Off-Grid Water With Air and Sunlight

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@Val-ee4hd 2 жыл бұрын

Take a pan that will hold water. Build a slanted box to go around it. Lay a sheet of glass over the box. Put a gutter on bottom of the glass that can catch the water as it rolls down the glass (lowest area). Connect a tube to the gutter that will go to your gallon jug. Set in the sun. In the morning go get your water and refill the water that has evaporated. Way cheaper than $6k. Make it as big as you need.

@timbrown9305 Жыл бұрын

Value of system $280, installation $1000. Profit all the rest. That is completely insane. Glorified tiny dehumidifier. Sometimes the lunacy on the internet is beyond comprehension. I am an HVAC design engineer. This is one of those things where I even read all the comments and its like sheep being lead to slaughter. Incredible that almost nobody understands the crazy here. INCREDIBLE!!!

@karenstiltner1386 2 жыл бұрын

I live in a tiny house with solar panels and a composting toilet. My ultimate goal is to be completely off grid for utilities. I always thought a well or rainwater collection were my only choices but these cost a lot upfront and depend a lot on where you live. I'm glad to have another option to look at.

@BenSullinsOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

I'd go rain catch in that situation

@AZStarYT 2 жыл бұрын

Look up "air well". This is just a high tech version. You could stack up a lot of rocks (or any other non-water-contaminating material) for a lot less than $5k. Then add a solar still to get better than commercially distilled water. Of course the idiots in Oregon will probably make legislation banning this.

@MrHappy4870 Жыл бұрын

In most places, rainwater systems would make more sense. In the desert southwest, it might make a little more sense, but even there, the monsoon season can provide a great deal of any household needs. I would consider this a supplemental system.

@mixedmediaartgirl300 Жыл бұрын

I agree! I still love the idea and plan on building my own systems like this for fun

@chrisbroemel5508 4 жыл бұрын

Finally, I can change my name to Luke, move to the desert, and open a moisture farm!

@AlanPeery 3 жыл бұрын

Change your name to Mouse, you could start a movement.

@humanbeing20118 3 жыл бұрын

No desert air is dry. This will work in humid air only.

@tdhanasekaran3536 3 жыл бұрын

@@humanbeing20118 I was about to make that comment but then there are some bugs in the sonoron desert survive with the little moisture by some unique structures on their hard shells (early in the morning there will be some dew in the desert). One need to do a careful analysis and find out whether it make economical sense and the quantity collected on a daily basis is enough.

@notCOSMYK 3 жыл бұрын

Make sure you pick up some power converters at Toche station

@cplcabs 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with that. 🤣

@chachadodds5860 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of naysayers here, that I'm guessing are clueless about what it's like to live in the desert. Especially, in an urban setting. I've often lamented that we desert-dwellers, really have no options for SHTF, drinking water sources. Let alone systems to gather and store it. I'm so excited to find this video, and learn that there's a company, just North from me, that has been working on a solution. Here in the Sonoran Desert, we're not only extremely arid, and extremely hot, but we are landlocked, without lakes, rivers, or streams. The only time we have rain of any significance, is during Monsoon season, a few weeks out of the year, and even that can be hit or miss when it comes to any chance of catchment systems. It's just not a reliable source. Thank you so much, for sharing about this option. It makes a lot of sense for many around the world, living in arid climates.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

1yr review coming soon!

@anfiach 2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing you've never heard of a solar still.

@anfiach 2 жыл бұрын

@@jomsies You won't with this piece of junk either. Even by his own math it is cheaper to buy gallon jugs of water. Besides, solar stills draw it off of the earth, not out of the air. Without humidity there is no water in the air for this device to collect.

@axe863 2 жыл бұрын

LOLOLOL......... Dehumidifying desert air to solve a water shortage. Im done. These people are insane.

@frankyflowers 2 жыл бұрын

the air in the dessert is dry doofus.

@emmahardesty4330 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I'd buy this. The noise problem is fixable. I tasted solar-collected water, many years ago, from a permaculture genius in Tucson, and I still remember it as the noticeably best-tasting water I've ever had that wasn't a mountain stream in the days before giardia infected the land.

@zerxilk8169 2 жыл бұрын

this came from az...

@Oneness100 Жыл бұрын

Ben, households use a lot more than 8 liters per day if they disconnect the water supply from the grid and only use these things. I'm sure you'd need more like 10 of them so you could take showers, baths, washing clothes, dishwasher, cooking, drinking, washing your car, etc. It's better to just off the grid if you can. Great idea.

@kimjmarley9674 3 жыл бұрын

crossing the Mexico border, a couple of years ago. i remember seeing a huge contraption like this. it was water for the homeless. neat idea.

@mikeydeloa7348 3 жыл бұрын

Hey...that is Awesome!

@kimjmarley9674 3 жыл бұрын

@Vintage IPAD likewise

@zainabzolita8436 2 жыл бұрын

@Vintage IPAD you're gross dont talk to people like that

@STARDRIVE 2 жыл бұрын

@Vintage IPAD Funny, but you don´t know which way Marley crossed.

@nathandsnow 2 жыл бұрын

@@zainabzolita8436 do you have unknown uninvited people living in your house? If you won't allow that, then don't be a hypocrite.

@weiyuan20 3 жыл бұрын

2:29 You know when you're American when you measure large areas in units of Texas lmaoo

@jasonjayalap 3 жыл бұрын

Loudness is measured in screaming eagles.

