Solar Fountains - Affordable Landscaping Solutions

Silicon Solar manufactures a variety of Solar Fountains including several pre-packaged water fountain kits. Simply place your solar panel outside and let the sun do the rest! Solar water pumps have been around for several decades and have proven their reliability and ease of use. Whether you are looking to power your small landscaping fountain or provide water for your livestock, we will have a solution for you. We are offering mainly two types of Solar Fountains : Solar Water Fountains Large Solar Fountains

How the Solar Water Fountain Works

On a bright sunny day, the sun covers the earth in approximately 1,000 watts of solar energy per square meter of the planet's surface. The energy that is displaced is either reflected by the surface or absorbed. When the energy is absorbed, you will notice the area becomes warmer. When it is reflected, the area is cooler it will still seem warm and the energy is re-directed at the angle it hit the surface. If a solar panel is within the area, the panel will absorb the energy and convert it to electricity.

The solar panel is made from photovoltaic cells. These cells have their own construction. Solar cells are made from a material that acts as a semiconductor. This material is most always Silicon. Silicon is a non-metallic element that is sensitive to light. When you combine silicon with boron or phosphorus, in a process called Silicon Doping, the additional element creates an imbalance within the silicon atoms that makes it even more sensitive to light that allows a photovoltaic reaction to occur. This reaction is the sun's light being converted to energy.

Solar panels will reach their peak wattage output at or around noon. Different factors can negate this. Atmospheric disruptions such as cloudy weather can interfere with the panel. These "disruptions" can cause your pump to stop working if it requires total solar power like the AquaJet Fountain pump or you may see a reduced operating period if you choose a pump with a nightpack. The surrounding conditions can also negate power flow to the pump. If you are placing your panel in an area that is shaded for all or part of the day you may see the same conditions. Any shadow that is fixed or can move across the solar panel as the sun moves across the sky will also hamper the panel's ability to operate fully.

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Solar Water Fountains:

Silicon Solar offers mainly three types of Solar Water Fountains.Click on the category name to view the variety of products. Cascading Solar Fountains Birdbath Solar Fountains Floating Solar Fountains Solar Water Fountain Pumps

Submersible Solar Fountains:
Submersible pumps are found in many applications, single stage pumps are used for drainage, sewage pumping, general industrial pumping and slurry pumping. They are also popular with aquarium filters. Multiple stage submersible pumps are typically lowered down a borehole and used for water abstraction or in water wells.

Direct Power Water Pumps:
Our direct power solar fountain pumps are designed to operate directly off of the solar panel. This simple means that why the sun is out, your pump is on. Typically it is recommended that our direct power pumps are used with decorative or landscape projects.

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Battery Backup Water Pumps:
Battery backup pumps operated exactly how they sound. During the day a solar panel recharges a storage battery which will be used to provide power to the water pump. These types of systems are often more expensive, however offer more flexibility in areas which don't receive maximum solar exposure.

Large Solar Fountains:

Silicon Solar offers a couple types of Large Solar Fountains. Click on the category name to view the variety of products. Pro-Sumer Large Solar Fountains & Pumps Professional-Grade Large Solar Fountains & Pumps

Silicon Solar is the manufacturer of large solar water fountains and other large solar projects a high output solar water pump: the HP-300FX.Power your solar fountains all day, and into the night with our added Night/Day 12v power pack. We also manufacture the AquaJet pump kit which provides 2ft lift at 180L per hour, which can be placed up to 15 feet away.

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