Three Tiered Pedestal Fountain

We have had several different species of birds cone to this fountain, including squirrels. Its a great fountain. The base is too deep, though. Its ok for large Robin's. The birds dont go near the middle section, but they seem to like the top, especially the hummingbirds. I put little rocks in there and sticks across the top for grip. The cord is too short so I bought an extension cord for it. Its very sturdy, but it sits uneven a bit. The adjuster on the fountain doesnt seem to work very well. I dont notice a difference. The sound is beautiful and calming. The fountain bubbles more when the water basin is full. I love the green. It blends well with the nature. This isnt solar powered. It has a plug. The birds love it and think its fun.

Love this fountain! The water trickles beautifully making a lovely soothing sound. it's light and easy to assemble. I top it off morning and evening. A simple, effective garden fountain the birds love. I notice if the water gets below about 50% the motor can't circulate it well. It has to be full to work at its best.

So 4-stars, because it was $60. Much more than that and it would have dropped down to 3-Stars. That said, it looks really nice. Neighbors commented on it looking tranquil in the garden. The tiers with water trickling over each is very soothing. Can't comment on whether birds are actually drawn to it, as i have two other baths. Tough competition! =)Couple of design issues.1st - getting the pump to proper seat in the pump mount was a chore. Ignore the instructions and attached the mount to the bottom tray first. This keeps mount in place and stable while you struggle to get the pump to sit correctly. Then getting the copper tubing with a 1/2 rubber grommet to fit inside the pump was additional challenge.2nd issue was that the treading on the pieces will take a few attempt to get it to take without being tilted one way or the other. This was mainly on the base and the main post. Minor, but if you dont get it right... the fountain will not flow evenly.3rd - the pieces that make up the tiers ( think 5 all together) are all just sitting on the copper rod. They move freely. Only the top piece is treaded to hold the other sections in place, sort of. Need to pay attention and try your best to get each piece sitting perfectly level.... if not fountain will flow unevenly. They just needed something to make sure the pieces were sitting correctly. A simple groove for them to lock into. I thought my pavement was the issue and after playing around, i noticed some of the free moving pieces were slight off to one side or the other. Little annoying but playing around with each piece you can now attach the cap which is treaded and will pushdown on the other sections to hold it in place. If you have a tilt someplace, start again. Let me qualify I am a tad OCD. I couldnt have the water trickling over one half while the other side didnt flow at all. So theres that!4th - When it comes time to clean the pumps strainer, you have to pull the pieces apart to get to the pump. With Flaw #3, this will add to your fun and you have to tinker a little to get your flow out of each basin evenly. Now there are little inflow cutouts on the 1st part of the tier setup. Might be worth placing something to catch debris before goes inside the base and into the pump. Like mesh screening or that sponge-like filter you see on most pumps. This will save you from undoing the tier pieces to get to the pump.It is a very lovely fountain. Just know that there may be some added work to keep it running and level. Knowing now you can be a little more prepared than I was.

I liked this fountain at first, even though it’s quite obviously a cheap plastic imitation of antiqued metal. It worked well enough and the birds didn’t worry about aesthetics. I enjoyed the sounds of water and birds. Then last week tragedy struck and we found a little sparrow drowned in the largest bowl. When I bought the fountain, I was focused on the bubbler on top to hopefully attract hummingbirds. None came, but sparrows and starlings came daily. The larger concrete birdbaths in the yard got all the action from the other birds. At the fountain, at first the birds only perched and sipped. I noticed that none landed on the upper tiers—they’re too small. The large bottom bowl, though, has a wide and slippery edge that’s hard for the birds to grasp onto. Sometimes the little ones slipped in accidentally and scrambled out. Eventually, some starlings got the courage to bathe, and a few sparrows too but they were cautious. Then last week, while no one was watching, a sparrow either tried to bathe or accidentally slipped in from the edge and couldn’t get enough footing to get out. All the while, it was getting soaked by the dripping from the tier above. I’m heartbroken over the struggle it had that ultimately failed. I didn’t think it was deep enough to add rocks and maybe it wasn’t the water but the struggle that doomed that little creature. Either way, I can’t recommend this fountain. I will be getting rid of mine and I will destroy it because I don’t want anybody else to take it from the curb and put it in their yard. The fountain has at least three fatal flaws: the main bowl is too deep and slippery for small birds to bathe without rocks; the rim is too wide and slippery for birds to grip; all the tiers, including the main bowl, are too small for bathing. In the main bowl, especially, birds can’t bathe without being drenched from above. I’ve since added rocks to the bowl, but now we worry that the water level will fall too low for the pump so it’s not running. It’s just a mute reminder of a bad choice and a dead sparrow.

