External Links - Handpumps

"Handpumps continue to be the principal technology used to supply water to rural people in developing countries. This is because, in most cases, handpumps represent the most cost-effective option for supplying safe water to low-income small communities. Handpumps are environmentally friendly, relatively simple to operate, and manageable by the community itself." (Source: Rural Water Supply Network).

Positive Displacement Pumps (10-50 meters lift)

• Bush Hand Pump (International)
• Afridev Hand Pump International)
• Mark II Pump (International)
• Kardia Handpump (Germany)
• Vergnet Hand Pump (France)
• Volanta handpump (Netherlands)
• Consallen Handpump (United Kingdom)
• Play Pump ("Merry-go-round" Pump) (South Africa)
• Heller-Aller Pumps (USA)  
• Tara Direct Action Handpumps 
• Overview (India)
• Construction Details (India)
• Another TARA Supplier (India)
• Unimade Pumps 
  • PVC Handpump Project (Tailand)
• Econologica Pipepump (Canada)

 Inertia Lift Pumps (3-10 meters lift) 

• Inertia-Lift Village pump (New Zealand)

Suction Lift Hand Pumps (1-3 meters lift) 

• Rower Pump(United Kingdom)
• Shallow Well Handpump (India)
• Pitcher pump (Canada)
• Pitcher pump (USA)
• Sigma handpumps (Fill overhead tanks 7-90 lpm - Canada)
• Treadle Irrigation Pump (India)
• Treadle Pumps (Industrial Dev. Enterprises)

Hydraulic Ram Pumps (lift 1-20 % of inflow water) 

Solar Pumps (10-100 meters lift)  

• Solar Submersible pumps (Netherlands)
• BW Solar Water Pumping Specialists (Australia)

Other Handpump Links  

• How to Select the Proper Handpump (Thesis Paper)
• Human Powered Lifters (ITDG)
• Handpump Specifications (Rural Water Supply Network - Switzerland)
• Handpump Standardization (WEDC - England)
• Are Hand Pumps Really Affordable? (WEDC - England)
• Internet Pump Glossary
• Key Factors for Sustainable Cost Recovery for Community Water Projects (IRC - 79 Page Manual)
• Connecting with the Community (IRC - Netherlands)
• Bucket Lift in a Closed Well (Peace Corps)
• Looking at Water Lifting Options from Buckets to Electric Pumps
• The biggest myth of all – rural people want clean drinking water? (IRC)