Drinking Water From The Sea! | Water Maker Installation | Episode 97
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- čas přidán 13. 10. 2023
- We've finally done it! In this video, we're installing our water maker in our off-grid caravan.
Imagine being able to make your own drinking water from the ocean!
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Very interesting, thanks something to think about. Cheers
Thanks for watching!
Great installation Simon - looks good.
Reckon a lot more people will fit one after watching this .😃
Cheers!
oh, c'mon - I'd only just gotten the van (Titanium too 😊) 'finished' for off-grid happiness and you go and show me this!
😆 Sorry, not sorry
Great video. I'm particular about my drinking water and have a water softner with filters on my house. I chose transparent housings for the 10x2 filter cartridges so I could more easily monitor them. I use Aqua Pure AP11T housings that need to be kept out of the sun. They are high quality housings with applicable standards compliance certification.
Nice work!
Great idea and well done on the installation. Can you use the water you’ve run through the desalination kit and into your water tank to back flush? Makes sense that if you back flush for 2 minutes it shouldn’t use a huge amount of water compared with 80l of fresh water per hour.
Yeah we could, just trying to save as much water as possible! There's a fwe things we need to test/try out. Stay tuned!
You’re right, why the caravan industry doesn’t have this as standard ? Similar to the sailing ⛵️ industry!
I would’ve place it over a slide for fixing convenience but neat job! 🎉
One more video once you have tested showing results and maintenance please
Thanks. Will do!
Well, spot on selecting an area that can handle water spillage, you can't avoid that with filtration, lucky your still flexible installing in a narrow space..A modular framed box to slide in the rear of the vehicle would be the rolls Royce, but you did not have that privilege.10 out 10 for effort.
Very true!
Thank you guys. It’s everything I had hoped and more. We are 💯 installing one. Seeing how long the main membrane is we will be mounting on the side tub wall of the Wildtrack. Awesome Info that we can detach the karcher and use for other jobs. Already have that exact model in the garage, so win ✅
Thank you for showing the install and opening up our eyes to this gift to be able to stay off grid longer. 🙏🏻💯💦
Great to hear!
Good to see the installation but ending without showing it working is a bummer. I mean how well does it work? What rate of water does it produce? What's it like to drink? Are you planning a video on that? Cheers.
Thanks mate, agreed! We're looking forward to showing its operation in an upcoming video. We've been too busy to get to it unfortunately.
Great idea! 👍
Nice one guys! For 12V supply just make sure you use the right fuse for your system!
Good tip!
Nice work and great install. I have been involved with many large scale desalination plants in my career of which this is a mini version. One thing to consider that you may have dealt with is the fact that an RO membrane removes so much dirt, minerals etc it is often (every plant I have dealt with) necessary to add back chemicals (remineralisation) to adjust alkalinity etc. so suitable to drink and manage corrosion of metal fittings. Was this a consideration or mentioned by the supplier? It may be being dealt with in another way so just genuinely interested? Once again, great work and should keep you off grid for ages!
Thanks mate, appreciate your insight. I don't know if it will be a problem given how much we'll be using it. I doubt drinking RO water intermittently and for short periods of time would be an issue. If this was your only water source then maybe?
Awesome vid guys! I’ve been looking forward to seeing this one!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just a minor thing. TDS is Total Dissolved Solids.
TDS refers to the total concentration of organic and inorganic substances dissolved in water. These substances include salts, minerals, metals and ions.
Well, there you go! You learn someting everyday
Hahahaaa. Yeah, just admit it mate. Youre just easing your lovely girl into the full time sailing life😂😂
You know it!
Why the pressure washer?... this is reinventing the wheel 😂 boats have had these for decades 😅
How so? We talked about why a pressure washer in the video. We also talked about their prevelance in the marine industry, but not common in the RV industry.
@@TheLifestylePioneersthe actual pump is 12v and under 100. Don't seen any benefits it need 240v and it's not rated for flow or duty cycle required.
