Marine Water Maker Diy

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Marine water maker diy.

All modern marine watermakers use the reverse osmosis ro principle to produce pure potable water from seawater. Some of the water molecules can be forced through the membrane. These pumps have to do the same thing push a lot of water through filters that can get clogged up with marine growth. Salt water low pressure manifold allows multiple taps from one seacock 1 2 pvc schedule 40 pipe fittings and valves in salt water fresh water flush out water maker feed refrig deck wash etc shut off valve bleed valve 25 hardware stores.

It is really quite a simple process. Sea water is pumped at high pressure about 800psi against a semipermeable membrane. Panacea is set up with a step on each side. Then my boating friend stan heirshberg suggested i use pumps that circulate water in large aquariums.

I chose the blueline 70 hd external water pump see figure 3 which will provide about 12psi at 4 gallons per minute. Maybe there are some serviceable parts but i don t think so. At the base of the step on the port side is the water fill plug flush to the deck. Watermakers make fresh water from saltwater through a process known as reverse osmosis desalination.

Diy the world s cheapest watermaker. The commercial variety range in price from approximately us 3 500 to us 11 000 for a water production rate of 40 140 litres an hour. An approach whereby seawater is forced at high pressure through a semi permeable membrane that allows the passage of water molecules but not salt organic material or bacteria.