Electric vs. solar fountain pump test - best solar fountain pump with battery backup 

GPH is the volume of water it pushes, no matter what size the container. It is suggested that for the larger the container the more volume should be pushed comes from Aquariums users. For a bird bath, a small pump like the solar is nice regardless of the reservoir of water used.Two primary items to look at are LIFT and GPH. You did great!

Great information, and to see a comparison side by side, is priceless,there are always pros and cons,all I have to do is decide.Thanks.

Thank You! You explain things very well! It was so appreciated!

Thank you! I hadn’t thought about using a solar fountain! Great fun for the inspiration

Thanks. Just the information I was needing.

Great Job! Thank You! (Love your self-watering pot video too!)

Love love search a simple diy and yours is amazing I love your rock fountain creation. Thanks it caused me to want to subscribe 😄

Right on. Been lookin for a pump for a mini pond I’m building. Like the battery backup features

What a great overview! Took a quick look and you have many more great videos to watch later. One more happy Subscriber here...

Thank you. This was a big help.

Excellent video. Taught me SO MUCH. :)

this helped me decide on which solar pump to purchase.

great clear explination 👍

I like the solar water fountains less electric wiring, small and just the right amount of water fountains I need for a small patio garden. Easy to maintain..... I have three fountains. The best part is my cat enjoys them.

Brilliant vid

Thanks. Very helpful

Very useful information. I am thinking of going solar for my pump in Wales, UK - not as much sun as you probably get! The battery back-up idea sounds just the job.

Thank you so much for this review. I bought the unit. I tried to purchase thru the link but they were out at the time. I came back in stock & received it. Gonna but the extra tubing to give it a little lift. 💜💜💜

Nice ! Thank you

Wow, cool ideas

really nice and helping video...

Thank you very much for this very interesting and informative video, it is much appreciated as a pond with a small waterfall is being considered. The solar with battery backup is what would be required as it would be impossible to get wiring to where it is needed. This has been very helpful in making a choice.

Love your videos, thank you so much! I took your advice and got the Eco-Worthy solar fountain pump with battery backup. I just got my hummingbird fountain up and running! I have a couple of tips how I solved two problems, solar pumps don’t seem to come with a diverter, but I used drip irrigation tubing for the tube from the pump to where the water comes out (it fits perfectly, who knew, lol). I punched two small holes into the tubing inside my water basin to create a diversion for some of the water and now it is the perfect water flow. I watched another one of your videos where you talk about creating extra filtering for the pumps. I nearly went to the dollar store to get some plastic scrubbies like what you did, but then I remembered I had a roll of poly batting I wasn’t using (the filler in the middle of quilts). I cut two squares that fit nicely over the exterior of the pump and I tied it on with a piece of string. The doubled up poly batting ought to catch any debris at all and doesn’t seem to reduce the flow through the water pump, and now I don’t have to worry about all that cottonwood fluff that plagues our area for a month.

The battery went back in stock and just ordered it. I got the fountain first and just installed it. It works perfectly 🥰

Finally, I found someone who has shown in detail about solar pumps. Thank you ❤️ I want to make a mini cascading water fall but there is no how to's out there except complex water fall features . Do you know of any? I wish you had a video of one. Your so clear.

Thanks for the information

Thanks very informative

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Hi, you Video came in very helpful since I been looking for some sort of a solar fountain set up for a long time and Finally yesterday I purchased this set up. My MAIN question is. What is the ID and OD of the tubing you used for it.? Thx. (outside and inside diameter.)

3:00 diagram is helpful. I thought solar meant no wires/cables too but i guess the one with small solar panel doesn't need wires or battery backup (but may need regular double or triple A's ?) I'm checking this out now as I've become interested in a small water feature for the back yard..

Nifty. Came here looking at pumps for solar power. Living in Texas our AC creates a bit of a swamp next to the drip outlet, so a bucket/pump solution to move the water to say, a garden or some bushes would would well. Don't even really need the battery back up, as the AC doesn't run as much at night.

The amount of water that these pumps will move is important. Some people want a pump that will operate a fountain in a decent sized pond while others who just want to have a small ornamental fountain or a bird bath fountain would not need a pump quite that strong. This is where I agent confused. Some of the specs listed online make no sense to me. I see people who are writing reviews saying that a solar pump was useless while others say that the same pump worked well. While quality control might be an issue I think most of this differentiation is about what they are expecting that pump to do. Now, if I can just find the right size pump for my fountain! Thanks for the info!

