Solar Waterfall

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A few blogfriends have asked about our little solar powered waterfall so here's a photo of it and below is a picture of the photovoltaic panel that powers it.

I disable it in below freezing weather but other than that the panel and pump have worked flawlessly for over a year.

The trickling water is a great bird attractor.

I posted info on this before but it was quite awhile back.

Photovoltaic Solar Panel

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This is the Kyocera solar panel that powers the pump in our waterfall.
It came paired with a pump that matches the output of the panel and included a 50 foot cord.

We bought the system online from wholesalepumps.com.

Water Attraction!

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A week ago yesterday I cleaned the ice out of the waterfall pond, re-installed the pump, attached the solar panel, and watched this Robin land a few minutes later to take advantage of the refreshing trickle.

I intended to post the photo that day but never got around to it, so here 'tis.

Solar Waterfall

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I spent the day stacking rocks for this temporary pond/waterfall.
It's already attracted increasing numbers of birds to the native plant habitat.

Solar Pond Pump Test

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Today we tested our new solar powered pond/waterfall pump and it pumps plenty of water for our purposes.
The solar panel is a 12V 20W unit made by Kyocera, and the pump is from Solar Master. We bought them on the internet as a matched pair from Wholesale Pumps and you can click on the purple text to check for current pricing or other models. The unit came with a 50' cord and is recommended for waterfalls with a 4' lift or less and it can pump up to 240 gallons per hour.
Now to get the waterfall and pond built!

Retractable Clothesline

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Because of our small property we use a retractable clothesline so it doesn't take up space when not in use.
Once the weather is reliably warm I usually do my laundry on Monday morning, because there never seems to be many interruptions then, and maybe it's a bit of a lapse into the old Monday morning work routine too.