DIY Atmospheric Water Generator! - Produces/Extracts Distilled Water from the air! - DIY distiller

DIY Atmospheric Water Generator. Unit pulls Pure 'distilled water' straight out of the air! works best in hot humid conditions. this simple design pumps near freezing water thru a long section of copper coil. coil becomes very cold and dew (condensate) forms on the coil. the dew is then caught by a drip-pan located beneath the coil. *note that this unit has the added benefit of dehumidifying the air. *an AWG is essentially just a "Food Safe" dehumidifier. (my previous video shows this unit being operated primarily as a dehumidifier... the difference being that that design has plastic parts that come in contact with the water). to keep the water as 'pure' as possible, i used only aluminum and copper in this version. main thing with these is to keep the coils clean. if coils are cleaned after each use, the water generated is 'distilled water'.

[@richardowens9061]

Cool project (pun intended)! I would suggest orienting the tubes vertically over a funnel that is inserted into a 5 gallon water bottle. I would also suggest using one of those Peltier junction electric coolers to keep the water cool, rather than relying on those freezer packs. You're still going to be using electricity to cool the water, but you're not going to have to keep rotating the freezer packs to keep the system cool. Alternately, you could use a small compressor refrigerator with a water bottle or bucket containing the pump inside and just drill holes through the wall for the copper tubes. Compressors are more efficient than Peltier junctions, but they are mechanical and would wear out, whereas the Peltier junctions last forever and require no maintenance and make no noise. If you're powering the system from solar, the Peltier junctions make more sense in the long run. Thanks, for sharing!

[@robottrainer]

use Cooling Heat Exchanger Water Pump Tank instead.

[@ChaakarKhosa]

Sir we need your help in making this in a big number for people who are dying from thrust in Gwadar Balochistan

[@leveldadup2204]

Thank you for the good read. I suggest you use paragraphs. I am not trying to be mean. 👍

[@jhbryann]

Doesn't Peltier junction electric cooler have both hot and cool side? Is it possible to set it up so that the water stays cool?

[@Sweetmuscatwine]

​@@leveldadup2204 for YT reply paragraphs are needed? .. wow.. it was a great read. Knowledge matters more than formality on YT.

[@reccemang]

If you could use a solar powered glycol chiller, you'd be able to run this indefinitely as long as you have sunlight and humidity in the air. Pretty cool!

[@Red-Feather]

You could store the solar energy in batteries for overnight collection.

[@mrdaviddlg331]

Super neat, I've always been fascinated with the idea of getting water from the air. You never disappoint!

[@st8kout961]

Every see the water dripping from your A/C? You already own an Atmospheric Water Generator.

[@daminglin6902]

yes，its good for environment protection by getting water from air，

[@soberFREAKblunts]

Pipe down nerdy boy

[@gerilynn9002]

I would love to see another video where you would explain clearer what is in the box and why/how this works.

[@MrBrew4321]

@Sigmund Q Freud If you had an abundance of electricity, like from solar panels, and no water, like cause you are in the sahara (a great place to put solar incidentally),,, who gives a fuck about efficiency? I mean this cooould be more efficient. As mentioned above the working fluid doesn't have to be water (it doesn't take water to make water here). Besides that the working fluid loop doesn't have to be open to the atmosphere, so it can be pressurize,,, so your made up term "RH equilibrium" is a little less than sensical.

[@MrBrew4321]

@desertsun02 could do another one with a spare fridge to axe for parts, and skip a lot of intermediate steps such that the fridges compressor loop that used to be making the ice, is directly cooling the sterile copper condensation high surface collector thingy. Would be interesting to compare that to the similar units that sell for hundreds or thousands of $

[@MrBrew4321]

What the hell youtube how do you tag people? @desertsun02 @desertsun02 bla bla bla

[@wteelev]

@Sigmund Q Freud energy consumption here is secondary... water gain is the trick

[@marianadesilva9174]

Ice and a fan

[@st8kout961]

Most people already own an Atmospheric Water Generator...it's called an "Air Conditioner." My rooftop HVAC produces so much water dripping off the cooling coils that building codes require a drain line to keep from staining the roof and sides of the house, and this is in Nevada where single digit humidity is common.

