Solar Rain Barrel Pump
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Solar-Powered Rain Barrel Pump
- Pump water from your rain barrel through your hose or irrigation system
- Empties a 55-gallon rain barrel in about 18 minutes
- Solar-powered; no electrical outlet or extension cord needed
Now you can use the power of the sun to pump water out of your rain barrel! The RainPerfect™ Solar-Powered Rain Barrel Pump provides a consistent water pressure of 13 pounds per square inch, which is perfect for most drip irrigation systems, low-pressure sprinklers and soaker hoses. It's also plenty of pressure for watering plants in the yard and garden. The control panel mounts on top of most rain barrels; the solar collector is attached to the panel with a 15' cable so you can install it in full sun. Pumps up to 100 gallons on a single charge. Attaches to any standard garden hose, not included.
- Plastic housing, NiMH battery
- Control panel is 8" x 7-3/4"
- Solar panel is 8-3/4" square with a 15' power cable
- Includes 39" flexible hose with filter for inserting into rain barrel
- Garden hose not included
- Protect pump from freezing
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- Easy to use (7)
- Conserves water (5)
- Weather proof (5)
Cons
Best Uses
- Outdoor garden (8)
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- Easy To Use
Cons
- Poor Quality
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Comments about Solar Rain Barrel Pump:
Do not waste your money on this pump. It charges up fine to when it indicates it is fully charged. But then it only runs for one to two minutes and then dies on you. It is not good enough to pump any significant amount of water.
Pros
- Short Lived
Cons
- Unable To Replace Battery
Best Uses
Comments about Solar Rain Barrel Pump:
Like any battery, they need replaced. Searched high and low, even asked customer service, you will not be able to find them anywhere. So in the end it is only good for a year at most.
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Comments about Solar Rain Barrel Pump:
I don't know if a could of been doing anything wrong. Arrows matched, connections were tight and I had 3 days of total sun. It never charged.
Pros
- Conserves Water
- Easy To Use
- Saves time and effort
- Weather Resistant
Cons
- Awkward to connect
Best Uses
- Household Plants
- Outdoor Garden
Comments about Solar Rain Barrel Pump:
I have a 25' garden hose with adjustable nozzle on the end. Two barrels are feeding the pump and it does a good job watering the plants. My only complaint is connecting the control box to the top of the rain barrel. Very awkward.
Pros
- Conserves Water
- Easy To Use
- Precise Spout
- Weather Resistant
Cons
Best Uses
- Any garden use
- Outdoor Garden
- Watering the Lawn
Comments about Solar Rain Barrel Pump:
Better then dragging a heavy hose around.
Great for going Green.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Weather Resistant
Cons
- Instructions incomplete
Best Uses
- Outdoor Garden
- Watering the Lawn
Comments about Solar Rain Barrel Pump:
Here is what's missing from the instructions:
When you zero in on the sun, the light on top of the pump will flash (red, or yellow, or green)a couple of times on it's own to let you know you are getting the maximum charge potential.
The color of the light just indicates how depleted the battery is. This color changes as it charges up.
Pros
- Conserves Water
- Environmentally friendly
- Good for going green
- So 21st century
- Weather Resistant
Cons
- Batteries don't charge
- Didn't get one day of use
- Failed to function
- Great IF it works
- Poor Quality
Best Uses
- Household Plants
- Outdoor Garden
- Summer Fun
Comments about Solar Rain Barrel Pump:
If the product would work reliably, it would be a great product! There are a lot of places a garden hose attached to the house doesn't reach and this would solve the problem. I am totally in favor of solar products -- the problem is the quality of the stuff being sold, Simply hit and miss.
Pros
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Outdoor Garden
Comments about Solar Rain Barrel Pump:
would have given 5 stars except for the mounting to the barrel. This is definitely better than the 4 foot hose attached to the barrel.
Pros
- Easy to Install
- Good pressure
Cons
Best Uses
- Outdoor Garden
Comments about Solar Rain Barrel Pump:
Pressure better than expected.
Pros
- Conserves Water
- Easy To Use
- Saves your Back
Cons
Best Uses
- "Off Grid" Cabins
- Container gardens
- Hanging baskets
- Outdoor Garden
- Power Outages
- Square foot gardens
Comments about Solar Rain Barrel Pump:
Our Solar Rain Barrel Pump arrived in the late afternoon on one day and after another full day of charging we were pumping water. It's nice to just push a button to get running water from the rain barrels, we use to have to wait for gravity to fill the watering can or set up the electric pump to water our raised beds.
We have the Solar Pump set up on one of our 400 gallon containers. We are able to pump just about 100 gallons to our raised beds that sit about 100ft (slightly downhill) from the rain barrels. The charging panel has plenty of cord so that if your barrel is in the shade you can set the panel up away from the pump unit to catch the sun. I was pleasantly surprised with the amout of water pressure from the pump, we are able to use a regular hand held sprayer just as we would if we had the hose hooked up to the $$$ city's water system. We may buy a second pump as a back up this one.
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