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Are there any consumer-grade atmospheric solar water generators on the market right now? I did a very quick search and didn't find anything. Is there anything l

Are there any consumer-grade atmospheric solar water generators on the market right now? I did a very quick search and didn't find anything. Is there anything like this that people can buy right now?

tppiotrowski 5y ago
Quick Google found this: https://www.source.co/ https://www.source.co/ Edit: There's also this water bottle I remember seeing a while back on Kickstarter or Indigogo. It doesn't seem like they actually sell it on the website: https://fontus.at/ https://fontus.at/
- Ansil849 5y ago
  Super interesting, thanks. Kind of surprised more people aren't talking about this.
- pjy04 5y ago
  Yes, this is the company in Arizona. They can do about 4-5 liters a day without an external power source.
- hanniabu 5y ago
  It says clean, but isn't it only as clean as the surrounding air? For example if you used this next to a manufacturing plant spewing chemicals into the air, won't these contaminants be captured by the condensation and make it into the water?
igorhvr 5y ago
If you don't mind having to add the solar kit for power (separate purchase) https://www.accairwater.com/home-atmospheric-drinking-water-generator_p27.html https://www.accairwater.com/home-atmospheric-drinking-water-... and similar products could be used..
colechristensen 5y ago
You could buy a few solar panels, an inverter, a dehumidifier, and a water filter and be fine. The problem is sizing the power generation and dehumidifier to match and generate an amount of water meaningful to you. Regardless you need quite a bit of solar to get a decent amount of water.
- stephen_g 5y ago
  Given that a dehumidifier is prime bacteria habitat, I'd recommend probably also putting it through UV sterilisation (or ozone or chlorine) before a decent filter cartridge before drinking. But yeah, the energy required is so high that it's usually one of the least useful ways of getting water in most places.

Are there any consumer-grade atmospheric solar water generators on the market right now? I did a very quick search and didn't find anything. Is there anything like this that people can buy right now?

tppiotrowski 5y ago

Quick Google found this: https://www.source.co/ https://www.source.co/ Edit: There's also this water bottle I remember seeing a while back on Kickstarter or Indigogo. It doesn't seem like they actually sell it on the website: https://fontus.at/ https://fontus.at/

Ansil849 5y ago
Super interesting, thanks. Kind of surprised more people aren't talking about this.
pjy04 5y ago
Yes, this is the company in Arizona. They can do about 4-5 liters a day without an external power source.
hanniabu 5y ago
It says clean, but isn't it only as clean as the surrounding air? For example if you used this next to a manufacturing plant spewing chemicals into the air, won't these contaminants be captured by the condensation and make it into the water?

igorhvr 5y ago

If you don't mind having to add the solar kit for power (separate purchase) https://www.accairwater.com/home-atmospheric-drinking-water-generator_p27.html https://www.accairwater.com/home-atmospheric-drinking-water-... and similar products could be used..

colechristensen 5y ago

You could buy a few solar panels, an inverter, a dehumidifier, and a water filter and be fine. The problem is sizing the power generation and dehumidifier to match and generate an amount of water meaningful to you. Regardless you need quite a bit of solar to get a decent amount of water.

stephen_g 5y ago
Given that a dehumidifier is prime bacteria habitat, I'd recommend probably also putting it through UV sterilisation (or ozone or chlorine) before a decent filter cartridge before drinking. But yeah, the energy required is so high that it's usually one of the least useful ways of getting water in most places.