Solar Automatic Drip Irrigation Kit System, JIYANG Solar Powered Auto Easy DIY Watering Device Supported Pots Plants, 12 Timing Modes with Anti-Siphoning Device (Supported 20-30 Pots, 12Timing 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 😁

So, I was running this for about 2 months, and everything was fine. Went on vacation, all the plants were nice and happy. But a few days after the 2-month period, it stopped working, giving me the "double beep" every minute. That is supposed to mean that it's out of water. It wasn't. I followed every troubleshooting step in the manual, and when in a fit of desperation I gave up, I wrote to the support email address. NEVER HEARD BACK - this is about 3 weeks ago from when I wrote this review. NOW, all of a sudden, it dawns on me... maybe there's something wrong with the sensor! So I went to look and sure enough, one of the water sensor tips had corroded! Who makes a water sensor out of a material that corrodes?! I sanded the corrosion off and got it as best I could, and tried again - failure. CERTAIN that I was right, I disconnected the sensor tips and shoved a bit of aluminum foil in the waterproof disconnect. VIOLA. It's working again. Of course, this means it could run out of water at some point and never shut off the pump. I am TICKED about this product. It seems so WONDERFUL, but it's like it was designed to fail a little bit after the return period ends.

Our system has been installed for about 5 months. I used this system to water a set of 5 modest "window boxes", each of which is about 18-20" long. Its important to note that this system does not spray on top of the soil but delivers water via a stake directly underground. So the stakes have to be placed within the root ball of the plant for it to receive useful amounts of water. The pump is designed to come on for a fixed 15 minute period so many times per day. We found that watering and saturating the flower box first by hand and then maintaining moisture in the box with this pump system once a day allows a 5 gallon container to supply water for about 10 days before it is empty. The system has a water present sensor that is designed to prevent the pump from running dry when water runs out but I found that at least in my container the sensor was indicating water available but there was too little of it to actually be pumped out. The pump made a beeping noise similar to many car lock beeps to indicate that water was needed. This little system will handle a 5-6 flower pots / window boxes and do a great job. However, if pots are watered just once a day in hot 85 degree days the pots will dry out. In very warm or hot locations it will not keep up unless it is watering multiple times per day. Programming the system to water the desired number of times is easily done. Just realize that if it is running 2-3 times a day it will go through a 5 gallon tank in just 3-4 days. The pump and solar cell system is about 5" on a side so it does not detract too much from your deck / patio etc. This was a very slick little system and it worked well and has been reliable.

To prepare for a five-week trip, I moved my indoor plants to the balcony and integrated them with my outdoor collection—totaling over 30 plants. I set up the solar-powered drip irrigation system that worked so flawlessly it has now become a permanent fixture in my home, with a second unit already added for my indoor plants. The Configuration Custom Reservoir: I converted a large paint bucket into a water reservoir. By drilling holes in the lid for the intake and output tubing, I kept the water source clean and minimized evaporation. Automated Schedule: The solar timer was programmed for a 10-minute watering cycle every three days. Smart Distribution: * Large Pots: Two stakes for deep, thorough saturation. Medium Pots: One stake. Small Pots (3–4"): One stake each. The "Nesting" Strategy The real secret to the system's efficiency was the drainage layout. I placed the small pots directly onto the soil of the larger pots, creating a cascading watering effect. Any excess runoff from the small plants filtered down to nourish the larger ones, ensuring no water was wasted. The Verdict Five weeks later, I returned to a balcony of thriving, healthy plants. The system’s reliability and ease of use were so impressive that I’ve already automated my remaining indoor plants using the same method.

This is a fantastic irrigation kit! I use it to water my garden from a 55 gallon drum that I top off regularly instead of watering manually with the garden hose. I have three of them so far and I am about to order a 4th. I use one per garden bed because the water doesn’t divert equally between garden beds. The garden beds I’ve been using these on have been getting enough water on the lowest setting so I’m sure as things heat up all I’ll need to do is switch to a longer watering time. The solar panel is a good size and doesn’t take up too much space, and the system was easy to set up. The pump is nice and quiet, and the low water alarm is loud enough that I can’t miss it. I do wish there was also a visual indicator for low water, like a red light or something, so that I could see it from inside. All in all, it does a good job of watering my garden for a great price.

This was outside for my garden since the first of April. It is today June 27, 2025. It worked great until today. Today it has stopped functioning. I've done all that can to revive it but it is dead. It worked GREAT when it worked. Are 2 - 3 months of function worth the cost? You be the judge.

I use this along with a 5 gallon container for my small garden. Never had an issue with the solar power and allows me the peace of mind to just refill the water basin every couple of days and know the plants are getting the water they need.