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Drinking Water from Thin Air | Future House | Ask This Old House

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Ask This Old House smart technology expert Ross Trethewey finds a solar panel that can generate clean drinking water out of thin air.
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Time: 2 hours

Cost: $5000

Skill Level: Advanced

Tools List for Installing a Solar Panel to Get Drinking Water from Thin Air:
Drill
Wrench

Shopping List:
Solar panel array
2×4 redwood
Lag bolts
3⁄8” water line

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 waterline to the refrigerator or a dedicated faucet.

Resources:
Ross saw the SOURCE solar panel array, manufactured by Zero Mass Water (https://www.zeromasswater.com).

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

About Future House:
Ask This Old House home technology expert Ross Trethewey shows you the newest smart-home innovations. From automated home construction to energy monitors to robotic solar panels, and more, find out what’s happening now and what’s coming in applied home science.

About Ask This Old House TV:
Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we’re ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O’Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook.

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