Groundwater - Rota sludge well drilling
From Akvopedia
The Rota-sludge method is an adaptation of the Indian hand sludge method. The hardened drill bit is turned 90 degrees during drilling thus chiselling the bottom of the hole. This technology can be used to drill 2-5 inch wells in layers with sand, clay, gravel, tuff stone or weathered rock.
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
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| Drill in hard soil.
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Contents
Capacity
2-5 inch wells to 20 meter.
Costs of wells
US$ 30 India. US$ 80-400 Nicaragua.
Applying conditions
Cost of introduction: Variable US$ 5,000-20,000 per project, including hand-on training, drill set and drilling of test wells.
Rope pump building manual
PRACTICA foundation and the Technical Training Programme of the ETC Foundation (TTP/ETC) have put together a really excellent manual on how to build rope pumps (PDF, 2.5 Mbyte). It is an 86 page long document with detailed instructions.
External links
- Evaluations www.irc.nl
- Africa www.pumpaid.org
- General info www.ropepump.com
- How to build www.ropepumps.org
