H.A. Wirtz asal [[Zürich]] menciptakan [https://alwepo.com/fungsi-kapasitor-pompa-air-dan-cara-pemasangannya/ pompa] pada 1736. Deskripsi dan analisis mekanis pertama yang diterbitkan ditulis oleh JH Ziegler pada dua puluh tahun kemudian, pada 1766, dengan ijin Wirtz.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ziegler|first1=J. H.|title=Vorläufige Anzeige eines neuen Schöpfrades|journal=Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zurich|date=1766|volume=3|url=https://archive.org/stream/abhandlungendern03natu#page/n447/mode/2up}}</ref> Pompa asli Wirtz ditenagai oleh roda arus di sungai [[Limmat]], untuk membawa air ke tempat pewarnaan kain.<ref>{{cite book|title=The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts and sciences|date=1807|page=114, 'Waterworks', Sect VII|url=https://archive.org/stream/newencyclopdiao00encygoog#page/n134/mode/2up}}</ref><ref>The Spiral Pump - A High Lift, Slow Turning Pump - Peter Tailer - First Distributed 1986, Retrieved December 23, 2012 [http://lurkertech.com/water/pump/tailer/]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www6.zetatalk.com/docs/Water_Pumps/Spirals/Spiral_Pumps-How_To_Make_2008.pdf |title=PDF: Spiral Pumps - How to Make (2008) - Retrieved December 23, 2012 |access-date=2019-07-21 |archive-date=2013-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220045335/http://www6.zetatalk.com/docs/Water_Pumps/Spirals/Spiral_Pumps-How_To_Make_2008.pdf |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
