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Pond fountains
Using solar energy can sometimes be fickle, and using solar to generate energy for pond fountains is no different. In order to combat and remedy these potential problems, here are some of the issues that people who have pond fountains struggle with.
• No flow – This can be frustrating but it is a fact that this problem is usually fairly simple to fix. Usually the problem associated with this is that the pump has become somewhat detached from the tubing. This can occur during the times when the pump moves around and is not flat. All that needs to be done is a simple reconnection.
If you try this and it does not seem to work, you may just want to see if there is any debris in the pond fountains. Dirt or other items in the tubes can adversely affect the flow of water.
• The pump makes strange noises – If there are strange sucking noises coming from the pump, there is a good possibility that the water level has become too low for the pond fountains to work properly. The noise comes because the tubing is sucking in air as well as water. It’s kind of like you trying to get the last few drops out of a milkshake as you suck it through a straw.
• Overflow – When you have fountains that operate on solar energy, it is important to have enough water, but not too much. The fountains that have too much water to start off with are the ones that tend to overflow. A good rule of thumb is that the water should not go much higher than about three-quarters of an inch from the rim of the basin.
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