Design Toscano Manneken Pis Boy Peeing Garden Decor Cascading Fountain Water Feature, 86 cm, Polyresin, Antique Stone

This is the 2nd time I've bought this little peeing boy fountain to grace us with his rather insouciant presence. At my last house he was in a bed of asian jasmine in the garden around the side of the house visible from the window in the guest bathroom, but at this house he greets my guests right by the front door. Like other reviewers have noted, he does get after it - maybe Toscano should consider a slightly less powerful pump. He doesn't overshoot the basin, but the splash is considerable. To stop the splashing affect which was causing too rapid water loss from the basin, I added a small but tall jar (really a vase) into the basin, with a hole drilled into the bottom of it, which he pees into now and the splash stays within the vase. Even so, I add a few cups of water to the basin every few days or so, more often after very windy days. I put some rocks into basin to keep the vase in place, because birds and squirrels and neighborhood cats do like to come get a drink - I guess it's a local watering hole for animals. Anyhoo, when this thing arrived I had a problem getting this statue to fully and squarely seat itself on the basin because the metal pin that comes out of the bottom of the statue was at a slight angle which didn't let the pin fully insert into the hole on the top of the basin. In other words, the hole was plumb (straight vertical) but not the corresponding pin. I guess I could have returned the statue, but I ended up just enlarging the hole a little bit (not that easy since it's actually a metal cylinder) to get the two parts get into better alignment. The statue is not heavy, but it's not exactly lightweight either. I've had him for about year now and he's survived a lot of very windy days. Both the basin and statue need cleaning occasionally due to accumulation of algae. But nothing's maintenance free in home ownership.

I had this on my wish list for quite some time before I finally decided to go for it. I've had it going for about a week now and the pump no long has enough power to get the stream to the basin. Ive taken it all apart to try and see what happened but there is nothing obvious. I've been diligent to make sure the water doesnt get too low. I'm on Texas and it's hot so I've filled it nearly every or every other day. At first it was a nice stream but now it just trickles down and splatters the water out. I'm so disappointed! I'm going to reach out to Design Toscana, if I can ever locate an email address for them, and I will update this review once I do. As far as my little pee boy- The basin is a little smaller than I thought, which is no problem. But it looks as pictured and was what I was after for a back patio feature. I have 2 young boys so there is nothing more appropriate for my wild bunch. My mom is offended, I guess, and suggested I put a leaf over his "part". Which I find hilarious (score). Once I get his pump figured out I may try to find a way to better attach Pee Boy to his base, as of now there is a metal rod between the two (only) and it's somewhat easy to spin. Overall I adore him and as soon as his pump is working I'll update the stars!

I love this fountain. Bought it as a "joke" anniversary gift for my husband, and he loves it! The only thing I wish would be some sort of screening around the intakes for the pump, as debris gets in there and we have to clean it out about monthly. Otherwise, so fun!

This is exactly as shown. Herby in the photo is about 8 inches long The pump works great, love the detail. I don't think I will have a chance to visit Belgium to see the original but I am happy to have this in my garden. Great value and great art, if you like that sort of thing.

We enjoy the statute and fountain. You have to fill the basin daily as the water splashes out.