Future House | Drinking Water from Thin Air

Watch the full episode: http://ift.tt/2lBxV34 Ask This Old House smart technology expert Ross Trethewey finds a solar panel that can generate clean drinking water out of thin air. Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse Time: 2 hours Cost: $5000 Skill Level: Advanced Tools List for Installing a Solar Panel to Get Drinking Water from Thin Air: Drill Wrench Shopping List: Solar panel array 2x4 redwood Lag bolts 3⁄8” water line Steps: • Mount the redwood boards to structure in the roof with lag bolts. • Connect the mounting bracket to the redwood boards using lag bolts. • Connect the solar panel array to the mounting bracket. • Connect the 3⁄8” water line to the water reservoir and the water reservoir to the house. • From the inside, connect the waterline to the refrigerator or a dedicated faucet. Resources: Ross saw the SOURCE solar panel array, manufactured by Zero Mass Water (http://ift.tt/2sxqkHU). The materials required to install these panels come included with the array. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://ift.tt/1psm4fC Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse https://twitter.com/asktoh Pinterest: http://ift.tt/1psm4fE G+: http://ift.tt/1CtsNjJ Instagram: http://ift.tt/1psm1QZ Tumblr: http://ift.tt/1CtsLbH