Customer Reviews

Smart Solar/Smart Solar 34251R01 Kensington Gardens Two-Tier Solar Fountain. Antique white stone resin

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1 star:		(4)

 

 

This is a beautiful fountain. However, before you order, you need to consider the following:
1. Birds love this fountain and frolic and bathe in it, leaving behind bird gook, which can make the water dirty and clog the pump. Plan to dump it every single day to refill with clean water or the bird poo will clog the pump....this is important. I placed the fountain in one spot and planted flowers around it, only to have to tip the whole fountain sideways every day to rinse out the bird gook and then have to gently replace, rebalance and refill the fountain. I would put pantyhose over the bottom part of the top section (you'll know what I mean if you get one) and that should delay to necessity to dump the dirty water daily.
2. Solar does not mean it works on a sunny day! You will not be able to place this anywhere you want....the solar panel must be 100% in direct view of the sun. Early morning, the panel is beneath the top edge and that is enough to prevent the sun from hitting it 100% so it does not work until around noon when the sun is highest in the sky. Any obstruction - small cloud or bird landing - between the solar panel and the sun will cause the fountain pump to stop immediately.
3. The instruction booklet and online pictures are very poorly done and difficult to understand. My first solar panel did not work right and the info was not helpful and the three emails to the manufacturer were not answered. However, amazon came to the rescue in lightening speed and took care of getting a replacement to me in two days!
In any case, take your time setting it up and give it two days to get up to speed.
Finally, enjoy your time outdoors and happy gardening to everyone!

I am really pleased with this fountain. I lease the home I am in, and the owner did not want to remove an ugly tree stump in the backyard. I placed this fountain on the stump and planted flowers around the base, and
it looks wonderful! The fountain arrives in three pieces and took less than five minutes to assemble. The pump started immediately and since I placed it where it receives direct sunlight, it runs most of the day when it is sunny. I think it looks even better than the picture. The only point I would make is that the directions tell you to use distilled water.
I did this the first time I filled, but with evaporation this would not be practical to do all the time. Our water quality is good, so I hope that this will not be a problem long term. For the price, this is really a good purchase.

I loved this fountain until the pump stopped working after about a month. Amazon will not honor anything after 30 days. Was directed to contact manufacturer, but this is not looking promising. I think Amazon should stand behind the products they sell instead of washing their hands of you in 30 days. I now have a very expensive birdbath.

A wonderful addition to any patio, deck or garden. A little bit of Rome in your own backyard. So throw your "3 coins in the fountain" and watch the birdies come. Works like magic in the sunlight...but does take a pause as a cloud passes. It's well built and very soothing. You will need to hose out the little pump every couple of weeks though as it does get gunked up...but it's no big deal. Well worth the price. You will love it...and it's from Amazon...what more could you want? So stop reading already! Go order one...the price is right, too!

On the positive side: (1) This birdbath is quite lovely to look at and very relaxing to listen to. (2) The birds seem to enjoy it as much as I do. I never saw birds before and now doves and smaller birds have daily pool parties out there. (3) It was incredibly easy to put together. (4) I enjoy it so much that I bought a second one for my daughter.

On the negative side: (1) It's so sensitive to the sun that it doesnt work unless the sun is shining directly on the solar panel. That means it doesnt work in the early morning or late afternoon. It stops working if a cloud passes in front of the sun or if someone walks up to look at it and casts a shadow on it. It's so lovely that I dont mind its not working most of the time, though.

The negative is not enough to rate this birdbath any less than a 5, however, and I'd highly recommend this product to anyone. Be sure to buy it on Amazon.com because it's up to $50 cheaper here than anywhere else.

This fountain is easy to assemble, lightweight, and looks great! We live in sunny southern california and it works from early morning until just before dusk, all without electricity, wires, cords, etc. The motor has a lot of power and the water makes a soothing sound. It assembles in about 5 minutes and it is easy to move around to get it in the right place. I have a perfect view of it from my kitchen window.

I researched solar fountains and reviews on many sites before deciding on this one. Amazon had the best price by far and now it is even lower. If you are looking for a solar fountain, this is the one!

LOVE this fountain. Its simple yet beautiful. Water only flows when sun is directly overhead, but I still love it!

I have had this fountain for 3 months now and its still works great. Only down falls is one it needs 100% sunlight to work and two it needs to be cleaned every week other then that its great

The birdbath is made out of some light weight resin material that isn't very pretty but being able to have the fountain without using electricity was great & I loved all the birds using it. So that made up for the cheap looking quality. I enjoyed this birdbath for about a year. Then the pump just stopped working. I have always cleaned & maintained the fountain so I don't know what happened. But I can't find anyone who sells a replacement pump which means I spent an awful lot of money for a very cheaply made birdbath.

LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR A BIRD BATH FOUNTAIN. CAME ACROSS THIS ONE AND AM GLAD I DID. NO WIRES OR PLUGS TO DEAL WITH. I HAVE IT IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR 7 HOURS A DAY AND IT WORKS WONDERFUL. WOULD RECOMMEND.