Floating Pond Pump – Set It on the Water and Let Daylight Start It

A floating pump with a monocrystalline panel on its face, running on daylight with no cable and no outdoor socket. Flow reaches 210 litres an hour and the jet climbs to about 50 cm, depending on which head is clipped on. The unit is 13.5 cm across, which suits a bird bath, a patio bowl or a small pond.

Why choose this floating pond pump?

Mains power at the pond means a trench, a weatherproof outlet and an electrician's invoice. A floating panel skips all of that and starts the moment the sun reaches it. Moving it somewhere else takes one hand.

• Cable-free operation: The panel sits on the pump, so nothing crosses the lawn.
• Four spray heads: A narrow column, a wide spread and two patterns in between.
• Buffer cell: A 1000 mAh battery keeps the jet going while a cloud passes over.
• 210 litres an hour: Enough turnover to stop a small bird bath from going stagnant.
• Fifty centimeter jet: Tall enough to notice from the kitchen window.

Moving water in the garden with nothing plugged in anywhere.

It needs 3 cm of water under it to run, and a panel that stays free of fallen leaves and branch shade. Choose a head that keeps the spray inside the basin, because a tall jet empties a small bird bath fast. Lift it out every few weeks and rinse the intake screen so the flow holds steady.

Specifications

• 8 V monocrystalline panel, 1 W pump
• 7 V 1000 mAh battery
• Max flow 210 L/h, max jet height 50 cm
• 13.5 x 3.8 cm (5.3 x 1.5 in)
• Includes pump, fitting, adapter and manual

Float it in the bird bath and wait for the sun.