Hand pump


 * This article is about hand-powered water pumps. For beer handpumps, see beer engine.

Handpumps are used primarily in developing nations as a manually powered means of bringing water to the surface from a borehole, rainwater tank or well.

The main types of hand pumps are the India Mark II, the India Mark III, and the Afridev deep-well (30 - 40 m deep) pumps.

Village Level Operation and Maintenance (VLOM) refers to low maintenance handpumps which can be maintained at a village level, intended to provide reliable long-term service.

Thousands of handpumps have been installed in developing countries of the last two decades, especially in India, Bangladesh, and Sub-Sahara Africa.

They can be used in gardening too.