Tudor Cast Aluminum Fountain Bird Bath

Bought this product just last week. Assembly was a little time consuming like others have said, but with some patience and backtracking a little I was able to get it up and running in under an hour. You have to play around with the little cups to get them positioned correcty, otherwise the water goes everywhere. I did notice yesterday however, that rust is starting to form on the pedestal in many spots. This is after only a few days outside. Don't know yet what I will have to do to alleviate this. It shouldn't be happening.

This is a rich-looking birdbath. It was not difficult to assemble even though there were no step-by-step written instructions, just fuzzy pictures. I did not have difficulty putting it together that some others had and I'm a 69 year old woman. All I needed was patience. It uses a small electric motor to pump the water up to the flower and then sends it down both sides to turn the waterwheel. I add water when it starts to get low and it keeps going and going, just like that famous rabbit. My cats sit and stare at it for hours, watching both the fountain and its visitors. The price was especially good as I have seen very similar ones for twice as much. Give yourself a treat and get this one.

I am a big OverStock customer but this was not up to my standards. It just plain did not work. The top piece was stripped so it would not stay together. We are going to come up with another use for the fountain part but it was not a good buy.

I read the other reviews talking about difficult assembly, but I'm fairly handy so I figured what the hey. Once built, it is sturdy and looks great, but be warned that you will need more than a screwdriver and pliers (and patience!) to put it together. The instructions consist of a crudely drawn exploded view with no descriptions and one of the key parts isn't even shown. The biggest problem was with the bracket that holds the water wheel: the hole that should allow the central fitting to pass through it isn't nearly large enough. (This central fitting is the one that the "instructions" don't even show.) You will need to be able to drill or file the aluminum casting out to the required 13/16" diameter, Once you do all this, though, it looks great, the pump is quiet, and the sound of trickling water soothes away all the aggravation you just went through. I recommend it only if you have a well-stocked workbench, or you have a friend who does.