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Impact Pumps is delighted to share the exciting news of the highly anticipated product launch of our ground-breaking SolarPlex solar water pump, designed and manufactured by Impact Pumps. The SolarPlex solar water pump is the culmination of extensive research, engineering expertise, and a commitment to innovation. This state-of-the-art SolarPlex harnesses the power of solar energy to provide an environmentally friendly and sustainable means of pumping water. By leveraging the abundant energy of the sun, the SolarPlex pump eliminates the need for grid electricity or diesel generators, making it an ideal choice for off-grid and remote locations. SolarPlex allows farmers and […]

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Impact Pumps is pleased to share news of the successful conclusion of our Wellcome Trust project!  Our multi-year project has innovated smallholder irrigation and rural community water access in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia. We believe this will have a huge impact on people’s health and improve incomes, from increased crop productivity, more harvests and much more reliable water access than by handpumps. Our SolarPlex surface pump irrigates up to 5 acres, lifts water up to 75m and distributes at rates up to 5400 Litre per hour. Our patented FlexExtend submersible unit allows any surface pump to access water from […]

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We are honoured to feature in chapter 6 of Richard Carter’s book, “Rural Community Water Supply: Sustainable services for all” under “Water supply infrastructure: beyond handpumps”. The publication of this book follows our successful pilot Community Water Access trials with FundiFix in Kitui county, Kenya, in which we demonstrated much higher service levels than other powered solutions and the potential to transform service management costs. The book is a very informative read, and a must for anyone in the sector. You can access it online for free, or order a hard copy from Practical Action publishing. […]

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Zaliwana farm, Zambia. The sun shines over the lush green crops of an ever-growing farming business. But this has not always been the case. Previously, when the farm relied on waiting for the rain to water the plants, times were tough, crops were at risk and a profitable farming business was a dare of a dream. The introduction of irrigation to this farm has induced dramatic changes. They no longer have to wait for the rainy season and production doesn’t rely on the changing climate. Did you know? In tropical climates, irrigating land can increase annually cropping cycles from one […]

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When we first installed the FlexExtend at Kanyamedha school in Kisumu, Kenya, it was going to be providing water for cooking, cleaning, washing and irrigation. However, due to the global pandemic, the school had to shut for several months. Without the regular water needs of the staff and students at the school, we were unsure if the FlexExtend installation would be used as planned. So it was great to receive an update from the school letting us know that the FlexExtend certainly did not lie dormant. In fact, it provided a very important source of water for construction work at […]

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Imagine being able to run an irrigation or water supply pump for up to ten years with zero failures…at Impact Pumps, we proved we can do just that! Since our last update we have continued running the FlexExtend on our endurance rig to prove the durability and reliability of our pumps. We are pleased to be able to share that the FlexExtend has hit 10,000 hours of 24/7 pumping which is the equivalent of up to ten years of typical use in the field. With this milestone we are confident that we can provide our customers with unrivalled longevity and […]

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We have started construction on our resilient groundwater pump for a drinking water supply in Kitui, Kenya. This project is in partnership with Fundifix and supported by Innovate UK and the Wellcome Trust. Background to the project It is common to see handpumps installed in rural communities to provide water for drinking and domestic use. Whilst it’s clear that handpumps have revolutionised access to water for millions of people, they are labour intensive, maintenance intensive and suffer from under-developed supply chains of labour and parts. Often, they are not well-maintained and it is estimated that around 1/4 of them don’t […]

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Monsur Ali owns a rose garden at Kumar Khoda near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Like many farmers, his livelihood is dependent on reliable and successful harvests. One essential ingredient to a farm like this is water and being in control of getting water to plants regularly. When we first met Monsur Ali he was using an electric pump to irrigate his farm. With near-universal availability of grid-electricity across the country this was an obvious choice, however, using electricity to pump water comes at a price. As part of our field-trials in different markets, Monsur Ali agreed to trial a FlexExtend with solar […]

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The silt/salt endurance test of the FlexExtend has now clocked up 5000 hours and counting. In combination with a simple sedimentation tank, this pump has proven an ability to deliver clear water continuously and reliably from a sandy, silted well with high levels of mineral solutes. With demonstrated resilience, durability and longevity, the FlexExtend has shown it can work almost anywhere with minimal outages or failures: Fantastic news for farmers and community water applications in emerging markets! […]

Read More… from FlexExtend clocks up 5000 hours on silt/salt endurance test

Continuous field and endurance testing of Impact Pumps products is a key part of our design philosophy. We want to prove we have designed the FlexExtend to withstand the harsh conditions on rural farms. Sand, silt and salt are common in rural wells and it is important that pumps are built to be able to pump dirty water with ease. We have had a FlexExtend running on a silt/salt endurance test for over 5,000 hours (equivalent to three to five years) and counting. The set up involves a simple sedimentation tank filled with sand and silt which the pump must […]

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