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Due to the high price of CPVC 1/2" caps, other options for plate settler construction are being considered. Below is a cost analysis of other options that have been proposed.

Costs are based on one sedimentation tank.

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| \\ | Quantity | Cost (lempira) | Cost (Dollar) | Total Cost | Cost/sq ft |
| Caps | 896 | 9 | $         0.48 | $     426.89 | $       8.71 |
| Screws | 384 | 4 | $         0.21 | $       81.31 | $       1.66 |
| Nuts | 384 | 0.75 | $         0.04 | $       15.25 | $       0.31 |
| Lamina | 2615 | 900 | $       47.64 | $    1,238.75  714.66 | $     2514.2858 |
| Total | \\ | \\ | \\ | $  1,762238.2012 | $     3525.9627 |
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One sheet of lamina is 900 Lempiras, and is 12 feet long. Each lamina in the plate settler is 3 feet long, so four lamina can be made from one sheet. The tank is 4.3 meters long, and there are lamina every 5 cm, so 86 lamina are needed, or 29 sheets per tank.

The tank dimensions are 14 feet long by 42 inches wide, giving an area of 49 square feet. 
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h2. {toggle-cloak:id=Bolt and Spacer Attachment} Bolt and Spacer Attachment

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| | \\ | Quantity | Cost (lempira) | Cost (Dollar) | Total Cost | Cost/sq ft |
| 12"   stainless steel bolt | 52 | 202.8786 | $       10.74 | $     558.48 | $     11.40 |
| Nuts | 112 | 4 | $         0.21 | $       23.69 | $       0.82 |
| PVC Pipe | 56112 feet | 4.96807 | $         0.26 | $       1429.7346 | $       0.3060 |
| Lamina | 2615 | 900 | $       47.64 | $     1,238714.7566 | $     2514.2858 |
| Total | \\ | \\ | \\ | $   1,835326.6529 | $     37.8027.40 | | \\ | \\ | \\ | \\ | \\ |

1/4" diameter, 12 inch stainless steel bolt price taken from Mcmaster.com (Part Number: 98827A381)

PVC pipe price taken from Mcmaster.com (Part Number: 48925K11)

Price of nuts were conservatively estimated knowing that 1 small nut used in the Cap and Screw cost .75 Lempira. 
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h2. {toggle-cloak:id=Pipe and Coupling Attachment} Pipe and Coupling Attachment

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| \\ | Quantity | Cost (lempira) | Cost (Dollar) | Total Cost | Cost/sq ft |
| 1/2" Coupling | 144600 | \\1.5 | $         0.2008 | $       2847.8059 | $       0.5997 |
| 1/2" PVC Pipe | 56112 feet | 4.96807 | $         0.26 | $       1429.7346 | $       0.3060 |
| Lamina | 3219 | 900 | $       47.59 | $   1,523.00   904.28 | $     3118.0845 |
| Total | \\ | \\ | \\ | $     1,566981.5333 | $     3120.9703 |


The cost of couplings and pipe werewas taken off Mcmastercarr.com, and may not reflect actual prices in Honduras.

The couplings are 4 cm long, therefore lamina spacing is 4 cm rather than 5 cm. This means that a total of 36 twelve foot sheets of lamina are needed.
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h2. {toggle-cloak:id=Brentwood Industries Commercial Products} Brentwood Industries Commercial Products

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IFR-6036 tube settler cost approximately $24 per square foot.

Plate settlers in 3' lengths and 42" widths would be approximately $48 per square foot.

         [Brentwood Ind. Tube Settlers & Plate Settlers|http://www.brentwood-ind.com/water/tubesettlersystems.html]

\*These prices do not take consider the cost of shipping. 
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