@dingfeldersmurfalot4560 3 жыл бұрын

We even have degrees of rock, topping off at "like a hurricane."

@Ulbre 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Australia, we only have two states smaller than Texas

@spacecaptain9188 2 жыл бұрын

Okay, really quickly, picture the size of, say, 200 meters, in your head. Now picture 250 meters. See the problem? The size of a highly identifiable object is easier to picture in your head than "x meters". We also use school buses, Australia, the Statue of Liberty, football fields, city blocks, lamp posts, dollar bills, elephants, etc..

@Ulbre 2 жыл бұрын

@@spacecaptain9188 yeah, we use texas as a measurement as well.....as in "This cattle station is larger than texas"

@i.b.deplorable Жыл бұрын

This would be an excellent addition to my WTSHTF emergency equipment. I have enough solar power, but I had not yet figured out how to solve the 'drinking water' problem. this does it quite nicely.

@johnmacarthur6022 Жыл бұрын

A lexan or plexiglass box can be easily made to insulate and cover your unit during the winter months. Kind of like a sunroof effect that is also used to keep plants warm and growing when the temperature plummets.

@naturerico Жыл бұрын

I believe that the winter solution would be to have the unit Not installed on the roof, but installed in the ground. Of course you must have enough space in your yard where the sun can still hit the panels. The ground is a natural insulator. And with low e- glass in triple pane, it might avoid freezing temperatures in a large portion of the country. After building a semi-pit greenhouse, I was amazed at the difference of avoiding quick spikes in temperature. And it Also prolonged the growing time in the greenhouse.

@wanderingfirbolg6738 2 жыл бұрын

Being Swiss, I sometimes forget not everyone has mountain water coming out of the tap. This concept is really interesting. Cool upload.

@Nicksperiments 2 жыл бұрын

We usually run the water through a water softener which mixes it with salt removing the hard minerals. It’s less damaging for washing clothes and softer on the skin for showers but you shouldn’t drink it and it doesn’t taste very good

@thestudentofficial5483 2 жыл бұрын

Weird, i got this video from "the American guide to Swiss water" video

@alieustiansamateh6401 2 жыл бұрын

Mountainwater is just the greatest, feels like a half an hour of meditation allmost, from just 1 glass, the best 👌🏽🙂

@nolandlacroix3130 2 жыл бұрын

@@alieustiansamateh6401 +the minerals.

@paulbedichek2679 2 жыл бұрын

Actually ,we have water coming from the mountains here in Las Vegas,there is water in the Sahara,it is just that people waste it, we get tons of new water every day from the space that Earth travels through.

@lisaroye4 4 жыл бұрын

OMG! I live in Florida, forget the water production, use these to pull the soul-sucking humidity out of the air!

@tomdeschesne9391 3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@jammer6524 3 жыл бұрын

You can buy a dehumidifier for less than $50 on Amazon. That's much cheaper then the $6000 for these.

@lisaroye4 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea, the problem is I can't find a dehumidifier large enough to cover my yard when I'm gardening. Let me know if you find any that work outdoors.

@mspat8195 3 жыл бұрын

@@lisaroye4, I'm with you!

@preytec 3 жыл бұрын

a massive bubble with a dehumidifier could work for you

@TheMrA38 2 жыл бұрын

Rain water gathered from the roofs' drain pipe is our daily drinking water. All credit to God, it is very good. Parts per million of impurities get as low as 8 parts per million and on an average gather we see a result of between 20 and 30 pcm. It is beneficial to have some impurities in water i have heard as 100% pure water is said to be dangerous. Cool desert / drought solution. Good work, thanks. Cheers Charlie Peace

@kurtdnelson9653 2 жыл бұрын

I live some where around the 48th parallel it wouldn't work for me like you said, and the price is steep for someone on SS. I assume the price will come down as they sell more. What a game changer for others who don't have clean drinking water or none at all ! Cool video thanks

@kymspicks2763 3 жыл бұрын

This reminded me of a dehumidifier, the one I have in my basement fills up in less than a day .. this system must work something like that.

@sammybirech5211 3 жыл бұрын

Yah I think you are right

@kymspicks2763 3 жыл бұрын

@@sammybirech5211 I've seen dehumidifier bags that they make as well. The Amish use them in their stores and they fill up with a lot of water for little bags. I think it would be a good idea worse comes to worse if one REALLY needed water, especially out in eastern states where it stays extremely humid especially in the summer. They have the survival filter straws people can buy and it will clean the water so it is drinkable.

@lukehawkinson9100 3 жыл бұрын

It’s just air blow across a cold metal coil and then reheated. The cold coil is below the airs dew point causing water to condense on it.

@jamilmammri3885 3 жыл бұрын

it's exactly that, but with a solarpanel on it, so they can sell this garbage for 40 times the cost of a regular dehumidifier.

@GS-st9ns 3 жыл бұрын

@@kymspicks2763 the filter straws an excellent idea. I was feeding the water to the cat, but now I will drink it from the straw because its water after all

@AdityaSingh-kw8bi 3 жыл бұрын

In India we collect rain water :) hence our water bills are just 15 $ per year

@absp2006 3 жыл бұрын

You also don't have the city government fining you for collecting rainwater, so NICE!!!

@hafeexius 3 жыл бұрын

@@absp2006 the government actually provides incentives to set up rain water harvesting systems. In my city, any new construction whether private or commercial has to plan a rainwater harvesting system otherwise building permits are not issued.

