Kevin D Pem
RVF 5K Club
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2020
- 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.
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.
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.
