Diving pump

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Three-bolts equipment with hand pump, from Naval Museum of Tallinn.
Three-bolts equipment with hand pump, from Naval Museum of Tallinn.

A diving pump is a mechanism used to provide divers (in standard diving dress ) with air while they are underwater. Air is supplied to the diving suit by a hose.

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[edit] Hand pumps

[edit] Lever

Two-cylinders lever hand pump is a kind of lever pump operated by two man. It has two cylinders that one can see on top picture in front of the three-bolts suit.

[edit] Rotary

Three-cylinders hand pump is a kind of rotary pump operated by two man. It has three cylynders iside it and must be operated by rotateing of two wheels with handles fitted to its sides (not shown on the picture).

[edit] Pumps based on electric engine

[edit] Lever

[edit] Bellows

[edit] External links

All about pumps in worlds largest virtual diving museum: Diving Heritage

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