Devices that condense the water out of the air are now readily available, and in use in desolate parts of the world. The military uses them in Iraq and Afghanistan, and relief groups use them in Africa. There are residential units as well, taking up the same space as a water cooler, and performing the same function. Cool, right? Well...
Condensing water is not hard. Blow air over a cold surface, and the water in the air will condense on that cold surface. The unit then puts this condensed water through a series of filters that look very similar to the prefilters on a RO unit, and stores this water in a small tank.
Advantages: no water source required, clean water output. Disadvantages: needs electricity, uses $.25 of electricity to make a gallon of water. Residential units draw 650 watts or more, and if the power goes, so does your water. The only way to pay more for your water is to buy bottles, even the filtered water refill vending machines are cheaper (since you have to buy this unit and replace filters, buying gallons of water at the supermarket could be cheaper than this).
If you have abundant power and no water available (possible, but unlikely), than go for it. I'll save my money, thanks.
Condensing water is not hard. Blow air over a cold surface, and the water in the air will condense on that cold surface. The unit then puts this condensed water through a series of filters that look very similar to the prefilters on a RO unit, and stores this water in a small tank.
Advantages: no water source required, clean water output. Disadvantages: needs electricity, uses $.25 of electricity to make a gallon of water. Residential units draw 650 watts or more, and if the power goes, so does your water. The only way to pay more for your water is to buy bottles, even the filtered water refill vending machines are cheaper (since you have to buy this unit and replace filters, buying gallons of water at the supermarket could be cheaper than this).
If you have abundant power and no water available (possible, but unlikely), than go for it. I'll save my money, thanks.
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