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Harvest H2O from your A/C
File this one under the "sometimes the solution is right under your nose," or "if you want to change the world, begin in your own backyard" categories.
Fitz Randolph has written an excellent article at ajc.com (peep here) on how he learned to harvest water from the air around him -- not from rain, which is not an option in drought conditions like we are experiencing -- but by catching the condensate from his air conditioner.
I can vouch for this simple solution to lots of free water.
My brother installed a re-purposed 55 gallon coca-cola phosphate container (reuse! recycling!) near his air conditioner and ran an extension hose like Fitz describes in his op-ed piece. You can make out the tube running from the a/c discharge hose into the barrel if you study the picture above.
The barrel stays about three quarters full of water, even though we are constantly using the condensate to water plants and vegetables growing on the grounds around Hampton Lofts.
Burke Sisco
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