==Construction, operations and maintenance==
[[Image:Rope_pump_action_diagram.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Rope pump| Rope pump]], An illustration of the pumping action of a rope pump]]
[[Image:Rope_pump.PNG|thumb|right|200px|[[Rope pump | Rope pump ]], (Victory model) on a hand-dug of 20 meters deep well, made in a local workshop in northern Ghana. Photo: Netherlands Water Partnership. ]]
With different depths, different sizes of pump pipes are needed, otherwise the pumping becomes to heavy. See manuals on websites
[[Image:RopePumpZambia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Rope pump| Rope pump]] used for irrigation in Zambia]]
[[Image:Rope pump cross section.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Rope pump| Rope pump]] Cross section diagram of a rope pump on a capped well]]
[[Image:RopePumpvietnam.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Rope pump| Rope pump]] used for rice paddy irrigation in Vietnam]]
Because of its low cost, the pump is also popular for domestic use. A survey among 5,025 rural families in Nicaragua indicates that a rope pump increases income, even if used for domestic purposes only. Families with a pump earn US$ 220 per year more than families without a pump. In Nicaragua the pumps are now being produced commercially by 20 workshops.
====External links====
[[Image:RopePumpvietnam.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Rope pump| Rope pump]] used for rice paddy irrigation in Vietnam]]
* [http://www.ropepumps.org/ www.ropepumps.org website]
* [http://www.irc.nl/page/31886 Rope pumps: out-perform conventional handpumps on most counts in Ghana test]. Article on IRC.