Four low-cost handpumps are considered in this document. The manual describes in detail the construction of 4 simple designs of handpump: the DTU handpump, the Tamana handpump, the "Harold" handpump, and the enhanced inertia handpump.
| Title | The manufacture of direct action handpumps for use with domestic rainwater harvesting tanks |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2000 |
| Authors | Whitehead, V |
| Secondary Title | Development Technology Unit Technical Release Series |
| Volume | TR-RWH09 |
| Pagination | 28 p. : fig., tab. |
| Date Published | 2000-09-01 |
| Publisher | University of Warwick, School of Engineering, Development Technology Unit |
| Place Published | Warwick, UK |
| Keywords | appropriate technology, construction, design, direct acting pumps, hand pumps, rainwater harvesting, sdiwat, storage tanks, uganda mbarara district |
| Abstract | Four low-cost handpumps are considered in this document. The manual describes in detail the construction of 4 simple designs of handpump: the DTU handpump, the Tamana handpump, the "Harold" handpump, and the enhanced inertia handpump. This technical publication was developed as a training manual for teaching artisans in Uganda how to make the pumps. |
| Custom 1 | 232.2 |
