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Optional for the deep water levels The handle is an extendable handle with and can have a massif counter weight to compensate for the extra weight of the water and rods in the rising main. Therefore pumping remains easy, also for children, even at 80 m deepgreated depth.
udated by the designer of the BluePump himself, Paul van Beers
More info about the BluePump can be obtained by FairWater.
====Why the Afripump won't breakdownBluePump is more reliable====When Most other handpumps break, it is often fail due to broken rods many technical reasons: The most common propblem is worn out seals and broken pipes, leaking pipes, faulty piston rubbers seals, . Other problems are leaking footvalves or wrongly installed footvalves, etcand broken rods. With the Afripump all this will not happen: i.e. the pump will BluePump most of these problems do not stop working occur due to wearing out or broken spare parts, simply because:a better design.
* The stainless steel rods have rolled are 12mm diameter and fully threaded connections which don't brake,* The heavy duty strong bearings are maintence free, lifetime 25and may last up to 10+ years,* The rising main is made from high quality BOODE PVC pipes and don't break,* For deep water levels the Afripump BluePump has a bottom support system, * The piston has no rubber seal and is 100 % maintenance free,* The footvalve has 2 stainess steel balls fpor double security.
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