[@st8kout961]

I ended up buying an AquaboyII, and it works just fine in Vegas' low humidity. It does have to run all day though to keep up with me drinking about a gallon per day. It shuts off sometime during the night when it fills to capacity. As I'm typing this it's currently 11% humidity outside, but inside humidity is always higher, around 35% on average, I suppose from cooking, cleaning, breathing, showering, etc.

[@madmarvdesigns]

Great idea I guess I'll try to use my AC to get water for cleaning and watering plants (not for drinking)...I wonder if it'll work for everything besides drinking I don't even drink tap water anyway

[@gissie391]

steveXracer I wonder if using bacteria like oribiotics will kill bacteria in bucket distilling would clean it.?

[@FBPrepping]

@Drakilicious Don´t drink it. Filter it, purify it, but that water has been collecting spores and stuff for weeks. Boil it first if you want. But don´t drink it as it is.

[@libragirl4471]

I'm glad you dumbed that down for me. No seriously...it makes more sense now.

[@alexismisailidis3257]

Thank you very much for sharing this technology. You make this amazing technology open source and this can help many people get access to clean water in rural areas.

[@desertsun02]

i'm very happy to help 😉

[@TheRealBurtL]

OPTIMIZATIONS IDEAS: (make water by the gallon using solar) 1. Get a 12"-20" fan. Point the fan at the coils and turn it on. You should test if the fan speed alters condensation rates. I guess a 3-5X improvement on water condensation. You could get a 12V fan, a 100W flexible 12V solar panel and a 20AH 12V battery for

[@GlorymaNazario]

Excellent idea! With a little solar parts we can have power for the pump and we can use it during the day. Awesome! Thank you.

[@desertsun02]

hi there and thanks. if interested, here's a link to a short video i just made showing the AC water pump (used in this project) alongside a 12VDC "solar panel powered" water pump. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoaZgqyPn8R2q7M

[@RoyTheKing241]

You may also need a way to cool the water flowing through the copper tubes for an “off grid” application.

[@hankchinaski4651]

@@RoyTheKing241 You could use running stream water if it was cold enough.

[@RoyTheKing241]

@@hankchinaski4651 that would work. But if you had a running stream you wouldn't need to generate water from the atmosphere.

[@arjunmohod6022]

@@RoyTheKing241 ha ha ha 👍😂

[@0xKaaL]

Veeery niice ! I have a question thought. How many liters can it produce per day ?

[@nunyabusiness863]

Thanks for posting this. It shows a little ingenuity can go a long way.

[@NewbCh8surr]

its got to be a meme that this is the type of thing that men think about at 2 am

[@pablobartelotte4553]

if you drain directly to a ceramic jug you kill two birds with one stone , collect clean water and dehumidify the room. to make it work even more efficiently add rocksalt to the chilling chamber. it looks like a submersable fountain pump which can be powered with solar.

[@freestyleskeer]

This is awesome. With a couple of tweaks and if you connect the pipes up to a solar powered ice maker, you can have a mostly electric free design (minus the pump).

[@desertsun02]

and you could use a DC pump to a solar panel too

[@brikktop139]

@@desertsun02 this can kill deerts combined with sun collector

[@Burchrg24]

You've solved the humidity issue and the end product is sterilized water for compost tea in my greenhouse.

[@campusministercommonground9926]

I'd like more information on actually assembling this and what sort of water pump is used.

[@richardowens9061]

It looks to be using a small aquarium power head pump. And, it appears he is using cold packs that he freezes and then drops them into the Styrofoam cooler of water.

[@twosongs7396]

What if you sealed your collection container, exposed it to the sun, whilst running FREON through the coils? What would your condensation/water output be, then? You might have to change the direction of the coils, turning these in a vertical position, maybe? Next challenge might be to make it solar, for third world countries. Also? I would use strictly copper and skip the aluminium. My last worry would be the loss of electrolytes/minerals as this would be dead/distilled water. We would need to find a way to re-mineralize the condensate. Kudos to you for seeking solutions, Buddy. Well done!

[@stevemccull9699]

Very valid thought

[@jamesmortashed8455]

have to have a stronger pump and electrical supply to pump high psi freon through and orifice to a low psi side creating the cooling effect and then a condenser for the freon to be pumped back to high psi. neat project but really inefficient.

