solar pump test

Solar pump test

Solar pump test. Are solar pumps any good?

We often get people asking for solar pumps, we tell them how much (even we think they are expensive, but good quality does cost) we thought we would show you what a cheap solar pump kit can do, and let you decide.

Here is the solar pump kit we brought

As you can see it has a variety of nozzles, pump (6v) and separate solar panel

The "pen" at the bottom of the picture are nozzle extensions

The silver object on the far right is a 10p coin to give perspective

		Here it is in our small test pool the solar panel is at the back. What do you mean, its not working? That is because it requires bright sunlight which you can't get in the winter, ours have big solar panels to make the best use of what sunlight there is available. Ours do work better with bright sunlight.

		We DID then connect a 6v power supply to the pump, yes the tiny jet is the best it does

		Here it is again with its multiple nozzle, again its very small

These are genuine pictures, taken on a "winters day" as we have always said, solar pumps are best used where there is no mains available. Oh the cost of this one? less than £30, so may we suggest that if you want a fountain, you visit our components site for a mains operated pump.

We have now carried out the same test on a bright summer day. please click here (As a well known T.V. programme says "We do these experiments so you don't have to")

Here is a solar water feature we have seen, as you can see the pump is not working. With this type the solar panel is actually under water around the jet outlet, which also means if algae turn the water green the solar panel will be obscured.

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