Riser, fountain head & diverter for small solar pump

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A small, 1-piece, combination riser, diverter & fountain head for use on an inexpensive solar pump. Many of these tiny pumps are sold on online via sites like eBay, Amazon or Aliexpress. It's all pretty self-explanatory except for the diverter. In my garden I like to setup small water features out of shallow pottery and run them off of these tiny solar pumps. I divert some of the flow to a water feature, (I use an old abalone shell), to pool some of the water before flowing back into the "pond". This allows for bees and butterflies to find safe, shallow water, in addition to the more agressive birds. To use just get a length of standard, off-the-shelf, 1/4" drip irrigation tubing and insert into the diverter. It should provide a snug fit. This will divert a portion of the flow to your other water feature but please note - these pumps are extremely weak so keep the tubing as close to the surface of the water as possible, perhaps at most 1" to 2" above the main waterline before exiting. The diverted flow will also be very low pressure, so simply allow it to exit straight out of the 1/4" tubing. Please note that one of the videos and image shows it with just a short length of 1/4" drip tubing attached to the diverter so you can assess its flow. A separate video, though, shows the flow after being divererted to an abalone shell "mini-pond" from which it falls back into the "main" pond... Note that this is not meant to be a universal fit, as there seems to be some variation between manufacturers. However on my pump it attaches directly to the top of the pump, no adapter necessary. Best I can advise is to print just the bottom portion and check for fit with your pump. https://youtu.be/v73cXgHtnZ8 https://youtu.be/zXqxLcUtD1o