Today I will be concluding my series on water pumps with the India Mark pump and the EMAS Flexi-Pump. One of these pumps, the India Mark, has been widely used in developing countries for decades and continues to be improved on (there is the Mark II and Mark III). The EMAS Flexi-Pump has a simpler design and is easy to make on your own. Let’s get started. The India Mark Pump The India Mark II was designed during the 1970’scontinue reading
Thanks to everyone who read and/or commented on part 1. Your feedback is always appreciated. If you missed part 1 you can find it here. Today I will again talk about two different pumps, one that is fairly simple, and another which is a little more complicated, but still fairly simple. So without further adieu… The Treadle Pump The treadle pump is a simple suction pump that has been around since the 1970’s. It was first introduced to farmers incontinue reading
If you’re looking to pump water in a rural setting there are a lot of options that can be used, however, not all pumps are created equal. Some are more expensive than others and may require outside funding, and others can be built from locally available parts that are fairly inexpensive. Some have a lot of working parts which make maintaining them a challenge, while others are very simple and easy to maintain. Further, some are designed to give enoughcontinue reading