LOL I did a similar video. nice!!! im looking into the battery back up

The 10 watt is a poly and the 12 is mono. I wonder if the mono panel will do better in lower light. The great thing about solar is you don't need an electric line close by. Being able to pump water anywhere in the environment is invaluable.

That's a great idea, seeing that a battery pack can be added to a solar pump that doesn't usually come with one, but the one from Eco worthy says unavailable. 6/22. I'll go looking for similar products though now, thanks!

I cannot find the battery backup. I clicked the links you shared but both go to the solar product. Thank you for sharing your success with this product.

You can Buck the Voltage down with a converter and not need a battery - full flow on dark cloudy days. May need 300W of PV for a 20Watt pump.

How long does the battery back up last. Hours with out the solar panel charging it? I looking into these for a future small pond I’m making. The pond is to far away from any power source

thankyou

Please where can I find the parts to make one I want to build one at a cemetery and I want a solar powered one

The link for the back up battery is not working...Do you have another link?

I believe you should get a blocking diode (although most solar panels are now equipped with it) to prevent the battery from reverse discharging into your solar panel.

So a solar pump ? For cascade feature of a small pond ? Would you reccomended ? I live in a place with plenty of sun .

Well, the panel is only 10 watts. Amazon doesn't tell us what wattage the pump needs to flow. I could cobble together my own setup. I have to assume the pump has a higher wattage need than the panel has. That's why you need the battery. We live off grid solar so we are well accustomed to its' quirks.

How long will the pump run with the battery backup only? Thanks. Great video.

Battery Backup is a dead link. Can you suggest something comparable?

Great video!!! I am trying to find the battery back up u mentioned in your video?? Do u think they still make it? Can't find on amazon. Is there any others, i am bad at DYI ..stuff lol

Thank you for the clear demonstration. I'm very interested in the solar powered pump but have a question about the battery back up. Is the battery submersible? The cord used to connect it to the pump seems very short. Also, does the pump run all night then from the battery?

The battery for this is no longer available. Has anyone found a similar product?

Do you add something to the water to prevent algae buildup? Constantly have to clean nozzle on my fountain.

Hi… my bog filter is 3m above the base of the pond with a 5m run could I use a solar pump if so what size would you recommend

Please tell us more about the adjustable diverter T on your electric pump. I am having a hard time sourcing one on line. Where did you get it? What brand/ maker? Thnx.

Hi Amy, I just ordered the ecoworthy pump & battery. Exciting! Can you plse tell me where you got your tube. Thanks very much. Chris

What is the link for battery pump? Above mentioned Amazon link throws Page not found error

I have bought a replacement pump for my fountain it's a Little Giant 100 . The new pump is too powerful , it shoots the water too high . Can I replace the impeller fan with a impeller with less fins ?

I bought this exact setup on your recommendation. The solar worked fine, however when I tried to connect the battery it started smoking and short circuited my solar panel wiring making it completely useless. I would use caution buying this product, if the battery had short circuited when I wasn't watching it there could have been a dangerous fire.

If you had an amorphous solar panel...verses a poly crystalline solar panel...then it would work both on cloudy days...as well as sunny days ;)

The amount of pipe a pump has to push through is significant. To really compare the the two you need to use the same tube size (inner diameter) and height. The GPH is not so important for this application.

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I have a pump, but can't find a battery backup box like that anywhere. Can you please tell me the name/model of the Battery backup box?

In the rewievs of the battery people say it started smoking and im scared to waste money.

an interesting extra you could have added was how long the battery lasts after sunset.

I only get sun from about 2:00 to 4:00. The solar pumps I get always seem to have the prong hook ups. I found a battery pack but it only has the hook ups for your phones . The one u have I looked on Amazon said not to use a 5 w mine is a 1.8 w. Can I use this battery back up for my solar pump? I’m only using it for the hummingbird bath on my balcony . I live in an apartment. Maybe 3 quart container or less.

Looking for a battery pack like that. Cant seem to find one

forgot to mentioned how much time does the battery pack last runing without solar power

I can't seem to find the backup battery anywhere.. found similar solar rechargeable batteries, but not that one.. 🤔

Hello, I heard you say that you turn the water pump off at night. I have heard they need to continuously run because it's easier on the pump when it's turned off the water will gather debris then when it's turned on the debris goes into the filter eventually causing premature ware. Also it's hard on the pump to be cut on and off. So I was wondering why you cut yours off. I'm new to diy water fountains so I'm trying to learn as much as I can about them . How often do you clean yours and do you add chlorine or vinegar to it to keep the water clean? I can't wait to build mine!