[@radicalgaiam9742]

so this consists on a full water cooler from which the water are pumped through those copper pipes and back to the cooler in close circuit. the rest is clear, thank you

[@notyoinfo1788]

Dude, that's awesome! Intelligent home product design. Thank you for posting this. I am experimenting right now and will copy this. Thanks again- -Notyo

[@treystills]

Nice work! I did think it was a little humorous that in order to get a little water a lot of water and ice was needed.

[@ct92404]

If there was a way to cool down the water "coolant" without needing ice, it might be practical. Maybe a Peltier module? If you could make a sealed box with the cold side of Peltier modules facing inside the box, that might be enough to chill the water. Then you would only need to fill the box with water once (or at least only once in a while). The Peltier modules and the pump could be powered with solar cells. This way, it should be able to extract enough condensed water to more than make up for whatever you have to add to the box periodically. That's the only way I could see this being practical. You need a way to reuse the same water, and a simple way to cool it down enough so that water vapor in the air condenses on the coil. It doesn't have to be freezing temperature, but as cold as possible.

[@mrmillmill]

Yep you are right! The temperature that is sought is the dew point in any given climate. Great feedback by the way!@@ct92404

[@jamesnjeanniestanley3651]

Can you explain in detail how you made it please so I can make one

[@BadMoonRising777]

2 inch diameter inner copper coil (tightly coiled) and a 2.5 inch diameter copper outer coil (tightly coiled) vertically (2" diameter inside the outer coil) 5 feet long dripping water 24 seven into an IBC tote. Summer or winter this gives us water year-round. Use your indoor temperatures to create the temperature differential you need versus the second air pump drawing air from your garage or outside. Nothing more than swapping the air lines per season. Hope this helps everyone God bless.

[@peaceinath]

How much water do you get per day in the summer? Should it be in the shade as well?

[@hiseminencetheholymacdiarmada]

Computer cooling fan blowing air thru 1 inch copper tubing which is then connected to a chilled condenser = distilled water out of thin air. This works extremely well here in the south where it is extremely humid, but may not work as well in a more arid climate.

[@williambianchi2006]

On a different video, I watched a 500 Watt (minimum size) Jackery power a countertop ice maker. Power stations like the Jackery can be recharged via portable solar panels. If the resulting ice were used to cool the water in that Styrofoam cooler, this atmospheric generator would work during power outages. (The power station would also run the pump) Two 500 watt power stations, 1 recharging in sunlight while the other operates the atmospheric generator, might work well. After the ice melts, put the water back into the ice maker and turn it back into ice to keep making more water. Might be handy during an emergency if local conditions are right. Thanks for showing this video.

[@inomad1313]

I’d like to see this test done with cold tap water... without ice. I’m sure it would work, but I’d like to see the difference in production rates. I’d also like to see more precise time stamps. Maybe set a stop watch next time. Cool video, concept and production.

[@pychohobo1832]

@Drakilicious you are missing the idea. Using room temp water is what is available. To make ice uses a lot more energy. You can't really make ice unless you have over 1kw and 110v. I've seen video were people claim to make ice using 100w, but it fiction. I have an icemaker like they use and 300w will not keep it going. I have not figured out how much it uses, but it doesn't last long. Draining batteries in about 5 minutes with 300w of solar panels hooked up. Now what would be nice is a system that produces water using just 12v. No ice required. I live in a natural dehumidifier. I have the heat and the wind. Absolutely great for dehydrating foods. For an example. I can cut up a water melon. Place it in my rack. 48 hours later I have dehydrated watermelon. This works with meats as well. And to be clear, my rack is a cage made of 1/4 mesh wire fencing. It sits on two wires (bailing wrire) suspenders over a frame for a 250 gallon tote. And 2 wires over the top to hold it. I have dehydrated many thing like this. You can do this to frozen fruit and vegetables also. Back to subject. I have wind and solar. I have very little water. I can not drill a well. And by can not drill a well I mean it is not possible. I have crude oil under me which leaks into the Water below me, making the Water bad. Crude oil sits at 350 ft and goes to 600 ft. Water is at 800 foot. All water in area is contaminated with oil. Rain catch is not feeseable. In the past 12 months I have only recieved a total of 1.25 inches of water. I know people will not believe me on this but it is true. Funny thing is 10 miles south and 10 miles north receive a lot more rain. It wierd. It like I'm on a dry island here. This is why I REALLY need a system that will make water. In truth I would spend thousand if I could get a few hundred gallons a day. .... Oh and for those that think selling the crude will work. The short answer is nope. Can't get anyone to pump it. There is billions of barrels of oil under me and no one will pump it. I have all the gasoline, kerosene, diesel and oils I could ever use, but not one drop of good water. .....

