The best system that I found to replace the small basic Chinese pumps supplied with decorative fountains, dependably, BUT: in my case (5 months outside in summer, range dry in winter): limited life span is 2 years old, 3 years if you have a soldering iron: malgret the apparent robustness, the buttons are protected by a kind of outline that caoutchou not last long and that is not well jointed relative to the housing (just a silicone cover that floats in), suddenly contactors the multiposition buttons al rust inside, thus becoming unusable. If you're lucky they rust position "market forces of otherwise open, welded direct son and keep only one position (in my case" walking on sunshine and battery charging. "J 3 and none have held over 3 years, 1 year: no worries, 2nd year: rusty buttons, 3rd year: rusty internal battery connectors and electronics): 4th year: recovery batteries (good quality) and pump and the next .... I keep ' old "switched on (welded) and I the evening branch, like that I always have a full panel with batteries for the evening