@absp2006 3 жыл бұрын

@@hafeexius Weird, I was scolded years ago as to why I'm not allowed to collect rainwater.

@hafeexius 3 жыл бұрын

@@absp2006 I should have posted in my earlier comment that I meant the local government here in South India

@CHAITHANYAkitta 3 жыл бұрын

@@absp2006 why cant you collect rainwater? why is that an issue?

@freefreepalestine360 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing 🙏 we are installing them on our spring

@caveman3201 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really, really glad to watch your vids. They are very interesting, especially for me, those related to renewable energy. Please excuse my grammar mistakes if they are (Google Translate). English is not my first language and I did not study it at school. Good luck in everything you do! Greetings from Romania!

@mr.e.chemist9750 2 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head: it’s a glorified (solar powered and very expensive) dehumidifier. Nothing more; nothing less.

@lightdark00 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how much a solar powered air conditioner would cost, then just collect all the water from the condenser coils.

@angrydragonslayer 2 жыл бұрын

@@lightdark00 i got a solar powered dehumidifier for my hunting lodge that could generate around 30-40 liters per day if it's pretty humid Woods ds40fs: $400 on sale (think it's $500 normally) Solar panels: $600 (4x 410 watt) Charge controller: $200 Batteries: $350 Misc: $50? The solar part of this system also runs a fridge/freezer set and all the lights in the lodge and is way overbuilt for just the dehumidifier

@lightdark00 2 жыл бұрын

@@angrydragonslayer To match it you can skip the expensive batteries, and only have it active in the full sun. With the right compressor, you may not need an inverter. Just a charge controller for a small marine battery, and have it shut off upon battery use.

@angrydragonslayer 2 жыл бұрын

@@lightdark00 of course, you could easily make this system cheaper than $1000 if you want just the water but as i said, this isnt just for that.

@angrydragonslayer 2 жыл бұрын

@@DataLog ?

@andrewc662 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to see a cost analysis of this system vs a solar electric + dehumidifier system. To me that's the real cost comparison.

@andrewc662 4 жыл бұрын

Or even the cost of this vs a rain collection + purification system.

@matjaro 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewc662 rain is not reliable enough for survival needs, exclude that

@Daddo22 4 жыл бұрын

What I'd be interested in much more is a health and safety study on these... It's hard to believe that it keeps the water in the tank fresh and with nothing living in it, while at the same time being not much more than just a solar-powered dehumidifier (which aren't exactly known for producing a drinking water, where the lack of minerals is far from being the only concern).

@andrewc662 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's pretty easy to add a low power uv light in storage which would keep the water sterile.

@johnlarson111 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewc662 that assumes you get rain. not all places in the world that are water insecure have large amounts of precipitation

@signalfire6 Жыл бұрын

Great presentation; compact (not overly long) with lots of information. Bravo. More please.

@rineric3214 Жыл бұрын

I watched it a second time. Very good video. Crucial subject. We need to apply this to agriculture. Billionaires! Step up! The definition of a business strategy is to sell water to farmers during a drought. Go! There's money to be made!

@thinfourth 4 жыл бұрын

Water coming from thin air I live in Scotland I'm not impressed

@robertschenck9902 4 жыл бұрын

Me in Sonoran desert - awesome! You in Scotland,meh.

@benjaminheindl1069 4 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment right there!!

@GHOST-zy3ji 4 жыл бұрын

@@robertschenck9902 Hermosillo?

@geneoluminology 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂💦👍💜

@shinigamilee5915 3 жыл бұрын

It's called rain.

@kevinkevan2403 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Cape Verde where water is scarce. This sounds like a good idea, especially with solar panels for power. Never gets very cold here, warm days, cool nights, I buy water in 5 liter bottles to drink.

@rogerhegemier8491 2 жыл бұрын

I will be looking into this Very Soon !!!!

@walterberrios6333 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video my friend, thank you for sharing this information, I’m so happy to find your channel. I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time because I’ll be working on a off grid project, although there are other similar products that have been invented but are not yet available to the public, but source is available for sale and right here in the USA which is great because I live here, thank you again my friend, you got a new subscriber 🙏

@briannelson5032 Жыл бұрын

It would be great to place these along hiking trails and in parks for access to clean drinking water. Running the extra water to larger water tanks for use in watering grass etc or simply to have more water when crowds exist in parks. I think they could run 24/7 with solar battery backup. Even running extra water for animals and birds. As the Engineering improves over time the noise and cost could be reduced and freezing months could be addressed. Take Elon Musk approach. Cost Effective more Efficient Less parts more reliable more designed for manufacturing etc etc.. Even could be used on Mars, since pumped ground water would still evaporate. Elon and NASA would love that!!!

@Waddenoddin Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly old friend

@electric7487 Жыл бұрын

> "It would be great to place these along hiking trails and in parks for access to clean drinking water. Running the extra water to larger water tanks for use in watering grass etc or simply to have more water when crowds exist in parks." You're far better off installing reverse osmosis systems. These panels are nothing but glorified solar-powered dehumidifiers. > "I think they could run 24/7 with solar battery backup." Not quite. > "As the Engineering improves over time the noise and cost could be reduced and freezing months could be addressed." Lower your expectations, buddy. Lower your expectations. > "Even could be used on Mars, since pumped ground water would still evaporate. Elon and NASA would love that!!!" Don't even THINK about colonising Mars until we send astronauts on a successful manned Mars mission and get them back to Earth.