[@snuffoutrouge5109]

The bigger the water tank the cooler the water. I have used in the past a 25 litre plastic garbage bin as a cooling water for a distiller column for home distillation using a water pump. Same sort of principle but cooling a hotter vapour down to liquid.

[@theofficialsoldierthatreviews]

I have my ac unit shedding condensation into a 55gal drum, fills completely in 2-3 days

[@nnww14]

Great idea. I will try this for some colloidal silver generating.

[@jamicarpenter8760]

Could you guide us to instructions to build a larger version?? Also is the aluminum nessasary? I have property with no water available and would like to supply my own. Thank you so much 🙏

[@nickl8985]

Adding freon won't do the trick as freon operates under compression and expansion in order to become hot and cold. What I was wondering is having a containter of water underground that keeps colder from the earth. I have a rain tote that has a tarp over it that does keep colder than ambient temp since it's shielded by the sun. I considered running a pump inside the tote to a coil similar to yours into a box that will recirculate back to the tote. Air flow going against the air flow is key. Pretty much the basics of any exchanger. Adding some sort of baffle or channel to force the air in the desired direction might help as well, but this would also require a method of drainage and collection to see if it actually works. Solar panels with a backup battery would be nice for when the sun goes down to continually move the air. Night time may chill the water to a degree and condense water vapor. Box that coils go into I would like to think would benefit to be black or shiny with glass front.

[@historyisfake9153]

Maybe a little fan for air flow? Good build x

[@williamlloyd3769]

Maybe we’ll all become water farmers like Luke’s uncle on Tatooine! If you have excess solar power that you’re not getting paid for by the grid, why not use power to run this or a similar system?

[@DavidMizrchi-yk8tv]

Nice mechine . I am wondering if you can put small fans to get more air and more water

[@biogreenz6613]

Could use solar panels to make ice. There's a couple videos on one hooked with a battery to keep the load right. Then have it dump the ice automatically into the res. If you could make the melted ice go back into the ice maker then you could keep it recycling and collect the excess.

[@randomshortvideos2071]

First you make ice, Then you use that ice to condense air!!!? I mean, If you have facilities to freeze water (0°C), Then why use ice to condense... Isn't it silly?

[@JulianOwens]

What is the rate of evaporation on the tank you filled vs the water you produced along with the pumps elecric cost. I would like to see the total net of prodution against the loss ?

[@zagfetiche]

What is the purpose of the aluminium wrapped around the PVC pipe ?

[@hindustanspecials]

Why Dude, if U used a capillary tube, the water get more cold for condensing, I'm made my own AWG for my Degree exhibition, and I got selected for 1st place. Just need to understand the basic principle of AWG. But u made it good. Keep it up bro.

[@brickdorsi]

Make a vid for us, we would appreciate that

[@mixedmediaartgirl300]

I'm super impressed. I want to make one now

[@wallyworld817]

What was the temperature of the copper and how long did it take to accumulate the water? That you for posting and all the work that this entails

[@tntomega]

Good idea 👍😉 but how much the efficiency?

[@BadMoonRising777]

Consider using cold air from your AC unit to cool the inner diameter of the coil. And the opposite for winter, keeping your coils in a cold area. Condensation year around without the need for ice - just use an air pump. You need a 25° delta Fahrenheit to achieve condensation. The higher the delta, the better the condensation to relative humidity. Hope this helps.

[@mybuickskill6979]

Good idea for dehumidifying in the more damp climates

[@Xeno_Bardock]

What if you used peltier device and attached copper plate to it? Air will condensate on the cold side of peltier device and produce water. Hot side of peltier device can be cooled with heat sink and a fan.

[@fugaziplacebo]

but it requires ice so where and when can you use this to an advantage? cool idea, just curious.

