How to Make a Rope and Washer Pump
Shows how to make a simple, cheap, pump suitable for small-holding and garden use, a pump which can raise water from rivers or wells, with lifts of up to 30 metres. A simple clear text, with line drawings, showing how common materials can be used.
Published: 1990
Pages: 32
eBook: 9781780444086
Paperback: 9781853390227
| SECTION 1 Introduction 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Raising the water 1 | |||
| Distributing the water 2 | |||
| Principle of operation 2 | |||
| SECTION 2 Tools and Materials 5 | |||
| Tools 5 | |||
| Summary of materials 5 | |||
| Materials description 6 | |||
| SECTION 3 Making the Pump 10 | |||
| The pipe 10 | |||
| Cutting the tyre and washers 10 | |||
| Fitting the washers 11 | |||
| Making the handles 13 | |||
| Making the pulley 14 | |||
| Making the pipe-stand and rope-guide 17 | |||
| SECTION 4 Assembling the Pump 19 | |||
| The site 19 | |||
| The poles 19 | |||
| Mounting the pulley and axle 19 | |||
| Mounting the pipe 19 | |||
| Fitting the drum 22 | |||
| Operation 22 | |||
| Maintenance 23 | |||
| SECTION 5 Pump in a Vertical Well 24 | |||
| Installation 24 | |||
| Well protection 25 | |||
| SECTION 6 Cost 27 |
Robert Lambert
Robert Lambert is Director of RedR. An engineer with over 15 years’ experience in Africa and elsewhere, he has extensive experience in selecting, preparing, training and debriefing a wide range of professionals for humanitarian relief work.
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