Greens GrowWater Pump Project

Joon Gi ShinKevin Greenland

Anushi Patel

A foot operated water pump that is easy to fix.

Design Brief

Heightened Experience

DIY

Low-cost

Greensgrow Ideology

Directions

Research Mechanisms

Fluid pump

Vacuum Pump

Gravity Pump

Research Existing Designs

DIY

Mass Produced Sinks

Inspiration

Conventional Materials

Foot pump

Grey water

Sevylor BellowsWhale pump Syphon pump

Foot Pump Options

$ $ $ $ $ $

Early Prototypes

Initial materials

Lowes$2$4 with lid5 gallons

Yoga pump$1.98$5 inc. shipping

Gravity Pump

Vacuum Pump

Fluid Pump

Feedback

Water tank cannot be placed above sink.

Too high to reach the hose

Have to use hands

Unstable

Too heavy to lift it up high

Algae is a problem

The water stays inside of a bucket for a while and starts growing Green Algae

Factors that affect algae growth

Possible solution for algae

Flag to indicate water level

Flag

Floating device

Semantic opportunities

Terracotta planter Matryoshka dolls Pallets

Housing

The real problem is keeping the tank filled.

Housing makes adding water more difficult.

An indicator for water level could be useful.

Sourcing Materials

Trash Can 20 Gallons$15

Fluid Pumpwith hose$6

Lowes Planter20”$18

First Installation

First Functional Pump

Plastic Trash Can Wooden Foot Pump

Feedback and Results

Good Perfect water volume.

Comfortable to pump.

Operation discouraged wasting water.

Feedback and Results

BadUseless and confusing faucets.

Cold tap had to be left open.

Weak water pressure.

Changes to the site

Compost bin was added.

Plants were displayed around the composting toilet.

Trash can was difficult to access!

Design Flaws

Wood did not hold up well.

Pump was not secure enough and began to leak water.

Water Tank / Planter

Planter

Match the appearance of the water tank with Greens Grow’s style.

Problems

Unstable inner sleeve

Risk of leaking water

Install a ledge to put the lid on

Have to make our own lid

Back to DIY

External sleeve for flag

External sleeve for flag

A sleeve added on to the lid would hold the flag up.

No need to drill holes in the bucket.

External structure for flag

A pulley system where the flag relies on an external structure.

This requires more materials and construction.

Foot pump

Final Installation

Without a structure

Exploded view

Exploded view

Thank you!