Zimba

Zimba

Zimba

Contact Solution Provider

Suprio Das
Zimba
West Bengal
India
+91 (0) 98 305 824 22
chlorine@mit.edu

Solution Overview & Benefits

Zimba developed a device that automatically mixes chlorine into water in the correct proportions, regardless of the flow rate of the water. The device can be fitted to a rural community’s existing water source, such as the hand pump of a well, the tap of a rainwater harvesting cistern, or the faucet of a piped water system. It does not require electricity, has no moving parts to fail and uses only gravity to operate. As opposed to conventional water purifiers, a Zimba dispenser can handle thousand of liters per day and is therefore able to supply more people with their water needs.

Zimba leverages the principle of an automatic siphon to add a fixed amount of chlorine per batch of water that is pumped in.

Typical applications include rural communities, domestic kitchens and food vending stalls. The same Zimba dispenser could be used for all three without modification. Another application is the installation of a mixer to an overhead tank. In this situation, the main tank is superseded by the overhead tank and the freshly chlorinated water is stored there instead, with only a minor modification.

Availability

Publicly available: yes
Countries where available: India

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