The development of two pumps, the rope-washer pump and the treadle pump, is described. The pumps can be made by the informal artisan sector and are suitable for household use in both domestic supply and small-scale irrigation.
| Title | Household pumps from the informal sector |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 1991 |
| Authors | Faulkner, RD, Lambert, RA |
| Pagination | P. 185-188: 2 fig., 1 tab. |
| Date Published | 1991-01-01 |
| Keywords | chain pumps, design, field studies, hand pumps, irrigation, laboratory testing, rope-and-washer pumps, small-scale activities, treadle pumps, zimbabwe |
| Abstract | The development of two pumps, the rope-washer pump and the treadle pump, is described. The pumps can be made by the informal artisan sector and are suitable for household use in both domestic supply and small-scale irrigation. The rope-washer pump is cheap, easy to operate and maintain, and can lift water from depths in excess of 20m and up to 5m overhead. The foot-operated treadle pump, which was developed in Bangladesh, can raise water from depths of up to 6m and up to 20m above itself. A 3 year research project, based at Loughborough University (UK) and the University of Zimbabwe, was funded by the UK Overseas Development Administration to develop and test the two pumps. Following laboratory tests, the pumps were field tested in Zimbabwe. Dissemination of the rope-washer pump technology by both government and NGOs proved succesful in Zimbabwe, where several hundred of the pumps are currently in operation. Production of the treadle pump by a local artisan had just started. |
| Notes | 15 ref. |
| Custom 1 | 232.2, 272.2 |
