Ä HOMEPOWR ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ECHOMAIL010 Ä Msg : 53 of 55 - 14 From : Daniel Klos 1:139/540 06 Oct 92 07:31:00 To : Michael Krupa Subj : Solar Water Distillation ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ -=> Quoting Michael Krupa to All <=- MK> Does anyone have information on how to Distill water by Solar MK> Methods, or where to purchase such equipment? MK> Information on How to Make/Maintain a Well would also be helpful. MK> MK> Thanks in advance for any replies! MK> MK> Mike Probably the best way is to set up a solar distiller. You build a 4' by 8' frame, make it water proof. But some black cloth on the inside and let your 'dirty' water drip down this cloth. Put glass on the top of the box and make a little trough to rest at the bottom of the glass (the box is inclined to face the sun). The water will evaporate off the cloth, condense on the glass and run down to the trough where you can hook up a small hose to take the water out of the box. (Make sure the trough only catches water from the glass). Look up some articles on solar distillers for alcohol to get some more ideas. The simplest is to dig a hole in the ground. Pour water into it and place a tin can into the middle of the hole. Put a piece of plastic over the hole and weigh it down with rocks on the outside. Place a single rock in the middle of the plastic to create an 'inverted cone'. The water will evaporate and condense on the plastic and then it will run down to the 'point', where it will drip into the can. --- GEcho 1.00/beta * Origin: The First Step BBS.....Green Bay WI.....V.32bis (14.4) (1:139/540.0)