Project Tatooine: Potable water harvesting ==> 34% complete
Proposal
In an extended grid-down scenario or other potential disaster, the water supply could be impacted. Therefore a solution for harvesting water is needed.
Drilling a well is impractical for multiple reasons (mainly restrictions due to an urban setting), so like Luke's Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru did on Tatooine, moisture farming is the obvious solution. There are two methods - rainwater harvesting (long term solution) and dehumidifier harvesting (short term solution).
Steps to complete
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Set up harvesting system to use a dehumidifier to collect water. It should be mobile for usage in the garage, outdoors, or indoors. This will make use of the Berkey (already owned and in place) to purify the water for consumption. -
Purchase dehumidifier. (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0854LKKDC) -
Purchase water jug and hose for collection. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00168PI4S https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006IX85K) -
Purchase Himalayan Sea Salt to add to purified water for essential minerals, etc. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZL255O) -
Obtain/recycle jugs for extended water storage.
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Water purification testing. -
Purchase water purification tester. -
Compare captured water samples with tap water, bottled water, and Berkey-filtered water to establish purification baselines.
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Test full system. -
Record measurements of water collected, noting water purification levels, humidity, humidity levels, and equipment power consumption. -
Work out best times of day for maximum harvesting.
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Increase size of system as needed for desired output.
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