How to Replace a Garden Fountain Pump with a Solar Pump

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 Using a solar-powered pump gives you the flexibility to operate your garden fountain just about anywhere on your property, freeing you from using a pump that is tethered to an electrical outlet. Plus, swapping an electrically powered pump for a solar-powered pump enables you to transform your garden fountain into an environmentally friendly, or a "green," water feature. The solar-powered pump's initial expense pays off because the garden fountain no longer draws electricity; that factor reduces your electric bill.

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Unplug the existing alternating-current (AC) pump from its electrical outlet. Devices that plug directly into an electrical outlet are commonly referred to as AC devices in reference to the type of electrical current they use. Disconnect the AC pump's flexible tubing, and remove the pump from the water.

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Read the directions included in the solar-powered pump kit, and familiarize yourself with the kit's parts. The kit typically includes a submersible, solar-powered pump, a solar panel and a length of wire with one end fused to the pump. Pump models vary in size and power, but all operate by the same principle: Energy from sunlight is collected by the solar panel and transferred to the submersible pump through a length of wire.

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Connect the wiring from the solar-powered pump kit to the solar panel according to the kit's directions. One end of the included wire is already permanently fused to the solar-powered pump and sealed to be watertight. The wire's other end terminates in a two-prong connector, which fits into a two-prong receptacle located on the dull-finished underside of the solar panel. Make this connection by sliding the two-prong connector of the wire into the two-prong receptacle of the solar panel.

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Submerge the solar-powered pump into the fountain's water, and set it on a flat surface, such as a submerged, flat rock or the bottom of the water feature. Ensure the solar-powered pump is level and that its round, outflow hole is on the pump's topmost side. When the pump operates, it draws water through its side openings and forces the water upward through the outflow hole.

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Connect the flexible tubing, which you removed from the AC pump, to the solar-powered pump's outflow hole. The round, flexible tubing should slide securely into the outflow hole.

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Position the solar panel on a level surface that receives steady sunlight for at least six hours each day. The length of the included wire may be 12 feet or longer; so you have flexibility as to where to place the solar panel even if your garden fountain is in shade. Do not position the solar panel in a shaded area because that arrangement will not allow the solar-powered pump to function. When the solar panel is in a sunny location and collects enough of the sun's energy, the pump will begin to operate.

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