Hand Water Pumps: Very Handy In Case Of A Power Failure
// June 10th, 2013 // No Comments » // Garden, Plumbing
The pitcher pump, with a long handle that was pumped vigorously to create the suction that drew water from a well or a cistern, was once a part of almost every household in more developed nations. When homes had no electrical power and public utilities were unknown, the manual pump was a huge development over lowering a bucket into an open well or dipping it into a spring.
Then again, in less established nations with large rural populations and even in populated urban slums that have no utilities, pitcher pumps are the only way people can get a clean drink. Surface waters are almost always polluted, and for many individuals even the fuel to boil it is lacking. The sealed system of a pitcher pump provides water without allowing pollutants to contaminate it.
Drinking, washing, and irrigating are all very important, but there are other reasons that people need this sort of device. Go online to see the assortment of tasks that call for special pumps, such as syringe models or siphon units. Often only a small amount of fluid needs to be shifted, or a task only needs to be done once in a while, so manual operation is practical.
Consequently, the hand water pump, one of man’s greatest inventions, may never go out of style.