Installation

We've driven up to the well (or as close to the well as we are driving) and stopped the truck. Before getting out I take a drink of water, eat a cookie or banana if needed (or wanted) and grab the android. Usually by this time there are people around the truck. Children keeping a healthy distance, adults approaching to help carry and to greet us. Our builders, installation supervisors, field officers are already pulling the pieces we will need for the installation.

Long outer pipe (about 4 inch in diameter)
Skinny inner pipe (25mm)
Pump with handle
Short outlet pipe
Footvalve (to keep dirt and rocks from getting sucked up the pipe)
Plunger (forms suction to pull the water up)
Collar (to keep the pipe from falling in the hole)
Connectors and stabilizers (to lengthen pipes for deeper wells)
Tool bag (hack saw, pipe cement, file, sand paper, matches)
Pipe wrench

And off we head to the well. Attach the foot valve to the bottom of the big pipe and lower it down the hole to measure the depth and find out how much water is there. Mark the pipe when it hits the bottom and bring it back up, marking where it is wet as well. Measure both lines for the android. We aim for 2 meters of water (6+ ft) so we are assured there will be water all year round. We install with less at times because of varying reasons, fast recharge rate, new well that hasn't had time to fill, etc...Cut the pipe and add the collar to the top.

Attach the thin pipe to the pump handle and measure it against the big pipe. Then cut the pipe or connect another along with the plunger to reach to almost the bottom of the big pipe. Drop them both down the hole and screw in the pump (in the concrete top is a spider - metal ring with threads for the pump). Heat the outlet spout over a small fire and attach it to the pump! Water! Clean water! Yeah!!