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<li>Significantly cheaper (up to 5 times) than piston pumps.</li>
<li>If made well, one pump can supply up to 250 people as experiences in Nicaragua, Ghana and other countries indicate.However, suggested use is for maximum of 20 families (100 people)</li>
<li>Easy to maintain.</li>
<li>Easy to train on maintenance.</li>
<li>Ideal to be used by one or two families in a shallow well on their own yard.</li>
<li>Can be used for irrigation.</li>
<li>Can be driven by hand, windmill, motor, bicycle, animals.</li>
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<ul><li>The rope pump is "too simple", therefore it is easy to copy, but experience indicate "Simple is not easy".<br/li><li>If not made well, the pump breaks down to much and can not be easily repaired.</li><li>Many Introductions have failed because of lack of training of users in maintenance and production and installation errors,so the pump parts wear out too fast, or parts break<br/li><li>With different depths, different sizes of pump pipes are needed, otherwise the pumping becomes to heavy. See manuals on websites of Practica Foundation and Connect International.<br/li><li>The pump needs a “blocking system” on the handle to avoid return of the handle, which can be dangerous for children.<br/li><li>Compared to piston pumps the rope pumps splashes more. <br/li><li>Similar to Piston pumps, a cement slab and a good soak away are needed to avoid splash water becoming a cause for pollution.</li>
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