If you are not using it at full strenght, by simply diverting some of the water and not a sort of power switch, then you might aswell get a weaker pump that consumes less electricity..

How would this work for watering my veggie garden?

I just need a place where I can find one or buy one please it means a lot to me thank you

It's just a battery powered pump, which is charged by the panel?

No, the GPM rating is how many gallons of water it will move over X time, not how many gallons your basin needs to be. You could have a 5000 gallon basin and a pump that moves 250 gallons /hr. Is it optimal? No. The flow rate and rise (head) of the pump need to be known so that you can determine how much water you will move from A to B and how it will affect your flow rate in your features (stream, waterfall, etc) This is important in features such as waterfalls or streams built in as a low flow rate and rise will adversely affect how your feature looks (low flow and rise means your waterfall will look like a trickle instead of a waterfall for a basic example. To create a nice "average" looking waterfall or stream, it takes 1,800 gallons per hour (30 gallons per minute) for every 1 foot of width (and this does not take into account the rise (head) needed to get the water to the top of the feature. The more water you have standing in your basin, then higher pump rating you will want as you will want to move as much of that standing water as possible so it doesn't stagnate and the water remains oxygenated. This is crucial if you plan to have fish or other aquatic life in the basin. On the other hand, if you were making an aquaponics grow bed then the flow rate isn't as crucial if you do not have fish or aquatic life in your basin as you only need to fill the bed at whatever rate you want it to fill at and then drain out again. In which case your pump rating will need to accommodate the rise of the grow bed as it's usually above your basin in most cases and the pump will need to provide a constant rise (head) to be able to fill the grow bed to the point where your bell siphon kicks on to drain it again.

Went to find the back up battery the site no longer can be found. Could you tell me the brand name of the backup battery.

Appreciate your video, but I'll stick to electric, all the additional hardware needed for this item would look bad for my setup - minimalist here ;)

How long does the battery last? I did the math and I’m getting about 3-4 hours of run time when it gets dark

gallons per hour is just how many gallons of water will go through the pump in an hour of use, a larger gph pump will be more powerful as it is pushing out more water obviously. It doesn't really relate to the amount of water in the container.

So...did the Sun go down?

I have not been happy the the longevity (or lack thereof) of the solar pumps.

The link to the battery backup is broken - thank you.

Hey Hi from moon 🌙😊

Umm, did I just watch a video on solar pumps... on a cloudy day? Neat. Battery link is no longer available. So the answer to: "can a solar pump replace an electric pump?" Is no. No they cannot. Not even close. AND they are way way more expensive for way less performance.

But you could run the other one off a battery bank to?

Your side by side says the solar pump only has a 6’ cord. I could tell that was wrong by how long it took you to wrap it up 😂 but then you said it was 16’ later. In case you want to fix it.

Just wondering if you benefit from promoting this product...as in payment? Just Asking

This panel can put out close to 100 watts ru-vid.comUgkxOqI2yqX0XVrhR2BMJciTWrHJpG8FhJyg when positioned in the appropriate southernly direction, tilted to the optimal angle for your latitude/date, and connected to a higher capacity device than a 500. The built in kickstand angle is a fixed at 50 degrees. Up to 20% more power can be output by selecting the actual date and latitude optimal angle.The 500 will only input 3.5A maximum at 18 volts for 63 watts. Some of the excess power from the panel can be fed into a USB battery bank, charged directly from the panel while also charging a 500. This will allow you to harvest as much as 63 + 15 = 78 watts.If this panel is used to charge a larger device, such as the power station, then its full output potential can be realized.

Would be handy if you figure out how much it costs to run the mains pump

Water and electric power do not mix well. You should be disconnecting the power from the wall outlet not the pump from the extention cord; that way you are never between the live current and ground.

A small solar panel can no way produce the power to match a mains pump.

Is the wire from the pump is water resistant? Im afraid of rain

Solar pumps without batteries are better than the ones with them from my experience. The ones without are working like the day I got them. 1 year later.... the battery ones all died. Just like the one you got.

Looks like it was filmed in the 80s

Obscenely too pricey!!

Just buy a pump that uses the same as your solar panel genorates. I guess yours is 10 watts! So buy a 10watt pump....... It's not rocket science.

Too much talking

Caveat 😆 trying to sound smart. There's no need to use that word with what you are doing, just keep it simple and normal ( layman's terms)

Please have woman hair or headscarf (so I can see the difference). Thanks for the video though.

Unfortunately Amazon no longer has the solar pump battery backup