Tag:pump_mechanism=rope

pump_mechanism = 
Description
A positive displacement pump using a piece of rope where knots or discs matching the pump chamber diameter push the fluid out
Group: man made
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: approvedPage for proposal
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A rope pump involves a rope loop with knots, discs or balls moving a fluid out of the pump chamber. It may be used on water wells to raise water on several meters until it reaches the surface.

Examples

Photo Location Tagging Comments
Manual rope pump on a water well head Tanzania

man_made=water_well
pump_mechanism=
mechanical_driver=manual
handle=crank

A manual rope pump installed on a water well head in Tanzania. Water well, rope pump and manual driver (with crank handle) are 3 independent objects described on the same OSM node here
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