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Riser Pipes for Mark 2 Handpump : PVC or Steel?
One question a lot of our buyers in Africa ask us when buying our handpumps is this: Are PVC Riser Pipes better or are Galvanized Iron Riser Pipes or some other type the best option? To answer this, let’s take a brief look at some of the Riser Pipes available for Mark 2 Handpump. The GI Riser Pipe shown above is the type used from the very beginning. Each length of 3 meters weights between 7 to 9 Kgs approx While the pipe is sturdy, it is prone to rusting and the couplers used with these type are poorly quality controlled and fail easily. The Landed cost per length of…
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Pictures from one of our lots bound for A Western African Nation in December 2018
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Hand Pump Imitation and Flattery
Imitation is the best form of Flattery Well we certainly must be doing things right quality-wise because it seems now our competitors have started branding their own pumps and parts as “Manufactured by SKI ” 🙂 … Our dealer in Cameroon came across the above shown SS Cylinder Assembly for India Mark 2 which Proudly carries our name in Center along with name and branding of the exporter in top left…We have blurred out the name of the exporter to save them the blushes and this cylinder certainly is not made by us and we cannot comment on its quality or lack thereof but we must say we are very flattered…
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Extra Deepwell Vs. Normal Mark 2
So Many times our customers ask us about the differences and uses of the 2 pumps, The Extra Deepwell Hand Pump and the Normal Mark 2 handpump. Basically the short answer is this : Extra Deepwell is a version of Mark 2 hand pump which is suitable for a water table depth of 50 to 90 meters whereas the normal mark 2 works from a depth of 15 to 50 meters. The Main design differences in the pump lie in the following areas : The Pump Head Assembly: The Head Assembly of the extra deepwell is broader , the stand assembly is taller and the handle is thicker. Beyond 60…
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Isata Kamara : Meet the hand pump mechanic who won the hearts of villagers
Forty-seven-year-old, Isata Kamara is loved and adored by most of her fellow residents in Mafaray Village, a remote community just outside Kambia district, Northern Sierra Leone. Her fame has not come cheap. She gained popularity as her community relied solely on her to service their only source of water – the only handpump in the community, built by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with funding from The People of Japan. The handpump serves an average of 1000 people from 12 outlying communities…read more
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