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RainCloud dehumidifier extracts drinking water from thin air
Imagine getting fresh, pure drinking water from a dispenser right on your desk — no plumbing required. Anyone with a home dehumidifier knows how much water can be sucked out of the air, but usually that water gets dumped down the sink, or at best, poured on a thirsty petunia.
Cleanworld Ltd. in the UK designed the RainCloud C-15 for your home or office. Simply put, it's a small dehumidifier with a built-in water purification system to produce drinking water, with hot and cold options. Lord knows those Brits love a spot of hot tea.
The RainCloud C-15 ain't cheap. It retails for over $1,000. But, think about how much you'll save by ditching your bottled water habit, besides keeping those bottles out of the landfills. Plus, unless we really screw up, air will be a continually unlimited resource.
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By roshinobi at 5:13 PM ON 03/02/09
I'm sorry, but I just can't imagine the pennies I'd save using this instead of tap water through a brita filter could justify the cost of the electricity to run the thing. That electricity generally means burning coal, so there goes that environmental friendliness too...Unless I already need a dehumidifier, this one is a no-go.
By Akito38A at 6:40 PM ON 03/02/09
This is a neat idea. its too bad the cost is so high. I also live in the Denver area so I have no Idea how well this would work. (its pretty dry here most the year) Still hats off.
By xanapus at 1:32 PM ON 03/03/09
I can't see me ever buying one of these. Bakersfield, CA is too dry to extract any water from the air lol. Now if I lived in Malibu this thing would be working overtime.
By PTRICKY at 8:38 PM ON 03/03/09
Ok, so if you don't use a dehumidifier, of course this isn't a good idea. For those of us not living in a desert, this is a great idea! I wonder how expensive a filter would be needed to just modify an existing dehumidifier and how they justify 1K.
By Yogurt at 10:08 PM ON 03/03/09
Anybody think we could buy a regular dehumidifier and a brita filtered Pitcher, pour the water into the pitcher and drink that?
It should be drinkable water if you did that. Plus a whole lot cheaper than 1K.
By mathews at 3:04 AM ON 03/05/09
There was a similar product to this on TV last year, but the main downfall was that whilst it gets the water quickly from the air, it needs alot of time to stop it from tasting stagnant.
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