Oypla 2 Tier Barrel

Is the Oypla 2 Tier Barrel worth buying?

Yes, the Oypla 2 Tier Barrel is worth buying at £34.99 if you want the sight and sound of moving water on a patio, a deck or a small garden without paying for height. It stands 67 cm tall, weighs 2.89 kg and 154 owners rate it 4.4. Buy it for the bronze barrel look; skip it if you want the cascade lit after dark.

It fits two kinds of buyer. The first dresses a deck, a balcony edge or a gravel patio where a 45.5 x 40.5 cm base sits neatly in a corner. The second wants a second water feature at the far end of a garden without spending three figures, and this one plugs in and starts in minutes. Neither buyer needs plumbing, a water supply or a second person to move it.

What does the Oypla 2 Tier Barrel cost per centimetre?

At £34.99 for 67 cm of fountain, the Oypla 2 Tier Barrel works out at 52p per centimetre, the lowest figure of the ten garden features ranked on this site. The Teamson Home straight fountain charges 91p for each of its 98 cm. What you are buying here is height at a discount, not a miniature novelty.

The other two sums say the same thing. It carries 43 g of fountain for every centimetre of height, 2.89 kg spread across 67 cm, which is light enough to reposition alone. Its base covers just under 1,843 cm2 of ground, so clear a paving slab or a decking board roughly half a metre square before it arrives.

What do you get in the box with the Oypla 2 Tier Barrel?

You get the two-tier barrel fountain, 45.5 cm long, 40.5 cm wide and 67 cm high, in a bronze finish over polypropylene and wood, with the built-in electric pump already fitted. Nothing else is required to run it: the pump recirculates the same water around the two tiers, so there is no plumbing, no permanent supply and no hidden reservoir to buy. Fill the barrels, plug it in, and the water starts.

Living with it is undemanding. The flat 45.5 x 40.5 cm base prefers a firm surface, so a slab, a decking board or compacted gravel works better than soft soil, and it weighs 2.89 kg, which one person can carry from shed to patio in a single trip. The routine jobs are topping the water up in hot spells and keeping leaves and blanket weed out of the pump intake.

Where does the Oypla 2 Tier Barrel fall short?

It has no LED lights, so the Oypla 2 Tier Barrel disappears once the light goes. The water keeps moving and the pump keeps humming, but there is nothing to see from the kitchen window at 10pm. The GEEZY 4 Tier Fountain brings lit water for £18 more, which is the upgrade to make if evening use matters.

It also runs on a mains cable, so no socket means no fountain, and there is no solar option at this price. The nearest equivalent without a plug is the Teamson Home 4 Tier Pot at £119.99, which costs £85 more and gives up 5.4 cm of height in the process. Height is the other compromise: at 67 cm it reads as a border or patio piece, not as the centrepiece of a lawn.

Oypla 2 Tier Barrel vs Teamson Home and GEEZY: which should you buy?

Against the Teamson Home Straight Fountain, the Oypla 2 Tier Barrel saves £54 and gives up 31 cm: 67 cm against 98 cm, with a 450 L/h pump on the taller model. Choose the Teamson if the fountain has to be seen from the house or heard over traffic, because 31 cm and that flow rate are what make it carry. Choose the Oypla if the water is for the patio you sit on, where 67 cm is right at eye level.

Against the GEEZY 4 Tier Fountain, the Oypla 2 Tier Barrel is £18 cheaper and 15 cm taller, 67 cm against 52 cm, and it is 3.11 kg lighter, 2.89 kg against 6 kg. The GEEZY answers back with four cascading bowls and built-in LED lights. Buy the GEEZY if you sit out after dusk; buy the Oypla if you want more fountain for less money and do not mind switching it off with the sun.