The well-to-do could afford them, and with easy loans from nongovernmental agencies, many of the poor also installed the contraptions in their courtyards.

• 管式井泵相当受到喜爱：它减轻了妇女的重担，不用再带著罐子和桶子走大老远的路去汲水；也让人们可以不必再依赖经济能力较佳的邻居；最重要的是，它提供了没有病原体的饮水。