Why does Exup use distillation?
With a ten-year warranty, distillers are a wise investment with a few caveats. First, an abundance of electricity must exist. Home sized distillers use large amounts of electricity, around 1,000 watts, while commercial level distillers can use 5,000 watts. This translates into a higher cost for water than other technologies. Average electrical costs for distillation are 30 cents per gallon of water. Second, distillation works at a slower pace than other water purification systems, with a gallon of water sometimes taking two or three hours to produce in smaller systems. Small commercial systems can produce as much as a gallon an hour, but this pales in comparison to reverse osmosis, which can produce a gallon per minute. For hundreds of helpful facts and figures regarding green building, energy, and the economy, check out our GREEN FACTS page.
