Jonathan E.
Poor design...not sure why this unit is still being sold
I purchased a Bantam River Fountain more than a few years ago and after spending so much needed time trying to get this unit to function as it should has compelled me to leave a review....Product Quality: in terms of the relaxation it's supposed to help provide... 0% in my opinion after years of use....They look good! but sound horrible!....From the day I purchased this unit it has been nothing but frustrating...The amount of vibration/noise coming from the unit is absolutely disgusting...Nothing but loud vibration that drowns out any chance of calm you would hope to get from the water flow...This thing vibrates so loud it would drive even a psychopath insane... I've gone as far as using a towel underneath the water base to stop floor vibration, I've also stuffed/wedged soft styrofoam between the bottom and top of the pump to stop it from vibrating on the floor and fountain glass...I've even stuffed soft foam in every corner I've been able..still nothing but loud vibration non stop!...Pumps are clunky joke/ and hoses are stiff and there is nowhere to seat the pump so it just lays there on its side like a retarded baby having a seizure while trying to breath through a sock all while the stiff hose pushes it against the water base wall to add more vibration problems. what a joke....overall I've spent more time trying to fix this thing than anything else...A total disappointment...all I did was buy myself a never ending job....I have to bump,move, adjust,fix etc. damn near every time I walk by this thing....I even have woken up countless nights to the vibration and rumble...overall the unit looks good and water sound good when there is no vibration...but you'd be lucky to get a couple of minutes before it acts up again! and the vibration, it really never goes away...only gets worse....I'm at my last resort...I'm going to take this unit apart and spray everything with Flex-Seal..if that doesn't work I'm throwing this junk in the trash were it belongs...totally sick of this nonsense....This product should be discontinued in my opinion if they are still being made the same in 2026



