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The Walimi Pump is a conventional lever action handpump for lifting water from low to medium deep wells. It is designed for small to medium sized communities of up to 250 persons. Besides the 3” (Ø76 mm) cylinder configuration, recommended to maximum lift of 25 m, a 2” version (Ø50 mm) cylinder is used for lifts up to 40 m. The riser pipes are made of PVC-HI and are connected by threads. The bearings for the lever action are made of specially treated hardwood.
The Walimi Pump is a public domain pump defined by [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/implementation/handpump-overview/walami-pump RWSN specifications]. This pump is corrosion resistant, is quite easy to install and it has very good potential for community-based maintenance.
===Suitable conditions===
Distribution: ~ 8,000 in Tanzania.
===Construction, operations and maintenance===
Pump head, handle and pump stand are made of galvanized steel, pump rods are of stainless steel, rising main and cylinders are of PVC-HI pipes and the “down-hole components” are made of plastic, stainless steel and rubber components. This makes the pump totally corrosion resistant.
This pump has an excellent “Community Management Potential”; it is reliable, easy to repair by a village caretaker.
===Manuals, videos, and links===
* E.C. Mizray, G. M. Kawa, K. Erpf. [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/344 Walimi Handpump Hand Book for Water Users.] RWSN (incl. HTN), 2002.
* E.C. Mizray, G. M. Kawa, K. Erpf. [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/346 The Walimi Handpump - Manufacturing Guidelines]. RWSN (incl. HTN), 2002.
===Acknowledgements===
* [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/implementation/handpump-overview/walami-pump Implementation • Handpump Technology: Walami Pump]. RWSN.