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Maintenance is limited, and consist mainly of repairing the rope or handle. Evaluations show that rope pumps on communal wells are being can be maintained by the users, if under certain conditions. One of the main conditions is a very high level of community coherence and responsability and the absence of alternatives water sources. If the rope pump technology is introduced properly. , like often is the case with the Zimbabwe Elephant Rope pump, up to 90% of rope pumps remain operational, even after many years.