We have had this now for two seasons and still works great and we love it as much as the birds. There is a gentle sound of water would be nice if it were louder, but it's lovely anyway. After two seasons of having to clean it every 2 weeks by breaking it down and scrubbing the finish inside the basin is coming off but otherwise it's great. Resin can only take so much scrubbing before the finish begins to rub off. We have an algae problem during the summer hot months and it will clog the pump so it gets cleaned a lot. If you buy this keep that in mind, if you clean it regularly it will last if you refuse to clean it you will burn up the pump/motor. It does evaporate a lot during the summer since the basin is somewhat shallow hot days make for a refill of the basin at least once a day to keep the pump from overheating and burning up. So just remember keep water in it up to the rim, and clean it often including the pump and hose and it will last a long time. Great value for the price.