Water Pump

This project is an adaptation of a pump developed for shallow wells in Zimbabwe. The building elements are: head pulley (made by splitting an old car tire, reversing it and sewing it back together). head support and crank (manufactured by a local carpenter), washers (pressed out of old flip-flops with a heated can, as learned from a child making wheels for his toys) and the pully at the bottom of the well (manufactured by a local welder). It was important that the building elements be distinct, as they required some adjustments when assembled in the well.

 

   

Washers, for the pump, pressed out of old flip-flops with a heated can as learned from a child making wheels for his toys.