Handpump,VLOM-65,MK III-65,Recommend,Tel

General Description
Open top Hand Pump, VLOM-65, (INDIA MARK III-65 (SKAT) - IM III 65- Mark III type), Recommended General Package, with Telescopic Stand and Galvanized Iron riser pipes for cylinder installation depth of 30 metres.

Technical Specifications
Complete Deepwell Open-Top Hand Pump - VLOM-65 (as specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards, IS: 15500-2004), also known as INDIA MARK III hand pump (by SKAT International Specifications Rev.2 - 2007), and sometimes as Mark III, for cylinder installation depth of 30 meters, with:
Head, Handle, Water Tank, Telescopic Standard Stand
VLOM 65 Cylinder (Open Top)
65 mm ND GI riser pipe, 30 m
MS connecting rods with threaded couplers, 30 m

The VLOM-65/India Mark III hand pump features essentially the same above-ground equipment as the SDWP/India Mark II pump type, hot dipped galvanized manufactured as per IS 15500-2004, complete with head assembly, water tank, Telescopic Stand, but adapted for below ground 65 mm riser pipes. And the VLOM-65 hand pump is equipped with Open Top Cylinder, to use with 65 mm GI riser pipe and MS (connecting) pump rods.
The pump type is suitable for pumping water up to 40 meters, while this description covers a generic 30 meter cylinder installation depth.
Supplied with
1 x Head Assembly - Standard (with Handle assembly).
1 x Water Tank - 65 (with 65mm pipe Socket and Centralizers, compression Cone VLOM-65 and Cone plate)
1 x Third Plate
1 x Telescopic Stand - Standard
1 x Cylinder assembly - VLOM 65
10 x Connecting rods (mild steel, electro-galvanized, 12 mm diameter, 3 m long, with M12 threaded ends and couplers).
10 x 65 mm Riser pipes (MS-ERW*, hot dipped galvanized, ND 65 mm, 3 m long).
1 set Spare part kit** sufficient for 2 years of operation.
1 set Installation and Maintenance manual.

*) MS-ERW: Mild Steel Electric Resistance Welded
**) Spare part kit details see Catalogue No. S0009304

NOTE: If Additional riser pipes and connecting rods are required for deeper installations, please order these on UNICEF Catalogue Number S0009305 Handpump,VLOM 65,MK III-65,GI-Riser,Rod: Extension Set – for up to a recommended maximum depth of 39 m (the range must however not exceed the maximum installation depth of 45 m).


Packaging and labeling
The pumping set packaging depends on the shipment type.
At a minimum, as per Annex C: Clause 12.1 of Part 1 of IS 15500:2004, Recommended Packaging Procedure.

Accessories/Spare parts/Consumables
If required, the following items should be ordered separately:
One set of spares for two years of operation is included in the kit. For additional ordering, and details, see UNICEF Catalogue No. S0009304.
Standard Tools and Special Tools for installation and maintenance, separate ordering through UNICEF Catalogue No. S0009326(Installation) and S00009327(Maintenance).
Fishing Tools, Platform Shuttering Set and Masonry Tool Set. To be ordered separately through UNICEF Catalogue Nos. S0009182 or S0009187.


Shipping Details
Sea shipment: Wooden crate packing, steel strapped bundles in HDPE sheets for the connecting rods and the riser pipes.

Air shipment: Corrugated cardboard, jute/plastic laminated sheets, steel strapped and marked, steel strapped bundles in HDPE sheets for the connecting rods and the riser pipes.

For quick sea delivery, it is essential that the minimum quantities to be ordered correspond to one fully loaded ISO 20-foot container.

Instructions for use and installation option
The VLOM 65 pump set type can be used for pumping water from deep wells up to 40 meters static water level. This package is equipped for maximum 30 meters installation depth. Additional Riser Pipe and Connecting Rod extension sets can be ordered through UNICEF Catalogue Number S0009305.

Comments:

Corrosive Water
This pump is not recommended for corrosive water. If water is acidic (low PH), the pump types Afridev, U3M, VLOM-65 Variant 1 or 3, or VLOM-50 PVC should be considered (see Catalogue Nos. : S5006059, S0009320, S0009301, S0009303 and S0009322).

Stand Choice
For installation on bore wells of up to 150 mm diameter, the Telescopic Stand - Standard should be used. The Normal Stand - Standard is suited for wells in the range of 100 mm to 125 mm diameter casing pipe (For Normal Stand see VLOM-65 Variant 2 and 3 - Catalogue Nos. S0009302 and S0009303).

Installation Tool Kits
It is recommended that adequate sets of Standard Tools and Special Tools (Annex D, Clause 1.3 of Part 8, Table D-2.1 and D-3, IS 15500:2004) be ordered for installation and maintenance of this hand pump (separate ordering on UNICEF Catalogue Nos. S0009326 (Installation) and S0009327 (Maintenance)).
Depending on the density of hand pumps in a given area, the installation and maintenance infrastructure and other local conditions, the number of the tool sets being ordered could vary between one set of each type of tools for every 50 pumps to 250 pumps.

Fishing Tools, Etc.
Similarly, sets of fishing tools for retrieving dropped below-ground components could be ordered at the rate of one each of these items per 25 hand pumps, like platform shuttering set and masonry tool set could be ordered at the rate of one each of these items per 250 to 500 hand pumps, all depending on local conditions (separate ordering on UNICEF Catalogue Nos. S0009182 or S0009187 depending on kit content).

Related products
S0009301, S0009302, S0009303, S0009304, S0009305. S0009322, S0009323, S0009324, S0009326, S0009327, S0009310, S0009311, S0009312, S0009182, S0009187.

Alternative products
S0009188 to S0009196