playpumps.co.za
About company
The PlayPump is a specifically designed and patented roundabout that drives a conventional borehole pump while entertaining children. The revolutionary pump design converts rotational movement to reciprocating linear movement by a driving mechanism consisting of only two working parts. Playing on a roundabout or merry-go-round has always been fun for children, so there is never a shortage of ‘volunteers’. As the children spin, water is pumped from underground into a Polyethelene tank , standing seven meters above the ground. A simple tap provides easy access for the mothers and children drawing water .Excess water (overflow) is directed from the storage tank back down to the borehole . Four landscape billboards screen the tank to create a unique advertising site. Two sides are used for community awareness messages and the other two sides for commercial advertising messages.
