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The Tippy Tap is a simple device for hand washing with running water. A container of 5 liter with a small hole near the cap is filled with water and tipped with a stick and rope tied trough a hole in the cap. As only the soap is touched with the hands, the device is very hygienic. A gravel bed is used to soak away the water and prevent mosquitos.
When the container is empty, the cap is unscrewed and the container is removed from the stick. The container is then filled again at a water pump, and reassembled.
===Suitable conditions ===
Recommended to install in schools and family houses next to the latrine.
<br>{{procontable| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="none"|-! style="background:#efefef;" | Advantages! style="background:#f0f8ff;" | Disadvantages|-|provalign="top" | - Very affordable<br>- Easy to construct (can be copied locally)<br>- Uses very little water<br>- Only soap is touched, therefore handwashing is very hygienic<br>|convalign="top" | - If no soak pit is used, mud will form<br>- If installed near a school, someone must be responsible for filling the container|}} ==Technical specification== ====Operation==== ====Maintenance==== ====Manufacturing==== ====Estimated Lifespan====<br>
==Cost=Costs===
The construction costs of the Tippy Tap are in the range of 0$ if second hand materials are used, 2-4 US$ if new materials are purchased.
==Country =Field experiences===
<b>Mozambique</b><br>
Some 100 are in use in Zambia, Monze region. More follow-up needed. Sometimes a problem with acquiring good containers.
==Manuals==Akvo RSR Projects====<br>{|style="border: 2px solid #e0e0e0; width: 40%; text-align: justify; background-color: #e9f5fd;" cellpadding="2"<!--rsr logo here-->|- style="vertical-align: top"|[[Image:akvorsr logo_lite.png|center|60px|link=http://wwwakvo.connectinternational.nlorg/products/filesrsr/How%20to%20make%20a%20TippyTap_0.pdf How to make a Tippy Tap, Construction manual]]<!--project blocks here-->|- style="vertical-align: bottom"|[[Image:project 360.jpg |thumb|center|140px|<font size=Movies"2"><center>[http://rsr.akvo.org/project/360/ RSR Project 360]<br>WASH Facilities at Kajiado Schools</center></font>|link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/360/ ]] |[[Image:project 467.jpg |thumb|center|140px|<font size="2"><center>[http://wwwrsr.youtubeakvo.comorg//project/watch?v467/ RSR Project 467]<br>Community Water and Sanitation Project</center></font>|link=P-Lk-GJtTbM How to make a Tippy Taphttp://rsr.akvo.org//project/467/ ]] ==External Links==|}
*[http://www.youtubepseau.comorg/outils/biblio/watchindex.php?vd=OvSc_7h9w6g Different model, movie bij Zenrainman4999&l=fr&vue_pgm_o_tout=1&motclef%5B%5D=129&tri1=titre A l'eau les mains! Quand te laver les mains? Comment te les laver?]* [https://www.wsp.org/sites/wsp/files/Sanitation%20Marketing%20Toolkits/hwws-toolkit/hwws-tk-home.html Handwashing with Soap Toolkit]*[http://www.appropediawsp.org/Handwashing#Appropriate_Technology_Handwash_Stationwsp/featuresevents/features/researching-use-tippy-taps-uganda WSP: A Case Study on the Tippy-Tap in Uganda.]* [http://www.wot.utwente.nl/publications/tippy-tap.2C_Thailand Appropriate Technology Handwash Stationpdf How to make a Tippy Tap, ThailandConstruction manual.] * [http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/262.2- foot92GU-operated, similar to the model shown here9599.pdf Guidelines For Operation and Maintenance of Public Standposts For TAP Committees]