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Kevin D Pem

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Joined
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Messages
5,130
Location
AZ
RV Year
1984
RV Make
Alpinelite
RV Length
26'
TOW/TOAD
2016 Ram 1500
Fulltimer
Yes
Woke up to 55% humidity this AM. This gave me the opportunity to try out the dehumidifier discarded to the Goodwill closest to me before the clouds rolled in once again.

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The 480watt energy hungry "water maker" was left to run for roughing 2 hours and pulled 6 cups of water out of the air.

In the Arizona forest the one big drawback? water is premium, so, according to the manual 2.7 gallons in 24 hours is a great number. 8 hours solar run time will provide all the drinking/food prep water a single man could ask for.

One of my winter projects, was installing 1100w of solar on a 16 ft tow behind. So now I'm giving serious thought to suggesting larger arrays to accommodate dehumidifiers for remote dwellings.

Let's face the facts, the normal RV fails to offer a well drilling rig as part of the deal. And sunshine is only one option for powering the thing.
 

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