DIY Atmospheric Water Generator! - Produces/Extracts Distilled Water from the air! - DIY distiller

DIY Atmospheric Water Generator. Unit pulls Pure 'distilled water' straight out of the air! works best in hot humid conditions. this simple design pumps near freezing water thru a long section of copper coil. coil becomes very cold and dew (condensate) forms on the coil. the dew is then caught by a drip-pan located beneath the coil. *note that this unit has the added benefit of dehumidifying the air. *an AWG is essentially just a "Food Safe" dehumidifier. (my previous video shows this unit being operated primarily as a dehumidifier... the difference being that that design has plastic parts that come in contact with the water). to keep the water as 'pure' as possible, i used only aluminum and copper in this version. main thing with these is to keep the coils clean. if coils are cleaned after each use, the water generated is 'distilled water'.

[richardowens]

Cool project (pun intended)! I would suggest orienting the tubes vertically over a funnel that is inserted into a 5 gallon water bottle. I would also suggest using one of those Peltier junction electric coolers to keep the water cool, rather than relying on those freezer packs. You're still going to be using electricity to cool the water, but you're not going to have to keep rotating the freezer packs to keep the system cool. Alternately, you could use a small compressor refrigerator with a water bottle or bucket containing the pump inside and just drill holes through the wall for the copper tubes. Compressors are more efficient than Peltier junctions, but they are mechanical and would wear out, whereas the Peltier junctions last forever and require no maintenance and make no noise. If you're powering the system from solar, the Peltier junctions make more sense in the long run. Thanks, for sharing!

[reccemang]

If you could use a solar powered glycol chiller, you'd be able to run this indefinitely as long as you have sunlight and humidity in the air. Pretty cool!

[gerilynn]

I would love to see another video where you would explain clearer what is in the box and why/how this works.

[mrdaviddlg]

Super neat, I've always been fascinated with the idea of getting water from the air. You never disappoint!

[stkout]

Most people already own an Atmospheric Water Generator...it's called an "Air Conditioner." My rooftop HVAC produces so much water dripping off the cooling coils that building codes require a drain line to keep from staining the roof and sides of the house, and this is in Nevada where single digit humidity is common.

[TheRealBurtL]

OPTIMIZATIONS IDEAS: (make water by the gallon using solar)

1. Get a 12"-20" fan. Point the fan at the coils and turn it on. You should test if the fan speed alters condensation rates. I guess a 3-5X improvement on water condensation.

You could get a 12V fan, a 100W flexible 12V solar panel and a 20AH 12V battery for <$110. Not sure how you are cooling the tube fluid, (ice?) this two can be powered by solar. I run my refrigerator and home lighting with solar. (soon to do the TV & HTPC too)

You could put this thing on steroids by pumping freon (or equivalent) through the copper tubes using a solar powered condenser. It would likely be to cold causing the condensation tubes to turn to ice. Keep the gas flowing with the compressor only coming on when the gas is warmer than 38* or so.

To vertical or not to vertical? If vertical, the water will not have as many places to drip off from, with a constant flow of water dripping round and down the coils, you may end up with less area for condensation to take place as the water from the top down becomes a river covering the tubes with water. You want the maximum amount of the tubes surface area exposed directly to air. Although, it's possible I'm wrong about this and vertical is actually is the best. The water dripping round & down may clear the tubes from water faster than vertical. A test may be in order.

Do this right and you could save $ on your water bill for a small investment.

[NewbChsurr]

its got to be a meme that this is the type of thing that men think about at 2 am

[GlorymaNazario]

Excellent idea! With a little solar parts we can have power for the pump and we can use it during the day. Awesome! Thank you.

[pablobartelotte]

if you drain directly to a ceramic jug you kill two birds with one stone, collect clean water and dehumidify the room. to make it work even more efficiently add rocksalt to the chilling chamber. it looks like a submersable fountain pump which can be powered with solar.

[freestyleskeer]

This is awesome. With a couple of tweaks and if you connect the pipes up to a solar powered ice maker, you can have a mostly electric free design (minus the pump).

[campusministercommonground]

I'd like more information on actually assembling this and what sort of water pump is used.

[Anothermachine]

Anyone see the movie "Seven", with Brad Pitt? 😂 "what's in the it is pre cooled water to pump through the coils creating condensation which is collected then stored

[xKaaL]

Veeery niice ! I have a question thought. How many liters can it produce per day ?

[BadMoonRising]

2 inch diameter inner copper coil (tightly coiled) and a 2.5 inch diameter copper outer coil (tightly coiled) vertically (2" diameter inside the outer coil) 5 feet long dripping water 24 seven into an IBC tote. Summer or winter this gives us water year-round. Use your indoor temperatures to create the temperature differential you need versus the second air pump drawing air from your garage or outside. Nothing more than swapping the air lines per season. Hope this helps everyone God bless.

[theofficialsoldierthatreviews]

I have my ac unit shedding condensation into a 55gal drum, fills completely in 2-3 days

[jamesnjeanniestanley]

Can you explain in detail how you made it please so I can make one

[inomad]

I’d like to see this test done with cold tap water... without ice. I’m sure it would work, but I’d like to see the difference in production rates. I’d also like to see more precise time stamps. Maybe set a stop watch next time. Cool video, concept and production.

[hiseminencetheholymacdiarmada]

Computer cooling fan blowing air thru 1 inch copper tubing which is then connected to a chilled condenser = distilled water out of thin air. This works extremely well here in the south where it is extremely humid, but may not work as well in a more arid climate.

[bunnykiller]

My 8000 btu window unit AC generates about 20 gal a day AND it cools off my home.... :)

[williamlloyd]

Maybe we’ll all become water farmers like Luke’s uncle on Tatooine!
If you have excess solar power that you’re not getting paid for by the grid, why not use power to run this or a similar system?