Pedal Powered Water Pump

1 Pedal PoweredWater PumpPump Design by Carlos MarroquinIllustrations by Henry GodfreyCopyright Maya Pedal 2010 Version 1 IntroductionThis bicycle machine pumps Water at 5-10 gallons per minutefrom wells and boreholes up to 30 in meters depth, (com-pared to an electric pump that only pumps up to 12 metersdeep). Provides irrigation and drinking Water where electricityis not include a bicycle , wheels removed, attached tostrong angled uprights, set in a concrete base. The flywheel ismade from a bicycle wheel with side walls from a car tire at-tached with wire.

2 Concrete gives the flywheel weight. The fly-wheel stand is also set in a concrete PoweredWater PumpSketchup model available todownload at Maya PedalMaya Pedal is a Guatemalan NGO based in San Andr s Itzapa. We acceptbikes donated from overseas which we either recondition to sell, or we use thecomponents to build a range of "Bicimaquinas", ( Pedal Powered machines). Pedal power can be harnessed for countless applications which would other-wise require electricity (which may not be available) or hand power (which is farmore effort).

3 Bicimaquinas are easy and enjoyable to use. They can be builtusing locally available materials and can be easily adapted to suit the needs oflocal people. They free the user from rising energy costs, can be used any-where, produce no pollution and provide healthy make Water pumps , mills, tile makers, nut shellers, blenders (for makingsoaps and shampoos as well as food products), trikes, trailers and GuatemalaWe have a busy workshop staffed by locals and by volunteers from around theWorld. As well as building Bicimaquinas, we offer a bike repair service and sellused project is managed by Maya Pedal founder Carlos Marroquin, a skilled en-gineer and the inventor of many also work with a number of local partners, NGO's, agricultural cooperativesand organic are supported by a number of international organizations.

4 We also acceptvolunteers with a range of skills and us for more by Henry Godfrey.