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AquaMaker pulls water out of thin air

aquamaker-am10.jpgMost offices have a water cooler. In addition to being the best place around to discuss last night's episode of American Idol, it provides delicious water to everyone at the cubicle farm. It also, however, contributes piles of gigantic water bottles to the garbage, which is less beneficial.

This AquaMaker AM10 provides the first two benefits of having an office watercooler without the third. That's because it extracts water from the air around it, meaning you never have to buy/throw away water bottles for it. Of course, at $1,200 with $15 a day for operating costs, most offices will pass on this one. And if you're worried about the environment, you can always get a filter pitcher and use the faucet. But obviously pulling water out of thin air is cooler if you've got the scratch.

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Jason:
This EmilyDavis comment has been cut and pasted on a number of Aquamaker articles across the web. Makes me skeptica...More »


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By EmilyDavis at 2:16 PM ON 04/07/08

Actually I just bought the AM10 shown in the picture and I have to say it makes close to 7 gallons of water in my office and I live in Dallas Texas. Of course the unit will not make any water in a dry places because the water has to come from the air but that was also disclosed upfront during my purchase. I asked for a AM10 for my mother in Illinois but they said they would not sell it because it would not make water for certain periods of the month. I was impressed by this because they had a sale and did not take it. They looked out for me and were very upfront and honest about their product and its benefits as well as its limitations. When I saw that it was posted the cost of 15 dollars per day I almost fell out of my seat. When I purchased my unit i was given a chart of electricity consumption and it is shows exact consumption per day which is not even one dollar per day at full capacity. I would really urge you too look into water generation a little closer because for most of us it beats having to pay for water for the rest of our lives when we can produce it in our homes and not have to worry about the city contamination or full and empty bottles to be stored or high costs associated with cooler systems. When I used to buy bottles it almost seemed like I was paying more for the transportation and production of plastic rather than what I really want to pay...just water. So yes I do love my water generator...as you can tell..lol..and I don't think it is a product for everyone but it is definitely worth looking into for yourself and finding out the true facts.

By Jason at 1:12 PM ON 01/27/09

This EmilyDavis comment has been cut and pasted on a number of Aquamaker articles across the web. Makes me skeptical. Is it a real review or just something written by someone working for Aquamaker?


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