[[Image:Kardia pump.jpg|thumb|right|150px200px|The Kardia pump. Photo: [http://www.lifewater.ca/kardia.htm Lifewater.ca]]][[Image:Kardia pump2.jpg|thumb|right|150px200px|The Kardia pump. Photo: [http://www.lifewater.ca/kardia.htm Lifewater.ca]]][[Image:Kardia pump3.jpg|thumb|right|150px200px|Dismantling the whole pump. Photo: PUMPENBOESE GMBH&Co]]__NOTOC__ <small-title />
The Kardia hand pump is made in Germany and is precision constructed for sustained, reliable performance in areas where there is little hand pump maintenance. Although expensive, children can easily use this hand pump to obtain a steady flow of water from depths greater than 30 meters. These factors makes this hand pump an ideal choice for use in large, remote villages and in crowded refugee camps.
===Construction, operation and maintenance===
Below is some technical information about the Kardia pump:
Centralisers - required for larger boreholes or wells (special request).
===Manuals, videos, and links===
* [http://www.redcross.int/en/eric/eric/screen%20tome%201/09WATscreen/331WPUHSURWKAR1.pdf Hand pump, raw water, Kardia K50 and K65]. Emergency Relief Items Catalogue 2002. Red Cross.
* [http://www.pseau.org/outils/ouvrages/id_kardia_pump_maintenance_booklet_2010.pdf MAINTENANCE GUIDELINE FOR KARDIA HANDPUMP: Step by step illustrated manual for major maintenance on Kardia Handpump]. Inter Aide Sierra Leone and European Union.
===To inquire about or purchase this pump===
'''GmbH & Co. KG''' <br>
Mr. Stefan Ernst, SBF Kardia <br>