LET GRAVITY HELP YOU DO THE WORK.
After nearly six years of research and development, we are now entering the commercialization stage with our Gravity Assisted Power (GAP) technology.
The Feltenberger Pendulum, a unique double reciprocating device (Patent Pending) uses the force of gravity to help provide the power to pump water. We have combined a new power off-take system with a rigid arm pendulum, which makes it much easier to pump water manually than a conventional lever arm pump, which requires a constant push or pull type of action; or a hand crank, with a constant turning action. Due to the nature of the pendulum swinging back and forth, it is far easier to provide a short intermittent push to the pendulum once every arc or every over and back cycle to maintain the pumping process, thereby substantially reducing operator fatigue. In this manner, we have achieved a “gravity assist” in helping us do work.
SUCCESS IN HAITI!
We donated our first pre-production prototype machine to the One Life Missions Foundation in partnership with the One5 Foundation for use in Haiti. This machine, the GP210, is shown in our factory video and includes an AquaShield filtration system for producing clean drinking water and also the Aquathin reverse osmosis system for producing a higher grade of pure water.
On June 7, 2010, we sent Art Drentlau to Port-au-Prince to help set up the machine and to train local people in the proper care and operation of the machine.
Initially, a large contaminated and mosquito infested cistern was pumped out in one of the refugee camps and then the machine was moved to another camp where it has been providing clean drinking water for about 4,000 people daily. This camp does not have access to abundant water in any form and therefore the pump is in operation for ony about three hours per day. Discussions are under way to see if the machine can be leveraged to pump more often to provide drinking water for many more people. Please see our One Life Missions Foundation video for more details.
Feltenberger Pendulum Pump
Our first commercially available GAP machine, the Feltenberger Pendulum Pump, is a general-purpose piston pump, the GP210, which provides four different settings for a wide range of pumping capability. Combined with the Aquathin filtration and reverse osmosis systems, the Feltenberger Pendulum pump becomes a complete hand-operated water treatment facility capable of producing 1,000 gallons per hour of clean drinking water.
The general-purpose pump is specifically designed to pump surface water by suctioning and can lift water approximately 25 feet from the water source to the pump. This pump is very durable, easy to maintain and can be set up and operating near a river, creek, pond, lake or any flooded area within about one hour.
In addition to treating virtually any type of contaminated water source, the machine can also be set to bypass all filters when it is needed to pump out a cistern or flooded area or for irrigation or sanitation needs.
In the near term, we expect to offer a deep-water piston pump, which will be capable of pumping from depths approaching 400 feet, as well as a desalinating piston pump to produce clean drinking water from salt water.
In areas where no electricity or fuels are available, Gravity Assisted Power can be the answer. Let gravity help you do the work.
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