Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Rope pump
About the challenge
[edit | edit source]To provide an available low tech solution to operate and maintain a pump An alternative reliable hand pump is needed for communal and private use to supply clean drinking water and irrigation.
Description
[edit | edit source]Low cost modern materials as plastic pipe and rope are used in a rotating hand pump system. The rope pump works on the principle of the chain pump with the chain replaced by rope and the rotating chain drum by a specially constructed rubber disk wheel. Such a rubber wheel can be made from used car tires. Other needed materials can be found at little or no cost.
Areas of impact
[edit | edit source]- Ecology
- Water Cycles
See also
[edit | edit source]- http://www.appropedia.org/Rope_pumps
- http://www.ropepumps.org
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJVNBoGF968#t=11
| Authors | Ernesto Sun |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Organizations | Global Ecovillages NetworkGEN Africa, GENOA |
| Ported from | https://www.ecovillage.org/solution/rope-pump/ (original) |
| Cite as | Ernesto Sun (2025–2026). "Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Rope pump". Appropedia. Retrieved May 31, 2026. |