The plastic tube tank was also developed as part of the DTU programme in Uganda. It uses off the shelf plastic tube to line a pit. It has a capacity of approximately 600 litres. Here instructions are given for manufacturing this jar, based on experiences in Uganda in 2000. A full costing is also given.

This Technical Release is for the first version of this tank developed. The design has been further developed into a mark 2 version

 

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