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| − | Tekyekrom is situated on the Dunkwa-Obuasi road. We will drill holes on 3 locations there. We already found water on [https://www.google.com/maps/place/5%C2%B059'13.4%22N+1%C2%B046'32.3%22W/@5.9870609,-1.7778276,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d5.9870556!4d-1.7756389 Location 1], and we are currently drilling on | + | Tekyekrom is situated on the Dunkwa-Obuasi road. We will drill holes on 3 locations there. We already found water on [https://www.google.com/maps/place/5%C2%B059'13.4%22N+1%C2%B046'32.3%22W/@5.9870609,-1.7778276,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d5.9870556!4d-1.7756389 Location 1], and we are currently drilling on [Image:Tekyekrom-2.jpg|thumb|left| [https://www.google.com/maps/place/5%C2%B059'35.6%22N+1%C2%B046'51.1%22W/@5.9932162,-1.7808655,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d5.9932222!4d-1.7808611 Location 2], using the FloFlo. |
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Revision as of 20:43, 21 September 2016
Tekyekrom is situated on the Dunkwa-Obuasi road. We will drill holes on 3 locations there. We already found water on Location 1, and we are currently drilling on [Image:Tekyekrom-2.jpg|thumb|left| Location 2, using the FloFlo.
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The FloFlo
The FloFlo is an ancient drilling tool, modernised by dutchman Floris de Vos in 2011 (see Facebook page) The FloFlo employs a hoist using a three legged tower. The drillbit is repeatedly hoisted and released to pulvarise the hard soil as it hits the ground. Once a substantial amount of soil has been pulvarised, the drillbit is replaced by the bailer, equiped with a valve, to pull out the soil. Thus it is a manpowered drill tool. Anyone can do it, and it is cheap and efficient.
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The First Phase
The crew started working on September 14, 2016 (Bismarck, Akwasi Adea, Kojo Amoah, Dominic Asante, Yaw Fosu). The kontihene (head of the elders in the village) stopped by for inspection and some motivational words. After 2 days they had drilled 13 feet deep. On the third day (16/09), at a depth of only 17 feet, water was found. Two more days of drilling gave way to a depth of 23 feet.
