Jim wrote:
Hi all

I'm putting a 'water feature' in our garden but have no idea on how
powerful a pump I'm going to need. The feature is a replica mill
stone, 56cm diameter with a central hole of 2cm, and all I want is a
nice steady flow of water over it ie no great jets of water, fancy
fountains etc
Liking the idea of a solar pump due to the no wiring and presumably
no need to remember to switch on/off etc A trawl on Ebay has thron
up a couple of cheapies from HK and which claim to put out 150 lph
but don't know what this means in real terms,so

1. Do solar pumps actually work, does it have to be a brilliant
summers day or will they still work in the dead of winter

2. Any idea on how much output I'll actually need

Many Thanks

Jim
Yes, they do work, but there are more crap items out there than good. I have
a solar air pump for my pond....works great in bright sun, but not at all in
normal daylight! I'd say forget ebay.....go to a decent garden centre and
see one working.
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Pete C
London UK