It is cheaply made, which I would expect. It does run well and looks good. The electric cord is short.

Let's be clear. This is not a fancy solid fountain. It is a cheap plastic fountain that is great for what it is.QUALITY AND FUNCTIONALITY: Some people complain that is cheap plastic, and yes, it is. But it does not pretend to be anything else. I think the appereance is fairly nice for a plastic fountain. Why do I like it? Because at the moment I am not ready to neither build a nice rock and mortar fountain or spend 300 dollars in buying a nicer and more robust product for my yard. Yet, it serves my purpose: enjoy seeing birds drinking when they are thirsty or taking a bath when they heat is high. This cheap easy fountain is doing so. I have seen birds drinking and bathing more than a dozen times in a month! For me that has already cover the 35 bucks I paid already. Sure, you want to make sure is not in the way, so you dont bump on it. If is going to be windy you may want to put some weight at the base or anchor it to the ground somehow. But still... the tip over problem is completely preventable. Will it last more than a year? I dont know... but if it works for at leas one or two seasons it will be still a good buy.ASSAMBLY: As for the assambly, the process is fairly simple, except for cramping the pump in its place. It takes some patience to find the right angle for the pump and the cable to fit on the space. Just do not push too hard and to try to do it too quick (I did it waching pictures of this in the Amazon reviews).I recommend this product.ELECTRICITY BILL: I asked chat gpt how much it would cost per month to run this 5w pump 8 hours a day for 24 days per month. Withe the price in New Mexico of .13 per KWH , the calculation came down to 12.5 cents per month! I placed this fountain in a smart plug with timmer controlled over my phone... so it runs on a schedulle... it feels like a nice addition to enjoy more time in our yard!

I gave this fountain a 5-star rating for two reasons. 1. It looks good, sounds good when running and was easy to assemble. 2. I did have one problem. The center brass tube that goes from the pump and holds everything together above it the upper nut was cross threaded, when I tried to move it , the tube twisted and then was unusable. I called alpine customer service and spoke to a service rep named Eve and explained the situation to her. She said the part I needed was not available as a replacement part and would instead send me a new fountain. All I had to do was send a couple of pictures, the batch number and a copy of the sales receipt. After I did that , I had the new fountain in less than a week.I just want to say thanks to Eve and her team she worked with, They were all outstanding.

Nice but only lasted two month , motor stopped working even though it was cleaned out every day and fresh water put in.

Not worth the money , the pump was defective, still trying to return the product but Amazon has not picked it up yet .

Beautiful fountain, easy to assemble, looks great in a garden, attracts a wide variety of birds (given the fact that we are in the city). I even purchased a second one since I was so impressed. Fountain requires a little addition of water every morning. I looked elsewhere for the same fountain but found them at 3 times the price. Very pleased, I only wish that the plug would be 3 feet longer....but this is not a big deal.

It’s a great bird bath and water fountain. Easy to assemble. The birds love it. I have it on a timer to turn on and off automatically. I don’t run it through the winter. It’s plastic but looks good. Hasn’t ever tipped over. You have to keep adding water to it every day or couple days depending on birds using it. And don’t forget to clean it at least once a week. Happy birding.

I am little bit deceive, because finally I just have a bird' bath and not a fountain, I had so hard times to assembly the pump and finally it not works, I don't know if it broke or not. I will buy another pump, because i bought it because it was also a fountain, I love it, it's beautiful, if I can settle the pump problem :( I will be much happier with it, :). but I recommend it, may be I am responsible of the pump problem, but the instructions are not very clear about this part of the assembling.

I bought a bird bath very similar to this one from Amazon but this isn't anywhere the quality . way too light not finished very will and. thin plastic.