Solar Distillation, Are You Prepared? Author: Dr. Roy Speiser
Solar water distillers can be included as part of a plan to
provide an adequate supply of drinking water in the event of an emergency.
A typical distiller can produce 6 liters of water per day
during the summer and about 3 liters during the winter season. There are no moving parts so it is reliable
and almost maintenance free. However,
due to the requirement to have sun on a regular basis, it should not be your
only method of producing potable water.
If you are near a non-potable source of water you should
also have other equipment including filtration, chlorination, and ultraviolet
so that you have a complete filtration system capable of producing water under
any circumstances. Two models of solar
distillers that you might consider as part of your emergency plan include the
RainMaker 550 Solar Distiller and the Solatron.
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