| Water is unarguably the most vital commodity | | | | pumps is used for a variety of purposes like |
| for a human being. The uses of water are | | | | irrigation, land and mine draining, |
| endless and each has its own significance. | | | | fountains, and sump and bilge pumping. |
| From drinking and washing to cooking and | | | | |
| cleaning, water is an important component of | | | | A water pump may be operated by several |
| all these activities. | | | | sources of energy. Today, the most common |
| | | | source is electricity, which helps pump water |
| The sources of water are numerous. In order | | | | with the aid of an electric motor. Other |
| to extract the precious liquid and use it to | | | | common sources of energy include solar |
| its fullest, man devised pumps. Water pumps | | | | energy, wind energy, gas energy and water |
| have been in existence for several centuries. | | | | energy. While solar and wind based water |
| Ever since Archimedes invented the screw pump | | | | pumps may not provide the same energy as an |
| to draw water, the use of these devices has | | | | electric or gas powered water pump, these |
| grown in leaps and bounds. In simple terms, a | | | | devices come handy when constant supervision |
| pump is a device used to move a liquid from | | | | is not possible. Moreover, since these run on |
| one place to another with the help of air | | | | renewable sources of energy, the net |
| pressure. Water pumps are primarily used to | | | | operating costs are lower. |
| draw water from rivers, lakes and ponds. The | | | | |
| first water pumps were the hand pumps, which | | | | The price of a water pump depends on its |
| were used to draw water from an underground | | | | power and its energy source. Care should be |
| water table. Later, as technology advanced, | | | | taken to pick the right one to fit the task |
| more innovative pumps were developed which | | | | on hand. From fancy fountains to irrigating |
| made the task less cumbersome. However, | | | | our fields, water pumps have made a lasting |
| hand-operated water pumps can still be found | | | | impact on our lives. |
| in rural areas. The water drawn by these | | | | |