This is spare parts and tye filters are whole house when RO has little flow
@@TheLifestylePioneersit's also not food grade plastic or grease
Such a cool thing to have about time these systems started to come into the caravan industry just a side note check the constant run time on the pressure washer I’ve been through a lot of cheaper ones because most of them only have a constant use time of 20-30 min then they over heat I’ve ended up with a 800$ karcher one to fix the issues 🤙🏻
Cheers. Thanks for the heads up.
Nice job
Thanks!
G’day guys, hey without sounding negative, I recon the hyper saline ‘waste water’ could be an issue just as grey water is (yep, kinda ridiculous). Also the duty cycle of a Karcher pump, -(how long you can run one for continuously).
I guess you could do smaller 5-10L batches if it overheats.
I thought if I was fitting all that plumbing into that tight space, I’d use a vertical drawer to slide the whole manifold out for servicing. Nice job and another great video. Thanks for sharing! Cheers 👍
An issue in what sense? We don't have any issues with grey water. The Karcher pump is water cooled so should run for a decent amount of time. I guess we'll find out. We're not the first ones to use it though. A drawer isn't a bad idea but adds to the weight and complexity of the install. Now it's in there, we can get to everything we need to.
A few years back I made myself a creek pump with a filtration system. One of the considerations was using food grade components. Does the RO system solve that on the feed in side?
It's food grade after the RO membrance
How has the trauma air conditioner been working out? Curious to see how it works as it seems like a great idea, saves roof space and overall height of the van
We haven't been using it for long enough, particularly in hot conditions to know for sure just yet. We'll share our thoughts once we feel we have a good grasp of it's pros and cons.
Great video, I have to say that $3.5k plus high pressure pump is a very expensive solution.
Yeah, it's definitely not for everyone.
Well done Jesus good install is it the hair or the foot ware .cheers guys
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Do you guys have any concern about adding high salt content byproduct from your desal unit to already high salt content water tables.....or is it every man for himself
Short answer, no. We'll be using it mostly in coastal areas and the amount of waste water won't be significant
@@TheLifestylePioneers For every litre of freshwater You make from saltwater , You will be discharging a minimum of 3 litres , most likely high has 10 litres to wash away the salt particles on the outside of the membrane , same with water with high Iron or Calcium content ....
Top work Simon! What do reckon it weighs all up?
Thanks mate. Somewhere around 15-20kg all up I reckon
Good to know, ta. Look forward to seeing it in action.@@TheLifestylePioneers
Awesome Idea and Ep guys, just depends on the cost of that set up,
It's around $3000 for the kit
Gee thats is a fair price Thank you, @@TheLifestylePioneers
Yeah, that's what we though. You get 10% off with our code as well 👍
Nutserts.
Nutserts are great for areas you can only access from one side.
Great idea! Cheers
Hello You don,t mention what You are doing with the waste water , seeing a Reverse Osmosis system wastes 3 to 20 times the water it makes , it has to go somewhere , put it in the same place You dump Your grey water , also with a bit of research You can buy a total 12 / 24 volt systems , run Your High pressure pump dry , You will kill it - doesn,t matter if it is $200 or $2000 they will get destroyed
I guess time will tell. It's all a bit of an experiment.
What happened to BURRUM Meetup ?? We tried to contact you via website, and on some of ya vids here but got NO Response?
My family and I went along to the ‘Pioneer Party’ at Burrum Heads this last weekend as well as a stack of other TLP followers and it was absolutely awesome!! If you had’ve booked a campsite online via Hipcamps, Michael (host and camp owner) would’ve touched base with you directly and given you all the info you needed to make it along
Sorry you missed it. We shared details a few times. We didn't see and website or CZcams comments about it that we didn't reply to.
@rich9903 Not sure why pay 75$/night plus for a hipcamp when the wife and I had an empty campsite behind Burrum Tavern for $20/night?
It's absolute beachfront camping and has great facilities. Camper fees were used for entertainment, food, insurance, and an event permit. Hope you can make it next time 👍
Apart from what Simon/Liz mentioned in their response, I believe the general idea is for all attendees to camp in the one site to readily socialise and meet one another (and to meet Simon and Liz in person for a yarn) rather than be spread out across various locations which to me, really was the whole point of the event. I’m also guessing another reason to camp at the Hipcamp site was to showcase the natural beauty of the place and the facilities available