The Groundskeeper Pump box and Control box with solar panel, temperture sensor and moisture sensor on grass next to a garden border.

The Groundskeeper
Looking for a rainwater irrigation system, which is more than just a dumb timer? The Groundskeeper could be for you.

With a powerful solar panel and smart features like dawn/dusk watering and moisture sensing, the Groundskeeper looks after your plants.

What is the 'Groundskeeper'?

Easy to use
Our core mantra is to make things as simple and cost effective as possible to create your own self-contained world. You don’t need to be a “technical boffin” or an “eco warrior” to understand how they work, our products intelligently manage things in the background so you don’t need to worry.

What do I need to know?

Proven technology
We spend years testing and collecting data on our products before we launch them and carefully select quality components to build them. Ensuring that our products are high quality, built to last and do their jobs brilliantly!

Our products

Take control
Are you fed up with unpredictable energy costs? Is it too expensive to route power to an outside building? Do you want control of where your power is coming from? If any of these questions have been on your mind then the Ark could be for you.

What is the 'Ark'?

Designed in Britain
We we are committed to designing and manufacturing our products in the UK.

We dislike the marketing hype and meaningless technical specifications often used by imported products. We've spent a long time making sure our products work exactly as we claim in real life situations.

Find out more about our range of products, and how they can help you be more self sufficient and resilient, here.

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Who are we?

Disconnected energy is on a mission to make energy independence and off-grid living affordable and user friendly. Our business model is a little different, sure we want to make a profit and grow the business, but we believe that profits should be used for good, not for lining our shareholder's pockets! All our profits are re-invested into development of new, innovative products to enhance sustainable and off-grid living and go towards paying staff a realistic living wage.

Customer Testimonials

★★★★★

"We have had the Ark installed for several months in our out-building, which, thanks to Ark, is now completely off grid. It powers the wine cooler, ice maker, water feature, internal and external lighting, and when needed battery charging for tools. And best of all, the washer/drier, as we have never used the dryer function for environmental reasons. But now guilt free fluffy towels and less ironing. Excellent product.”

Alan

Warwickshire

★★★★★

"Having the Groundskeeper system in our greenhouse has been a complete game changer. No more worries about watering morning and evening. The variable settings allow us to compensate for climate conditions, hot, warm or cold. Very small amount of maintenance required for cleaning the filter. We wouldn't be without it now. Best gardening aid we have purchased in a long time."

Theresa

Northamptonshire

★★★★★

"The Ark is the cornerstone of our home upgrade. We've been able to move all the tools to an outbuilding workshop which the Ark is now powering for us. This has enabled us to convert the garage into a utility room, freeing up loads of space in the kitchen. Using the Ark meant we didn't have to dig up the patio to run a mains connection, and installing the Ark was straightforward too. We couldn't be more delighted. Great product!"

Martin

Bromley

★★★★★

"Bread cooked by the sun definitely tastes
better."

Jason

London

★★★★★

"We used the Ark to power an epic party weekend. We charged it up for free using the solar panels then took it to the marquee where it powered music, lights, bar, cinema, the whole works! It was silent, odourless and zero carbon – miles better than a noisy old petrol generator!”

Becky

Kent

ATI Funding

Thank you to everyone at ATI, for assisting with and part funding one of our prototypes.