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  1. brianslater

    Self acting water pump - no external driver

    Hi guys, does anyone remeber this type of primitve pump, invented in the victorian days. Basically it consists of a long suction pipe coming (100m typical 50mm dia) from an slightly elevated area, feeds through a type of flapper valve which closes once a certain flowrate has been established...
  2. brianslater

    Basic disinfection of potable water in 3rd world

    Help I'm not a water expert, just a humble engineer working on the borders of Laos/cambodia. We have a simple rain water harvesting system collecting into 5000l cement jars - a long established practice. However we do get outbreaks of jungle belly which I believe is due to poor management of...

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