Solar Automatic Drip Irrigation Kit System, JIYANG Solar Powered Auto Easy DIY Watering Device Supported Pots Plants, 6 Timing Modes with Anti-Siphoning Device (Supported 10 Pots, 6Timing Modes)

Year 2 update: Working great. Left on vacation for a couple of weeks. I live on a property with a lot of mature trees. Direct sunlight to the solar panel is about 4-5 hours daily. If it's sunny. According to weatherunderground.com, we had about 25% clouds, which DID include some rain. Because the predicted weather was no rain, I chose twice a day watering before I left. The unit was verifiably pumping water (after 2 weeks away) when I got home. I'm very satisfied. Last year's review -- This system does exactly what it says it will. It's very reasonably priced. So I give it 5 stars. I do wish it had some additional features, though. So far, it's been working fine for 5 days. See pics for setup. Simple system -- Solar-powered pump plus water distribution lines & fittings. Nice. Quite easy to set up but the directions are not very clear – a translation thing, I think -- and the print size is microscopic (hey I'm a senior citizen; have mercy). But if you understand the overall concept, you'll be fine. I see a few reviews that complain about draining the reservoir, but this shouldn't happen if the water supply reservoir is BELOW the pump and plants, which the directions DO specify (otherwise the water will just siphon out from the reservoir into the plants). I'd like to be able to tell how much charge the battery has at any given time -- so I can experiment with different charging locations. Does it need bright sunlight? Will it charge adequately -- or at all -- on a cloudy day? (Currently under evaluation) Year 2 update -- works fine in my partial sun situation - see above. I wish this system had more variable times and amount deliveries. But the features are 5, 15 or 20 minutes either once a day or twice a day (5 minutes once a day is MORE than enough for my situation). The directions say that the pump delivers about 400 ml/minute, which THE DIRECTIONS also equate to 8 ounces (I'm assuming this is US fluid ounces but Imperial isn't that much different). Well, my conversion tells me 400 ml = 13.5 US fluid ounces (NOT 8 ounces). OK -- so this means if it runs for 5 minutes, it should deliver 2 liters or 68 US fluid ounces -- which I verified as reasonably accurate by collecting the total output a couple of times in a kitchen measuring cup. So then this total amount will be divided by the number of plants that you have -- and each plant gets roughly the same amount of water. It's difficult to get less water into a single plant unless you add more plants -- but you can multiply the amount to a single plant by running several drip lines into it. I wish it would allow me to disable the beeping function when the reservoir is empty. (Year 2 update - It beeps after it shuts off, but doesn't continue. Verdict - satisfactory) Lastly -- make sure you're ready for water OVERFLOW because it waters each plant on your chosen schedule whether it rains or not. I don't think I'd ever try this inside and risk flooding by over-watering unless I had my plants set to drain over a tank that was as big as my water supply. Even for outside, I put my smaller two plants on a tray that drains to the ground (through some wider tubing than what is supplied with this system). Otherwise, any water overage would either spill onto the deck or keep the plants sitting in water (not good for my plants, anyway).

This is a great little pump that performs well at an unbeatable price. I have 13 pots (shown), but the 4 top planters probably count as 2 pots each, so let’s say 17 pots. I thought I’d need 2 pumps (which I did order), but so far 1 pump seems to handle all with 26 drippers total (8 drippers per top planter to evenly disperse water to herbs and flowers, and some of the bottom planters have 2). The last few drippers in the line emit a little less because I’m definitely towing the line with number of drippers for a single pump 😂 Installation was easy but maybe a little time consuming (not a big deal, it was fun!)- I found it much easier to fit the connectors in the tubing during warm 80 degree weather (and having a bowl of hot water helped!) While the plants were small I found I only needed 5 min / 2x a day. Unfortunately, there is no 10 minute option (big bummer because that would have been perfect right now), but I can tell I’m going to need to ramp up to the 15 minute / 2x per day option soon. In this in-between period I have to manually turn off/on the pump to give them an extra 5 min/day. I purchased a food-safe 15 gal drinking water barrel to hold the water. It lasts a couple weeks with 5 min / 2x day option, but we’ll see with the 15 min option. One problem I had during my initial installation was an issue with the system draining my water barrel via siphoning after a watering. See photo- I had the tube going from the pump to a plant on the ground first. I switched it up so the planter up top (above the water barrel) is now first in line and there are no more siphons issues. The pump has no check valve to prevent this. My porch is west facing and can get HOT (80-110 degrees normally). A few hours late on watering can mean damaged plants- so glad I found this! Note that the drippers seem to emit too much for small 1-2 gallon pots (2x day/5 min), but I’ll try again once those plants get taller/more thirsty. In summary, despite no 10 min/2x per day option, and the easily solvable siphoning issue, this is a great little solar water pump that will save your plants and water 😁

