Dug well with hand pump

Submitted by fyl on 4 April, 2006 - 13:15.
Dug well with hand pump

This is a photo of the new well and pump on my finca. See http://www.nicaliving.com/node/3796 for more info and a link to other photos.

This is a dug well. It is then brick lined and a top with an access door is put on. Missing is the tube (it goes into the white T) for the water to exit into a bucket or pila.

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Impressive... Have you considered to Patent...

Submitted by FORMER NL MEMBER 2 on 5 April, 2006 - 08:13.

Your homemade Steel Rim and Crank Shaft? great creativity a 10 on my score card.

BM

So common here

Submitted by fyl on 5 April, 2006 - 08:27.

The guy who did the well has built lots of them here. This is at least the Esteli standard. My preference is a "bicycle pump" which are also made here but I wasn't supervising this work.

The bicycle pump just adds part of a bicycle to the system so that you sit on a bicycle seat and use leg power to run the pump.

Bicycle Hand-Power

Submitted by Miskito Alan on 5 April, 2006 - 08:34.

Miskito Alan &#174

I have seen here in Port the same type bicycle system; but, no leg power is used - only hand-power.

This contraption was set-up for an ex-diver of lobster who is paralyzed below the waist from the "bends".

Other houses here have the bicycle set-up with leg power too.

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