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===Suitable conditions===

[[Image:No. 6 pump parts.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Labeled parts of the No. 6 pump. Drawing: [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/implementation/handpumppublic-overviewdomain-handpumps/no-6-pump RWSN.]]]

Distribution: several millions in Bangladesh and India.

===Construction, operations and maintenance===

[[Image:No. 6 pump diagram.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Diagram of the No. 6 pump mechanics. Drawing: [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/implementation/handpumppublic-overviewdomain-handpumps/no-6-pump RWSN.]]]

Pump head, body and handle are of cast iron, pump rods are of mild steel, suction pipe of PVC-U pipe, Plunger and check valve are of brass. This makes the No. 6 Pump reasonably corrosion resistant.

===Acknowledgements===

* [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/implementation/handpumppublic-overviewdomain-handpumps/no-6-pump Implementation • Handpump Technology: No. 6 pump] RWSN, 2009.

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