@BarryPiper Жыл бұрын

"Take Elon Musk approach" So, just make an outrageous claim and then never follow through? Sounds like a plan!

@rosemaryjane7110 Жыл бұрын

With that noise? Don’t these things need power to generate the water? I guess huge solar panels in the trees? What did your ancestors do ‘while hiking’ lol.

@frankrivera1206 4 жыл бұрын

Please release a follow up video on the newer models especially if they're going to run quieter.

@shantelleadeline6053 4 жыл бұрын

I did something similar with Avasva solutions.

@fransjebik8554 3 жыл бұрын

That is great, do you have a link or video? Thanks! 🌺

@shantelleadeline6053 3 жыл бұрын

@@fransjebik8554 Welcome !

@asking4afri3nd49 Жыл бұрын

I live in Tempe and I watched this video because I wanted to see if there was a way to fix the issue in Arizona. I can’t believe this was created where I live. SO COOL!

@brianevans5616 Жыл бұрын

Was not aware of this technology. Thanks for the review and a pleasure to listen to you speak. Not a single uummm for 14 minutes. Thank you...

@justaninja1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I would love to hear about updates. EcoloBlue also produces an in-home unit (no worries about freezing) and commercial unit.

@justanamerican9024 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Very well presented, easy to follow.

@waleadetona8453 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I missed this video, I live in Southern CA just like Ben and I'm seriously thinking of doing this down the road, in 1 to 2 years. Makes perfect sense when you think about the quality and cost of water.

@BenSullinsOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

2 things to consider, noise for your neighbors, and running the water into a fridge dispenser so it's chilled. Good luck!

@serinahadjadj4661 2 жыл бұрын

@@BenSullinsOfficial can this tech work in the Sahara desert? Especially in extreme hot temperatures and dry air (I mean 60 Celsius degrees with no humidity)

@sweesuri7760 Жыл бұрын

What a surprise. Great Video. Excellent to the point information. No unnecessary fluff. Enjoyed you presentation knowledge. Thanks. The quote from AC Clarke.....nice touch

@laioren 3 жыл бұрын

Please keep us posted! Loved it, and would be super interested to learn more. I also live in San Diego, so no issue there for me, but dang, that sound seems like it may be a deal breaker for me.

@shangyunhuang 4 жыл бұрын

It’s perfect for south east Asia. Humid and never freeze.

@stephenantonicelli7069 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about communities near ocean with ground water being salty.

@kingeric1992 3 жыл бұрын

and rains a lot.

@jasmineaebeecee1578 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video, extremely important to know and hope for all humanity, technology that gives us hope with all problems we face on Earth. Right now we use a distillation machine since our tap water is still drinkable but nothing compares clean pure water. Since this technology is new perhaps over time it can be improved i.e. portability, noise reduction etc. specific for drinking water only.Thank you to all who made this innovative idea to further solve water problems. We must conserve water at all cost and I am waiting for a home dry cleaning machine without the harsh chemicals of course.

@jandoinc Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for the info.

@GeckoHiker 2 жыл бұрын

We purchased an Air-2-Water generator about 8 years ago. It is an enhanced dehumidifier with walter filtration capabilities. I looked at at the tpye of unit you demonstrated but the lower cost of Air-2-Water made the decision. In Missouri, the higher humidity gives us about six gallons of water a day. I siphon off water to store for days that are colder. It isn't perfect but it does a good job. I want to install one in an off-grid RV with a composting toilet and recirculating shower. It could happen.

@musictravelgaming215 4 жыл бұрын

Oh no opened up a can of worms with this one @thunderf00t will be here soon

@fixman88 4 жыл бұрын

THIS.

@Barskor1 4 жыл бұрын

Thunderfart

@AnalystPrime 4 жыл бұрын

Company promises pure water, adds minerals so people won't complain about the weird taste. Tf would probably make a half hour video repeating "but if there are minerals in it, it is not pure water!". There is a reason why I have been ignoring YT suggestions to watch his videos.

@Neojhun 4 жыл бұрын

@@AnalystPrime WTF logic fail, but that means it's very pure and you have to methodically add good minerals. No problem there.

@Fearmylogic 4 жыл бұрын

@@AnalystPrime WTF, no he wouldn't. He attacks companies that lie, and mislead about their product. If this company is honest with the costs, how much water it can produce on a daily basis, and the limitations of the units ( such as no working in freezing weather ) the only complaint he would have is that there might be a system that's cheaper / more efficient. He doesn't attack companies and products for no reason, and his reasons are painstakingly laid out in his videos, with some basic math behind it. It's people that get butt-hurt that their favorite piece of bullshit is proved a lie, that have a problem with him.

@KimberlayKiernan Жыл бұрын

definitely a really sound option. I intend to live rurally in Mexico and I am VERY interested. Re: the freeezing thing if the unit was inside a building with a small heat source, it might be fine for a few degrees below 32, but for deep freeze i don't think so.

@2dollan15cents Жыл бұрын

This would be very useful during one of the many year round boil water advisories in New Orleans.

@dianablanke2543 3 жыл бұрын

What a great idea! Thanks for showing this source. I think I will make my own to go next to my aluminium can solar heater. After watching your presentation, I think it might be too loud in my 55+ neighborhood. Unless everyone goes deaf. Fallbrook.

