The Groundskeeper is a solar powered, garden water pump and intelligent irrigation system which takes the effort out of garden water tasks. It enables you to have mains pressure water anywhere you have a water butt and sunshine!
To use the Groundskeeper's automatic watering function, simply connect the Groundskeeper to a water butt using the quality brass fittings provided, select watering duration and frequency, then connect to your irrigation system and relax for the growing season!
Dawn and dusk are the best times for watering plants, but few of us are willing to get up at dawn to water, and conventional timer systems soon get out of sync due to seasonal changes in day length. The Groundskeeper’s smart design ensures your plants receive hydration at the optimum times, using soft, clean rainwater, whilst minimizing evaporation and preventing waterlogging. The Groundskeeper helps protect your irrigation system too, with filters to prevent clogs, UV-C treatment to reduce bacteria, fungi etc. and low temperature sensors to prevent putting pressure on icy irrigation pipes.
If you want to use your stored rainwater for other jobs too, the Groundskeeper’s got you covered. Hose mode allows you to connect a hose and use your stored water elsewhere, e.g. for watering other parts of the garden, topping up a pond or wildlife drinking trough, or using a hose to wash the car or windows.
The Groundskeeper includes everything you need to make the most of your stored rainwater. It's made with quality components throughout, including quality hose, brass fittings, high spec solar panel ad battery, right down to the manual, which is printed on waterproof paper!
- Groundskeeper control box
- Groundskeeper pump box
- Moisture sensor
- Temperature sensor
- 10m of hose with brass submerisble filter fitted with brass connector
- Anti-kink hose guide
- 50Wp solar panel
- Adjustable solar panel stand
- 3m MC4 solar cabling
- Spare brass hose fitting for your irrigation system
- MC4 disconnection tool
- Manual
- Cardboard box to make forts with or a bed for your cat.
- Pump: 12 litres/min
- Head height: Over 3m
- Solar: 50Wp
- Battery: 12V 10Ah sealed Lead acid
- Noise whilst pumping: 61db @ 1m
- Anti-syphon: Motorised ball valve
- Solar cable: 3m 4mm² MC4
- Pump cable: 3m
- Supplied pick up hose: 10m
- Temperature sensor: -40°C to 90°C
- Can use any collected rain water but the dirtier the quicker the fliter will block
- Only use with water, not suitable for other liquids like fuel or sewage
- Even with the UV-C and particulate filteration this is still NOT suitable for drinking water.
- The UV-C filter minimises bacteria and viruses that may be contained in rain water. However, it may not destroy everything care should be taken when using watering or cleaning methods that aerosolise the water.
- Hose mode longevity will depend on battery state of charge and available solar power.
- The submersible filter must ALWAYS be used.