[@Chimonger1]

DC water pump run off solar panel. Ice bucket with ice and water inside, with the pump. You will need to keep replacing the ice in the bucket. The solar panel will keep running the pump as long as there’s enough light hitting it. The pump may run slower if light is lower. Might be good to get a solar panel that has a chunk more watt-output than what the pump requires, to get best output during daylight. The pump recirculates water through the copper coils, where the cold/warm differential causes condensation from humidity in room. As far as I can tell, the aluminum foil on PVC pipes is only to support the copper coils...though, the aluminum foil might reflect radiant temp at the copper coils?? --> IF you set this system up, you will want to put it inside a protective case, fed by air stream that goes through an air filter, to keep the condensate clean...OR, will need to run the resulting water through a filter, to remove dirt, bugs, etc. Humidity is relative to the site you are...but there is still humidity even in deserts ...though, desert locations will have more humidity below ground... You can harvest humidity from ground in most deserts, by digging a hole, setting a cup or pan at the bottom, covering top of hole with a plastic or glass membrane that is pushed down in center or tilted towards the cup.....during night, hole is cooler; as daylight begins, water condenses on underside of membrane and drips into the cup. ALSO...one can harvest humidity from large shrubs...though, you will want to be sure those are not poisonous shrubs...by covering large sections of the shrub in a large plastic bag...in the sun, the shrub loses water through it’s leaves, which collects inside the plastic bag...BUT...you will need a LOT of those, to make enough water to survive on. ALSO...can harvest humidity from fog...that has been being done in droughty areas of South America...they hang large sheets on a line, with a trough at the bottom. Morning Fogs rolls in, it condenses on the sheets, drips down into the trough, and is piped to storage for villages.

[@mitchellrittner8567]

Put ice and salt in the h2o will make it go below 32 degrees

[@richardowens9061]

If it goes below 32 degrees, the condensed water would freeze on the copper tube.

[@frequencywatchers]

THUMBS UP BRO! Seriously. Im Proud Of People Like You :)

[@gregtoja]

I think the problem with using water as cooling medium for coils is the fact that will heat up itself fast, and when its heated above dew point temperature it wont collect water anymore

[@snuffoutrouge5109]

need to keep tank out of direct sun or bury it or partially bury it in the ground to aid cooling. i thought of burying the plastic pipes in the ground to aid the cooling effect. Water is hard to heat up ! That is why they use it to put out fires.

[@snuffoutrouge5109]

I create water in my hot house it comes off my plants and collects on the inside of the plastic covering.

[@walker1474]

What do u do if u have no water at all to pour n your styrofoam bucket?...make water without having any water at all would be key

[@TheKid9678]

Other than that, I plan to make use of this method when the time comes. It's a great idea.

[@pietikke5598]

So you need a freezer to freeze your cooling blocks i saw lieing on your table. You use them to cool the water that runs thru the copper coils. Maby do a project to use a solarpanel to run tbe pump and cool the coils by putting some hoses or something under the ground where it is cool. Would be awsome to see it that works. Then it woul be a great of the grid thing .

[@karenfulton8795]

Great idea. I will try that. Want a self generating design. Maybe downward flow may have enough power to push up through surface into condensation pipes. Then collected in an off flowing tank. Have plenty of sun here in Qld.

[@annbolen6051]

1.) what kind of pump is that and how’d you connect it? 2.) what temp is the water and how much did you put in? 3.) how long are the pipes and tubes? 4.) is this even an instructional video or are you just commenting on whether you like what you built?

[@anthonyperkins5856]

Nice build!👍🏽

[@bunnykiller]

My 8000 btu window unit AC generates about 20 gal a day AND it cools off my home.... :)

[@davidreichard3053]

Key is to chill the copper coils. Solar or wind powered thermoelectric cooling would be one method, or pump cold seawater. Cool a tank of salt water at night when air is cold as a reservoir of cool water during the day.

[@deusvult8251]

there would be a mineral build up of salt inside would work after a year or less

[@rebeccagreen-parkinson1195]

Thank you for this wonderful information! Your build is truly impressive and well-suited DIYers.

[@desertsun02]

Thank you very much!

[@XAlucardmoonX]

You sir are a wizard I tip my hat

[@gregbredenkamp9844]

we manufacture AWG units from 100,500 and 1000L units here in South Africa and they work to optimal performance this tec has been around for more than 25 years and is growing daily in performance

[@JulianOwens]

By the way, this why I put my plants under the drip valve of my a/c unit.