@GaryKettwig 4 жыл бұрын

Get the water tested about 30 days apart for 4 months. Just saying, your tossing the word Pure a lot and as a consumer check for yourself for your family.

@GaryKettwig 4 жыл бұрын

@@fatboy19831 thx, water is tricky.

@Bangpath247 3 жыл бұрын

legionnaires disease does spring to mind.

@jafinch78 3 жыл бұрын

@@Bangpath247 Maybe a silver or copper or UV or ozone screening method, if not a pathogen filter process?

@peacelilly5074 3 жыл бұрын

G ary I was thinking the same. Think I’d have it go through a house filtration system anyway.

@andrea7693 3 жыл бұрын

Pure is a chemistry term, not a biological one. Pure means that there is only one of that (element, molecule, compound, etc..). Until the mineral cartridge what this thing produces is PURE water, meaning there is only H2O (with some air gasses dissolved in it 😄). What you've implied is "sterile" or "harmless" which refers to the pathogen in it.

@lorettaparks4552 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, great video!🙌 Have you seen the videos about the Engineer from Texas, Moses West, who has patents for his designs that he has taken to Puerto Rico and Flint, Michigan to help them obtain clean water? Also, I just found Watergen, an Israeli company. Both of these wouldn’t freeze (I don’t think) because the solar panels are separated from their machines. The price on this one is MUCH better, but Moses West has been able to donate many of his machines for people who cannot afford them.

@robertmiller5735 Жыл бұрын

Uncle Owen on Tatooine was a water farmer. All you need is 200 foot of pipe (6 or 8 inch PVC) sloping down to a tank . Say start a foot above ground, and have the tank 10 foot down or deeper. Have a second pipe coming up from the tank with a SLOW fan pulling air through, the humidity will condense on the cold (60F)underground pipe, and run down to the tank. A small pump and pipe to get the condensed water out is the last part. This will be distilled water so do NOT forget your vitamins and minerals . Don't thank me, thank Uncle Owen. Owen Lars was a human male from the desert planet Tatooine who worked as a moisture farmer. His nephew was Luke Skywalker.

@amtjlt 3 жыл бұрын

This is wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Will probably get some

@8itgr8 3 жыл бұрын

I think you should store the energy during the day, and run at night, when dew point is lower. Thus getting more condensation.

@nickburak7518 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting.

@BangC137 3 жыл бұрын

But it is loud as hell...

@nickburak7518 3 жыл бұрын

@@BangC137 I thought about saying that, too. Sleeping with ear muffs is an idea... 🤔

@cynthiaayers7696 3 жыл бұрын

@@BangC137 no louder or maybe even less noisy then some of your neighbors driving by with their car stereos just vibrating your whole house.

@NoMoreBLUEISIS 2 жыл бұрын

But this is a constant lol or at least a lot longer than just a drive by, neighbors would LOVE you lol

@jimdavis7439 Жыл бұрын

Only if there was an option for winter time in CO. Maybe heating elements (larger solar panel) then I would definitely be interested. I think in time after a few generations I would be more comfortable buying these!

@drivestorage1779 2 жыл бұрын

this is sick! Love it! What a brilliant idea!

@laurentscheercousse3856 3 жыл бұрын

Great doing what you did Ben. Thanks a lot!

@Hayley-sl9lm 3 жыл бұрын

What a well-researched and thorough video!

@calebisrael7165 Жыл бұрын

A great video. I have an off grid farm in east Africa and water is a problem. Not so much for irrigation or animal, but for human consumption. It's worthy of more study. Thanks.

@eventhisidistaken 2 жыл бұрын

It seems like in most places, it would make more sense to design air conditioning systems in a way that the condensation is drinkable - that water usually just goes into the sewer system, around 5 gallons a day for a typical home.

@lamajigmeg 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I would love to hear the updates

@AdventuresWithAlex 4 жыл бұрын

“Whether or not you stay in that same place for 15 years is up in the *air* ” Nice 😎

@sunnyjohnson6072 2 жыл бұрын

I like that you point out the cons as well as the pros

@allaboutmycats454 Жыл бұрын

Great video, extremely informative! Thanks!

@touchdownraiders2009 4 жыл бұрын

You had me until the loud noise. I would be pissed if my neighbor got that and I had to hear that all day

@jomirriverarivera9687 4 жыл бұрын

You won’t hear anything at night!! lol

@beamerbread 4 жыл бұрын

Can't be much louder than a pool pump.

@skelten454 4 жыл бұрын

Also that it doesn't work in cold weather. :(

@brettneff7900 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how it compares to A/C compressors - they are also pretty loud

@mikee368 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe they will have problems worked out for the next version that Ben said they would bring to market in a few months? It's early days for the company so lots of improvements to be made. Every new model a few % increase in efficiency/generation of water and less noise? Sounds like what i would do with this tech.

@tecnocato 4 жыл бұрын

We love the system. Had it for two years and was the best decision after going full solar for the power. I LOVE the noise it makes because it reminds me of a Sci-Fi movie and high-tech. Best of all, it does that without any source of external power. Zero Mass installed a lot of them here in Puerto Rico at various fire departments after the hurricane.

@electric7487 2 жыл бұрын

You just annihilated thousands of dollars. This thing is a scam.

