PREP More Infomation ELEMENT FOUR'S™ WATERMILL™

Here is the company site with pictures:

http://www.elementfour.com/




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http://www.elementfour.com/files/Press Release Apr 14_08.pdf

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTORS LEAP AT OPPORTUNITY TO MARKET
ELEMENT FOUR'S™ WATERMILL™
Company debuts new system to meet the world’s drinking water problems at WQA Aquatech
Kelowna, British Columbia (PRWeb) April 14, 2008 — Element Four, makers of the WaterMill, a
revolutionary new air-to-water generator, signed eight distribution deals at the WQA’s Aquatech trade show
in Las Vegas. Companies from various regions of the U.S., Canada, the Philippines, Australia, Japan and
Italy signed up to be among the first to distribute the WaterMill to water-challenged areas in their countries.
Element Four’s flagship product, the WaterMill, pulls water from a new source: the air. It draws moisture
from the air outside the home and turns it into pure, fresh drinking water. Each WaterMill can supply enough
drinking water to meet the daily needs of a family of six at a fraction of the cost of bottled water.
“We had high expectations going into the Aquatech conference,” said Rick Howard, CEO of Element Four.
“We set a target of signing three to four distribution agreements and we well exceeded that, closing eight
deals. Clearly, there is a great need for sustainable answers to the uncertainties about the quality and
supply of the developed world’s water.”
In addition to signed deals, Element Four had received very positive feedback from distributors:
"The technology and workmanship of E4 is of the highest caliber and it shows in everything they do," said
Stuart Belshe, owner of Gyro Kinetics Hawaii.
"The staff at E4 is extremely knowledgeable and very personable, and that's a first in this industry," said
Shane Blodgett, owner of 6th Degree, Inc.
"The Watermill is a work of art and it is obvious the team at element four are ‘the experts’," said Teo
Delecruz, PI sales at Unilab, Inc.
“ The Watermill is amazing and the executive staff is the most professional I have seen in the water
industry,” said Melanie Woods of Kalmwoods, Inc.
The core technology of the WaterMill will be used to develop an entire line of products, for use on and off the
grid. There are an almost infinite number of situations where an on-hand source of fresh water is vital,
including emergency and disaster relief, commercial, government and agricultural applications and remote
recreational activities.
For more information about the WaterMill, please visit http://www.elementfour.com.
About Element Four
In 2004, Element Four founders Jonathan Ritchey and Rick Howard resolved to create a sustainable
solution to the world’s water problems by developing a line of systems that produce clean, fresh water from
the ultimate sustainable resource: air. And so Element Four–a company devoted to easing the world’s fresh
water shortage–was born. Based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Element Four continues to establish global
partnerships with water distributors and licensees across the globe. For more information, visit
http://www.elementfour.com.

There is no information as to price on the website. Wonder how much a portable unit would cost?

i keep a dehumidifier going down in the root cellar spring fall and summer. during warm humid periods i'll get 2 liters a day from it.

I could not find any pictures of the unit on the website nor prices.

They are not going to sell many units that way


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This will only work in areas with high humidity. Even there it is nothing more than a dehumidifier.

Windy Ridge

I would imagine this would be a great way to get water without all the Chlorine and Fluoride that is pumped into our city water. I would imagine that airborne water vapor is free of heavy metal contaminants. If it isn't too expensive I will buy one, but I have seen something like this before listed for about 1500 dollars.

A question: is the water taken from a dehumidifier good, like to drink?
Sorry, off topic, I know, but I've been dumping the water down the drain for years and it always seems such a waste.

squeeks

It is as safe to drink as any water would be sitting in an open container in your house, unless you have a really ancient dehumidifier with some lead parts. In other words, generally pretty safe, but bound to accumulate dust, bacteria, mold, and other junk that floats around in your house. Since dehumidifiers tend to be used in damp areas, there probably tend to be a lot of mold spores in the water.

I'd filter it before drinking, but I would also prefer to filter bottled water before drinking.

I wonder how much power it takes. It might cost more to make your own water than to just filter dirty water. One wonders how many amps it requires. If too many (as is the case of a dehumidifier) it would not be usable on a small solar system. Or a medium sized one, for that matter. Sure wish they would put out a little more information.

Mushroom

Thanks, dissimulo - around here, in the winter, we pull a couple gallons a day out of the dehumidifier - all the water we drink goes through the Berkey, so I'll just dump it in there.
Yeah, a little more info about the product would be nice, and an idea of the cost.

squeeks

$1,200 cost when it goes on sale in America

Picture here http://www.elementfour.com/




Energy Efficiency
The WaterMill is designed to minimize energy use. It's so efficient that producing one liter of water costs only three to four cents. Alternative bottled water systems typically cost ten cents per liter or more


$1,200 cost when it goes on sale in America, the UK, Italy, Australia and Japan in the spring


Many deserts have high humidity of a night time.

This is exactly how dehumidifiers work

http://www.dehumidifiertips.com/how-do-they-work.php

A dehumidifier removes moisture from the air, thus lowering the humidity. It does this by condensing water onto a cold surface. This is a principle that we have all experienced. When you have an ice cold drink on a hot day, you notice water collecting on the outside of the glass.

This is exactly how dehumidifiers work, with a fewer minor differences to improve the effectiveness. A fan is used to speed up the process. It blows warm air onto cold metal coils, and the resulting water drips into a bucket. The resulting cold air is then passed over warm coils to bring it back to room temperature. Air conditioners work in the same way, but they do not reheat the air before returning it to the room.

There is already one for sale here in the states but for the life of me I cannot remember the name, I keep thinking Iola or eola or something like that. Cannot find it so I could be remembering wrong. If I can remember where I first heard of it I might remember.

I think if there was a source of any kind of water it would be cheaper to purify it than to use a dehumidifier.