Exporter of Water Pumps

SCL Water is an experienced supplier of water pumps to countries in Africa including: Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda Zambia and Zimbabwe.

We specialise in the export of SOLAR POWERED WATER PUMPS to Africa. We understand your requirements and also challenges.

Case Study 2012

Solar Water Pumps for the Uganda Orphanages

The Challenge

Uninterrupted supply of water to two orphanages located 420 metres apart.

The Solution

The borehole is located between two orphanages, an upper and lower site.

The pump and panels are located at a small building erected especially to house the equipment.

The pictures below show the construction of the steel frameworks on the side of the building which support the solar panels 

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The solar panels are bolted to the steel frames with security ‘one way’ bolts. Once fitted, these can only be removed with a grinder, or the special key

The steelwork is bolted to the walls of the building, and then the bolts have been welded in place to discourage theft.  

The controllers are fitted to the varnished wooden board that is fixed to the back wall inside the building.

This will allow people to see the controllers, but because the control room has a steel cage door only authorised folk will be able to access / operate the equipment.  

This cuts down on ‘un-explained’ malfunctions.

Water is pumped into storage tanks, and then gravity fed to the two orphanages.

Water is pumped from the borehole into the upper tank. This upper tank feeds the orphanage unit bathrooms / toilets etc. from a connection near the bottom of the tank. The top tank also feeds (from halfway up) the lower tank. When the lower tank is full a ballcock shuts off the flow from the top tank.  Water can only flow from the top tank to the bottom tank when there is plenty of water available.

This simple solution provides continuous supply of water at the upper site, whilst the lower tank provides a head for supply at the lower site.

Importantly the solution requires no human input to operate and is self-running.

By using this system we can ensure that both the upper site and the lower site have a good supply of water.  

The upper tank contains a float switch connected by a buried cable to one of the solar control modules in the pump house control room.

The following picture shows the top of the borehole, there is a 'fat' pipe on one side and a thinner on the other. 

The thinner pipe takes the water from the borehole to the top tank. The fatter pipe is simply there to allow the waterproof connectors for the pump to be hidden securely. If the pump is fitted without connectors it makes it harder to remove the pump / rising main for maintenance etc. Waterproof connectors are essential to protect from condensation etc and they are quite bulky, hence the fatter pipe to hide them away.

Please do not hesitate to telephone us as we are happy to discuss your requirements with you. 

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