@chrystale888 2 жыл бұрын

They should be marketing this in Australia where it doesn't snow at all and central Australia where they get very little rain if at all. Will certainly green the deserts and county towns out here, make them viable to live in. Tell the company to set up a head office in OZ with offices in Alice Springs, Darwin, Perth and Brisbane asap they will make a fortune here.

@calicoesblue4703 Жыл бұрын

That is Cool Technology. Awesome Video & Very Informative.

@Cberk03 3 жыл бұрын

I'd like a series of follow up videos with all their future iterations. This is promising! I'll probably get this system in a couple years.

@xythiera7255 3 жыл бұрын

Na you wont its a scam and call a humityfier. Takes a crazy amount of energy to get just a tiny amount of water out of it. Its a tatal scam. Even more sad somebody promots this shit.

@BarryPiper 2 жыл бұрын

You could just look at the dozens of past iterations and get the same info.

@Kumar_.0 4 жыл бұрын

For a minute their I thought this was a April Fools joke...

@Mr2Reviews 3 жыл бұрын

@@wd269 My thoughts exactly.

@Mrchrispno1 2 жыл бұрын

Atlantians had water generators, tapered , consecutive lapping, tubes that that were alternately heated and cooled, with a fan blowing air through it. (course they had access to the Navaz, and so took the energy from the magnetic field)

@apostolosvranas4499 2 жыл бұрын

That truly seems magic! Definitely, there are issues of concern to be addressed, such as the noise generated (mentioned in the video), the chemical pollution of the atmosphere of many urban centers and the salinity of the sea spray in many coastal areas ... But to have clean, potable water for free seems indeed a wonder!

@tedmoss 2 жыл бұрын

TINSLAAFL.

@apostolosvranas4499 2 жыл бұрын

@@tedmoss, what's that? I don't get it!

@peaceandlove544 Жыл бұрын

It does have filters, the salinity erodes things faster.

@thesusboomerroblox6516 3 жыл бұрын

Off grid living people: I see this as an absolute win

@18matts 2 жыл бұрын

I think off grid people would rather build a well... but yes this is a win for humanity

@GonzoDonzo 2 жыл бұрын

Im off grid and you want a well. Your not going to get the hundreds or thousands of gallons of water youll need daily to grow your food with this. I have a garden thats about 3000sqft and i use around 500-1500 gallons a day depending on how hot it gets. I do grow about 5 times the food i need and give alot away though

@briananderson2219 2 жыл бұрын

Until they drink too much of this water with no minerals in it, and it strips their body out of minerals and they get sick like that young girl did. She actually died from drinking too much of that type of water. This water can be used in emergency but not daily unless it is re-mineralized

@GonzoDonzo 2 жыл бұрын

@@briananderson2219 they mention pretty early in the video that they have mineral packs to put in the water

@darkoverllord 2 жыл бұрын

@@GonzoDonzo exactly. This is like for someone with some cash to spend.

@Nalla328 4 жыл бұрын

These are a cool find! My Australian family has tanks to collect water when it rains to minimize dependency on city water. These, along with their solar array could make them even more independent. We are interested in these, but it would be hard with our Pacific Northwest winters.

@AddictOfLearning 2 жыл бұрын

It also has to take into account the relative humidity of where you're living. I am sure dry/low humidity areas wouldn't get anywhere close to 2gal a day.

@jamesyoung654 Жыл бұрын

Have you seen the movie: Dragon Day? As a prepper, this is a wonderful idea! We are planning to move to Texas next year and I hope the company that makes this product with fine tune it for when it come's time for me to purchase it. Thank you so much for the information and I'm sharing this with family in Texas now

@ThePaulv12 3 жыл бұрын

One thing I've noticed about the US is this, I don't really understand why many places in the US ban water tanks - cold places excepted as I understand roof guttering and snow don't play well and frozen tanks might be a distinct possibility if situated outside. It is true there really are no places in Australia where it gets so cold a tank might freeze barring ski resorts but they have their own water supplies anyhow. That said, in Australia outside of cities and regional towns almost all people rely on tank water. We drink it straight from the tank, cook with it, shower in it, do our washing in it, brush our teeth with it yet we're all perfectly fit and healthy. None of us crowding hospital wards with dysentery or cholera. It is very rare for people to get sick from tank water. Where I'm sitting here typing this there must be 70 houses on tank water within 15 min driving distance. Within the area all houses outside our local town rely on tank water and there would be thousands of houses, possibly tens of thousands within the district. It is a complete no brainer and the water tastes great. Tanks types are galvanized corrugated iron (really steel or as Bluescope call it Aquaplate), plastic and concrete. If you enjoy a cuppa tea, tank water rules. If you're building new, if you plan it well you can use gravity to supply the whole house and never have to pump anything. Even in subtropical Queensland and Darwin you'll find water tanks.

@1SaltyGirl 2 жыл бұрын

ThePauly12 - Politics. 'Nuff said.

@bazoo513 4 жыл бұрын

Ben, what I would like to see is how does the thing actually work? (And that noise makes me a bit skeptical about 15 years almost service-free lifetime.)

@nickbaker4857 4 жыл бұрын

So if it has a 15 year warranty you think they expect it to last less than 15 years?

@nickbaker4857 4 жыл бұрын

Jason Kates is that the same way Tesla will be gone?

@scottpreston5074 3 жыл бұрын

@@kayak_1 Actually the science behind the Tesla doesn't make economic sense. It uses a secondary power source (electricity) which is generated by a primary power source (gas, coal, and nuclear) which is polluting, finite, and expensive. There are other technologies which will generate liquid fuel, like ethanol and methanol from technologies that use sunlight, air, and water to capture the CO2 out of the air. This will blow Tesla away.

