first language definitely isn't English, but that's ok; there really isn't anything difficult about set-up and installing. There was something in the instructions about "suction cups" which made no sense; no such suction cups were included or needed. Whatever...I like this fountain. It's bubbling away on my patio right now. I'm glad I bought it.Four stars, only because I know there are plenty of five-star fountains out there. Four stars is good enough sometimes.

This solar powered fountain is the perfect finishing touch to a new butterfly garden! I wanted a simple water feature that has some gentle sound but not one that would encourage the grandkids to play in/with 🥴. My only complaint is that the wires to the solar panel drape from the top of the fountain out to wherever the panel is placed in the garden. I don’t like seeing them and suggested a redesign so the wires come out from the bottom of the fountain.

It's okay. Looks nice, easy to put together. Biggest drawback is that you have to switch the fountain manually from solar to battery backup. Really makes no sense. So on a partly cloudy day when sun is behind a cloud you have to go over and switch it to battery and when sun comes out again switch it back. Not well thought out. But looks nice and easy otherwise.Follow up, revised review. Seller was very interested in my feedback and went out of way to satisfy me. This is a good company to work with and would not hesitate to order from them again. Thus revised rating.

I'm going to have to go against the majority of reviews here. Mine will be negative. The product description says, "...charges throughout the day so your fountain can run during cloudy or nighttime conditions." In reality, the second the clouds come, the fountain turns off. It has to be TOTALLY sunny for it to run. Sure, you can go outside and manually switch it over to battery power but that's very inconvenient." Product description makes it sound like the second the solar isn't powering it, the backup battery takes over. Again, you have to go outside and manually switch it over. We live in sunny Florida; yet the majority of time, the fountain is NOT running due to clouds. If you want a fountain that runs all the time, this is not the one for you!

I like the fountain, but i am disappointed that this fountain only works in bright sunshine without any kind of shade. I have solar everything and most things work or charge even with a little cloud in the sky, this one isn't. The little pump should work on minimal power i think.

Nice rate of water flow with the solar hookup. Terrific addition to our front patio garden. Just wish it had a Battery for after sun down.

I found the directions for putting the unit together a bit confusing. It would be nice to have more complete and easy to read instructions. Once I got it figured out, it was a very pretty addition to my back yard. Not sure if I ever figured out how to use the battery power, but the solar unit worked very well.

I love that it also has a battery option as well as solar. This allows me to put it anywhere and enjoy it anytime! I just wish it came with a remote control.