[@piousminion7822]

Congrats, you reinvented a dehumidifier. lol

[@desertsun02]

yes, it's dual purpose (fresh water and it dries out the air)

[@edwin3974]

Built on a large scale, would this impact an ecosystem significantly?

[@user-ho1vt8vz2l]

It's just like rain

[@audi3318]

Edwin omfg really?

[@Silhouex]

Not at all. They even had moisture farms in Star Wars.

[@user-pp2iy5fl5c]

What would be best conditions? night time when water and copper would be cooler or mid day when temps were above 90 or more? On a larger scale this system would be a life saver for Native Americans in northern Arizona who are currently driving several hours each week to pickup safe water.

[@desertsun02]

hi. main thing seems to be humidity. high humidity is best for max water production.

[@BestYouTubeVids123]

I noticed you had an ice pack in the cooler? What happens if no ice or electricity??

[@ronin7786]

Fun Videos 2020 exactly, could run on a solar panel, water would be slightly cooler if dehumidifier was shaded, but would take a long time to produce a decent amount of usable water! i guess could have solar powered chiller too!

[@MCAroon09]

congratulations, you just made air dehumidyfier!

[@golden-63]

@Tommy Barlow Because filters haven't existed until now, lol.

[@bossmantommy4079]

If the pipes were bigger would they be producing bigger condensed droplets? So if we scaled up do we need to scale everything up I.e. add more water or just enough to keep a continuous flow

[@johngalt4657]

Question: the water pumped by the pump is it cold? Do you have to put ice in the cooler?

[@desertsun02]

hi. yep it's cold. if your water isn't cold enough then you have to use ice or ice-paks (or some way to cool it down). the colder the water is the better.

[@johngalt4657]

@@desertsun02 Thanks!😃👍💛

[@genkidama7385]

wow man. this is so simple, with solar panels and some peltier module one could make cold water flow in copper tubes and harvest water forever, then i would make it boil, distillate it, pass through some water filter, add some minerals, and voilà ! free water.

[@bossmantommy4079]

My main question is are we losing the cool water we’re flowing through every certain amount do to other factors? And if are, are we atleast producing more than we’re using. Say if this were scaled up.

[@Red-Feather]

I'd like a design that's least expensive so that it could be set up in the poorest of regions.

[@constancebailey1052]

desertsun02, if this sytem was plumbed to an existing refrigerator instead of the ice chest, do you know how that would effect efficiency in a tropical high humidity environment? Thanks.

[@doctorone1028]

Fantastic!

[@Tsiri09]

That is pretty cool!

[@petermcaleer14]

I’m thinking of putting units like this 3 ft underground… Solar powered pumps. I’m gonna need at least 2 pumps per I think. Maybe the basin to surface one will be a wind mill. 🤓 good info nonetheless 😎

[@hamzanadeem3611]

How did you cool the copper coil?

[@AstralApple]

That's what I'm trying to figure out haha. Kinda important...

[@shippen2010]

Nice dehumidifier

[@peternias7646]

This is only for folks that don’t have aircon unit(s). We get about 8L per 5 hours runtime in spain

[@jordancashcowstv1579]

so when u have this water coming out from the pan, can u just pour half into that cooler again and keep the other half in a container ? perpetual water prodiction?

[@danielslagle6440]

So the idea is to drop the copper coils below due point and capture the condensation. I suppose the piping could be ran a couple of feet underground to could either water or air and back through the coils. But why the aluminum?

[@zlifeoffroadgmailcom]

Do you have the coils uncovered for demonstration purposes? Because aren't you losing water back into the air it came from?

[@jimboniface7202]

Yea but you are using electricity for the pump and ice maker. I have an idea to use an alternator wind mill. Which will power peltier heat exchangers as well as draw air over them. I live in a windy place so that's my plan. But solar panels would do the same thing if your weather is mostly sunny

[@ALLION300]

Congrats. Well executed.

[@anglicanparishofgoondiwind4030]

Quick question, does the condensation increase remarkably the colder the water is in relation to the dew point or only a small amount . I suppose what I am saying , is it worth adding ice blocks / ice cubes constantly ❄️

[@ericpham7974]

All you need atually the copper tube for condenser and pressure release valve and a tire inflator or a wind cathing to push air through pressure valve then expand in copper tubing with large volume expansion and some way to get enough air through but not too fast then most probably alot of water enough for cooking for family

[@MrSubielove]

So using a sold water to make water. If the cold water in the cooler warms up what then?