@rachelascott3130 3 жыл бұрын

Jason Kates I already have solar panels. Why not just buy a dehumidifier?

@bazoo513 3 жыл бұрын

@@scottpreston5074 Have you looked into actual electricity source mix recently? Have you looked into the efficiency of electric cars (especially Tesla and Koreans) making them emit less CO2 that ICE cars even if the electricity is 100% coal-sourced, which it nowhere is? Have you looked into the cost of CO2 capture and processes to convert it to fuel (of which all but Sabatier process are at laboratory stage)? Don't babble.

@Ronniedean Жыл бұрын

Every house needs this!

@jonathanpratt56 2 жыл бұрын

Personally building something similar would not be difficult. The cost point is a little high with crain installation. I'm in a place that freezing cold temperatures 4 months out of the year. My ground water is also clean to drink. There are many places this would be good to have. Thank you for the video I watched in full.

@Mrs.Purple.Possibilities 3 жыл бұрын

As a Flint resident, we still don't have clean drinking water and the city has raised water prices. We're beyond ready to sell this house and leave.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

I don't blame you, it's criminal what they're doing up there

@ironwork92000 3 жыл бұрын

Moses west

@FEMBT-yb8rh 3 жыл бұрын

*When will you residents get together and put your officials in jail? Denying this problem exists is criminal already. Jail for willful incompetence is too good for demons.*

@ironwork92000 3 жыл бұрын

@@FEMBT-yb8rh I honestly think they should do alot more than just jail, but you are on the money

@danielkinney8166 3 жыл бұрын

Propaganda.

@DwightHayesTHEWINDOPRO 3 жыл бұрын

The military has been using a mobile water maker successfully for a while now.

@ace11235 3 жыл бұрын

But they got an open check. You seen Biden’s budget? It is crazy to think that over 730 billion is assigned to the military yet your citizens are condemned to sickness and misery, maybe even death, due to “massively expensive” infrastructure costs.

@NoMoreBLUEISIS 2 жыл бұрын

Lol maybe they should try deploying them at the bases with all the contaminated water that's causing cancers.... Join a stupid cult win stupid prizes

@brucemarmy8500 2 жыл бұрын

Here, in central NM the humidity has been single digits for months. With a small amount of rain that brings it up for a day, maybe three days this year, so far. June '22

@vicki2229 5 ай бұрын

Ideally, it would be great to have something more prtable that can move with you or come along in a camper. Cold weather functionality is a must if it's going to scsle to more than just desert regions. Very interesting concept , Water producing technology ia a necessary alternative now and for many in the future.

@marius-gabrielmarciuc3072 2 жыл бұрын

To reduce the noise on the roof, install sponge walls that direct the sound to the sky, some mineral wool panels could give remarkable results. However, consider insulating the panels in case of bad weather.

@MooreIsAllYouNeed 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure you could install some sound dampening pads like they have in recording studios to mitigate the sound levels

@amypatterson9851 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs down for the "save the planet" BULL SH@T propaganda, but thumbs up for the coverage of a new product. Ben.

@sitdowndogbreath Жыл бұрын

@@amypatterson9851 we are way past that now, its about getting what U can get sustainability from nature.

@rosemaryjane7110 Жыл бұрын

@@sitdowndogbreath thank you

@rosemaryjane7110 Жыл бұрын

Yeah just let the neighbors have it.

@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger 3 жыл бұрын

I have to admit, this subject is fascinating!

@wedream2 Жыл бұрын

I use a distiller that stores up to 5 gallons. I can power it with my solar battery. Costs a lot less than this unit. The fan is quiet. If my water is shut off, I can fill the boiling tank with water from my pool. This device that makes water from air sounds like an essential item for dessert living, but can't imagine anyone else needing it.

@bhavanabelsre5785 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea, great work, loved it, Thanks for sharing.

@nagoyajon 3 жыл бұрын

Looking to buy a home and once improved, would want that. I just like the idea of independence whether it's electricity or water.

@svelanikolova5776 2 жыл бұрын

I make my own. One umbrella upside down with 1000 litter tank. On top of that umbrella I put a potato sack . It not only collects dew and fog, it also collects rain and snow. 4 in 1

@katiemom8260 2 жыл бұрын

So I've been working on this same sort of thing for a while now and yes cold weather is the Achilles heel. But then the water just stays on the ground. I shovel it into a barrel over a small fire. I moved to the mountains of Colorado to develope a system similar to this but more the size of a shed with a tank in the ground. A glorified ammonia run dehumidifier inside. Solar/wind electricity. Add in an electrolysis cell and use hydrogen to replace propane/natural gas. And solar air heaters. Even if I gotta hang a giant magnifying glass. Targeting homestead size situations. But things are slow for us we haven't had any support yet. But because I haven't been putting it out there

@gilz2253 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation Ben. I'd like to see a followup on how they remedy the noise issue which for me is a show stopper.

@amypatterson9851 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs down for the "save the planet" BULL SH@T propaganda, but thumbs up for the coverage of a new product. Ben.

