Get educated about various kinds of Hand Pumps

Water, being the basic resource for living is getting scarce day by day. About 75% of earth is covered with water; still we face scarcity of fresh drinking and usable water. As the ground level of water keeps decreasing, major man made instruments came into existence to bring the water to the surface level which can be available to human beings. After well, hand pumps are widely used for taking water from the ground. Hand pumps being majorly used at domestic level in homes, villages and small cities; is now being upgraded to such a tool that can be used by industries and for commercial purpose as well. Besides water, they are now being used to extract air and other liquid fluid from beneath the earth.

Different types of hand pumps used are:

• Shallow Well pumps: These are not submerged in water but are connected through a pipe which takes water from well and a value is installed which ensures that water is not going back to the well. They are mostly used in depth till 25 feet or less. The greatest advantage of this kind of pump is that it is operated manually. They are very light weighted and are used in case of emergency in areas where natural disaster is being struck or where electricity is a major issue. They are very durable, easily transported, corrosion resistant, and require less maintenance.
• Deep well: It is used where material is being extract from 15 mts deep or more. They are heavier and strong as they need high lift and are much more complicated than shallow pumps and require more maintenance.
• Submersible Pumps. These pumps are totally submersed in water and the whole pump body is covered with a water proof material. They are used for highly technical works. It is mainly used in sewage pumping, deep well drilling, mine dewatering, irrigation system, and in oil production. 

Hydraulic hand pumps have also made their way to the markets. These help to extract the fluid from ground more efficiently. Today, hand pumps suppliers also provide those pumps which can be run by solar or electrical energy and with new technology these are now used for far greater uses.