[@Trefuckor963]

Water is colder when it’s not moving. So if there’s a pump syphoning water through constantly that’s reducing ur results I think. I’ve been pondering this for years just as u have

[@LuisGutierrez-wu9oz]

Como teoría si pero como práctica qué este quieto es totalmente inútil

[@theempowerer5718]

what is the name of the pump you used and also the coils you used

[@ABC-rh7zc]

Energy consumption per litre/gallon would be interesting to know

[@admindadipancar5494]

@@sendintheclowns7305 InEfficient yes, but in emergency scenario this is not dumb

[@admindadipancar5494]

​@@sendintheclowns7305 if it is the only choice.. why not?, if the Drought getting worse next year, I'll collect water from my own refrigerator... at least it is still cheaper than bottled water

[@joeybez5464]

ok my theory is if heated water goes into colder pipe will condense faster yours works because pipe is cold but watter hotter the better sorry if im wrong just learning

[@jonnupe1645]

What's the difference between this and a dehumidifier? Not trying to be rude, it's hard to convey tone through text lol. Just an honest question.

[@lifeisgreat8]

a dehumidifier uses about 350 up to 750watt per hour. while a cooler box that can properly cool/freeze uses around 50watts per hour nominal. We can only make a real equation when we know exactly how much water a dehumidifier makes in the same circumstances (humidity/temperature) as this system. You can add much more than one circuit of coils on this one cooler. So if you have the space for creating something a bit larger, this could be much more interesting than a dehumidifier - energywise and/or in amount of water gain. The energy factor is a serious factor for anyone who is dependant on solar.

[@drewc1011]

Did you put ice packs in cooler to make water being circulated cold. Might be hard to freeze an ice pack with blackout.

[@desertsun02]

hi. yep, i used ice-paks.

[@deborahlynnxyz]

I'm gonna use my dehumidifier and filter or distill the water, but great video on your part.

[@MichaelDespairs]

I walked through a field of generator when I walked through tall grass and my shoes got wet this morning.

[@richlaue]

How do you cool the water that you run through the coils, and where do you get this much water when you don't have enough water already.

[@desertsun02]

hi. i use ice or ice-paks to cool the water. it produces 'naturally' distilled water (the condensation) but the water you run through the coil doesn't have to be clean or fresh (could be pond or even saltwater)

[@AshwinThomasM]

Do you think/suggest such ideas can help work in places like Capetown, S.Africa prevent reaching day zero?

[@hilrodsanmoogan6857]

Hi I just recently saw this video and am very impress, Can it be done with the copper in an up right position?

[@darkshadownetz8842]

Yes it can @Hilrod I am more than sure it can, I have tested a few other ways than his idea and it works at any angle

[@lindaitken3321]

So just how does it work? Are you pumping the cold water through the copper? And what does the PVC pipe do?

[@desertsun02]

hi. yep, the cold water is being pumped through the copper coil. that cools down the cooper to below the dew point and dew (condensation) forms on the copper. the pvc pipe just holds the copper ✔

[@lindaitken3321]

@@desertsun02 Thank you for the clarification.

[@deltafox8795]

What if you didnt have any water to use for your foam chest? Could it still be possible to extract water from the air ?

[@jamicarpenter8760]

Why the aluminum? Does it preform a function?? Thank you 🙏 I live where there isn’t even a municipal water system offered and I must haul water even though I live within the city limits. I’m thinking of building this with a funnel catching basin and having it drain In to a cistern basin instead of paying 80.00 dollars per 1500 gallons for city water hauled by truck.

[@christopherdowning7776]

You could put the tray under your car and turn A/C on, and it would collect water much faster.

[@desertsun02]

hi. you would want to purify that water though. not very clean under a car

[@eastersangma1745]

It's an amazing project and would like to know about it in details.

[@NithishS99]

Brother can I get a clearer explanation of how u did it pls like step by step

[@audi3318]

NITHISH S it’s cold water pumped through a copper pipe. Water droplets form on the copper like condensation on a cold glass of beer

[@robottrainer]

What's the need for the pvc? just to hold it in place huh?

[@desertsun02]

hi. yep ✔🙂