@DA-sp2qy 3 жыл бұрын

The more I watch this the more it feels like an ad 😂 For one a average recommend water consumption per day for a grow up is 3 ltr minimum. When taking water from air it depends on your location ie water content in the air if you like close to the shore you will get peak efficiency and the energy spent is equal to the energy required to boil the water so it's not really a efficient usage of the energy Adding a simple water filter to the tap will be much more economical

@Stinosko 3 жыл бұрын

Not everything can be filtered by a normal filter. For example lead is not easy by just a simple filter... It is a very inefficient methode but it makes you independent from external forces for your basic need of water and that is a huge bonus. In general they are looking to make homes more and more independent from the grid for several reasons. This might be one of the last steps needing to do so: For electricity use solar and wind + battery as buffer For non-human water use rainwater (toilets, showers, dishwashers, ...) Now for clean drinkable water (drinking and cooking warer) you have this project and hopefully many improved version/alternatives in the near future (independent from this company or not) 🙂

@DA-sp2qy 3 жыл бұрын

@@Stinosko I agree rain water harvesting is a highly beneficial technology, so why not filter that water and use it in the kitchen point was the only places these will work is places which have good rainfall or lot of water in the air..like islands where desalination makes much more sense . I don't get the point of spending huge amount of energy to capture water from air ? When compared to rh world there is a tiny geographical pocket where this would work and even in those areas it's not energy efficient compared to other technologies

@Stinosko 3 жыл бұрын

@@DA-sp2qy Same issue: you can't passively filter the every toxic element from rain without using many energy to boil it and let clean water condensate and catch the clean concentrated water. Which probably is around same size of energy investment as this technology (is my assumptions) The main point here is: it's possible to be 100% off grid if you want or need to be. For example what he said in the video: not all homes have clean water reliably provided by goverment. (No foundation, lead foundation, no good regulation, ...) There is a valid usecase that this technology (clean water anywhere) is useful or even needed. Not everyone benefits from it (just yet) for example like you 😊

@Stinosko 3 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to see a comparison between the power usage of this technology and other technology to clean rain water to the same healthy level as this technology. I don't know who is gonna win so we both can be right or wrong until a independent researcher investigates it 🙂

@Stranz28 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben for helping the company by paying their R&D cost, but for $6300 and noisy, plus adding more weight on the roof. I rather wait for few more new versions down the road, or someone else has a better system.

@thelyricman710 2 жыл бұрын

You can make your own primitive one. Glass pane tilted down laid on top of a black box with a glass pyrex pan inside to collect the condensed distilled water. Must be tightly sealed. Not huge quantity of water, but if you have multiple "solar stills", & empty the pyrex pans regularly, could have enough.

@markgardiner6733 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video, Ben. I always thought getting H2O from air was a great idea, since Star Trek had a similar concept on some episodes. Just the savings alone is great, but also the health savings of getting good H2O in your body!

@nicklockard 2 жыл бұрын

Used to work for ZMW. I think they changed their name to something else. The problem is flowing enough air mass with the available PV energy. One standard cubic foot of air volume flow per minute can capture ~.0126 lbs of moisture (standard pressure, 100 degF, 20% RH, as in a desert application). So to capture 2 gallons per day (7.566 Liters at about 16.6 lbs water) means you have to flow 1300 SCF of pure through-flow (no sucking of the air you just processed, and no re-evaporation of water you've already collected. Sounds like a very doable problem, as all you need are 2 40SCFM fans running for 17 minutes. Easy right? Well it means everything must be perfect: perfect capture (absorb/release cycling matched to available air moisture at that time), leak free capture, no loss of heat, no evaporation of water you'd already collected, no spoiling of the water....you get the drift. The devil is in the details.

@zerxilk8169 2 жыл бұрын

prolly has 4 of those fans

@nicklockard 2 жыл бұрын

@@zerxilk8169 in fact it did, yet it takes two units at installed cost of $7200 to capture 5-15 liters of water per day. That's less than 4 gallons. It makes some of the most expensive drinking water in the world. Totally impractical.

@adamturner8634 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in a county in Florida who still had old terra-cotta pipes that had asbestos in them and our ground want was Aldo contaminated with arsenic from a old abandoned turpentine plant dumping chemicals back in the 50s

@stopwatch584 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for video

@Laksjhhehsbkk 3 жыл бұрын

How do you clean the unit To prevent mildew build up? Great concept I believe coming from the atmosphere, the water is probably negative ion charged which is actually great!

@electric7487 2 жыл бұрын

"I believe coming from the atmosphere, the water is probably negative ion charged which is actually great!" Uhhhh... no. On almost EVERY level.

@dominickdirksen Жыл бұрын

I like the concept, but the issue with freezing makes it a no go for me. I live in Colorado and we definitely have freezing weather for a goods part of the year.

@labanalyticz3420 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best videos on you tube.

@edavydenko2466 Жыл бұрын

I am definitely considering one for my home.

@victhomp2909 3 жыл бұрын

I'm definitely interested but I live in the Northeastern part of the US and our winters are quite harsh with extreme cold and snow. It's a great idea and I would think a great investment whether in arid, dry climates or contaminated water sources. Great video with lots of helpful information.

@amypatterson9851 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs down for the "save the planet" BULL SH@T propaganda, but thumbs up for the coverage of a new product. Ben.

@proman5498 Жыл бұрын

@@amypatterson9851 planet doesn't need saving..who are we to think we could even attempt such a thing...the planet just needs smart people with intelligent ideas.

@amypatterson9851 Жыл бұрын

@@proman5498 correct!!!