Future House | Drinking Water from Thin Air

Ask This Old House smart technology expert Ross Trethewey finds a solar panel that can generate clean drinking water out of thin air

by Ross Trethewey

Skill

Hard

Cost

$5000

Estimated Time

2 hours

Drill/driver
Wrench

Steps:

Mount the redwood boards to structure in the roof with lag bolts.
Connect the mounting bracket to the redwood boards using lag bolts.
Connect the solar panel array to the mounting bracket.
Connect the 3⁄8″ water line to the water reservoir and the water reservoir to the house.
From the inside, connect the water line to the refrigerator or a dedicated faucet.

The materials required to install these panels are included with the array.