These are a game-changer. If you hate dragging out the hose every day to water your vegetables, like i did, these are a game-changer. I use these solar pump systems for my veggies that I grow in felted bags and pots. I have many on grow tables with clear covers, so they don’t get over-watered, but it’s so easy to shut these off, it’s not a big deal. VERY simple to set, and once you get used to setting these up, you’ll be SO happy with them. I have deck rail pots, too, and use these for them. And, if I’m ever lucky enough to get the greenhouse I’ve always wanted, these will be perfect for that, too. I use beer-makers carboys for water storage, and only have to fill them about once every 5 days or so. I water twice a day for 5 minutes. There’s no wasted water, when you are feeding the plant at its stem. Simplify your watering routine. And if you have a heat gun, it makes setting these up even easier. Great, useful kits. I have purchased several.

Sehr gute Qualität mit einem einzigen Fehler. Das ist meine zweite Bestellung, da bei der ersten Bestellung die Kontakte ,die den Wasserstand anzeigen sollen, komplett verrostet waren und somit das Wasser und den Filter in eine braune Brühe verwandelten. aber die Einstellung ist wirklich leicht vorzunehmen. Es klappt Alles wie es beschrieben ist. keine Sorgen auch an heißen Sommertagen--wenn immer genug Wasser in der Tonne ist. Diese muss extra gekauft werden. Ich empfehle eine Tonne ab 120 Litern. Sonst muss man zu oft nachfüllen. In der Tonne wird ein Kabel mit zwei unterschiedlich langen Kontaktstiften eingehängt. wenn der Wasserstand zu wenig ist, ertönt ein Alarm, allerdings sind diese Kontaktstifte nicht legiert. Sie rosten leicht und schnell. Trotzdem sind das Produkt, die Schlauchlängen, die Wassertropfer und das Solarpaneel mit der eingebauten Wasserpumpe und dem Bewässerungscomputer zu empfehlen.

Funciona muy bien y es fácil de instalar. 100% recomendable.

This system seemed like a good idea. We bought it, installed it and it worked well last summer. However, it stopped working after one season. The firm were slow in replying when we tried to contact them but they did eventually reply and replaced the faulty system. It is working well now but we will see how this new system does next season. On the whole l am happy with it.

This system works, and it is really exciting to see it work and fun to put together. But not everything is perfect. The first thing to know is that even on the lowest water setting, it pumps out a LOT of water. I have a very large empty plastic rubbish bin that I filled with water and it emptied it in about 3 days. How would this last for my 12 day vacation? I solved this by putting the hose in the bin and having it drip in at the slowest speed possible so that the bin would refill over night. It worked, and this strategy kept my plants alive for the full 12 days! Hooray! The other problem was that when we got back, something went afoul and this system was beeping every minute or two. I don’t know what had happened, but I was able to silence it by smashing some buttons. Overall I am very happy that it kept my plants alive but wish the above two problems were not there. FYI I used this on many, many plants. The system in the box was not enough so I bought two expansion sets and pumped water to several plants all from the one source pump. It worked and it seems that there was no issue with expansion (I was worried that it might not reach the farthest tubes from the source but it actually worked!)

works well except that i may not have figured out how to regulate the amount of water to be dispensed yet.