How to Make and Use the Treadle Irrigation Pump

Carl Bielenberg, Hugh Allen

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Practical Action Publishing
15 December 1995

Intermediate technology; Land reclamation & drainage; Sanitary & municipal engineering

The treadle irrigation pump is able to lift up to seven thousand litres of water per hour using the power of the human body, and can be made locally at low cost in small-scale metalworking shops. Its acceptance in Bangladesh where it was first developed in 1984 is extraordinary, with over 500,000 pumps estimated now to be in use. The current design in this manual has evolved from the Bangladesh original into a fully portable pump with both lift and pressure capacity and is especially good for use in permeable soils where water cannot easily be distributed through channels.

By: Carl Bielenberg, Hugh Allen
Imprint: Practical Action Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 176mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 210g
ISBN: 9781853393129
ISBN 10: 1853393126
Pages: 88
Publication Date: 15 December 1995
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carl Bielenberg, inventor and philanthropist, is the founder of the ""Better World Workshop"" based in East Calais, Vermont. Carl is well-known in the development community as the creator of a hand-operated oilseed press and foot-operated irrigation pump, and is an expert in sustainable energy and power-generation systems. He designed the VitaGoat boiler and is currently designing a vegetable and fruit dryer to run off the same boiler.

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