Our On The Go RO system has very small power requirements - 110vac < 20 watts. This means you can also use a 100watt solar panel or 12v battery with a small inverter (sold separately, see below) to power the unit.
Often in emergencies, you will need to fill jugs with water. One very handy feature of our system is our included float switch. You simply hang the float switch on the containers top lip, plug into the control panel, and turn on the switch for this feature. Once the container is full, a beeper will sound, and the system will stop making water. So you can fill up all your containers without needing to monitor their progress or rely on time guesstimates.
The included float switch is plastic, but we do offer a upgraded stainless steel float switch.
The On The Go RO system also includes a stainless steel water hose end suction pick up screen for use on natural water sources. You can draw water from almost any source, rivers, streams, lakes, etc.
Since natural water sources typically include significant contaminants, if you intend to use the system regularly on this type water source, we recommend you add onto our system an external 2.5"x10" - 5 micron filter (available on Amazon, Home Depot, etc). This filter will remove a significant amount of the larger contaminants, and extend the life of the internal Sediment+CTO filter, saving you money since the basic 5 micron filters are often just a few dollars each. Here's a link on Amazon to the basic 5 micron filter. Here's a link on Amazon to the 2.5"x10" filter holder. Please search for your desired items as there may be better prices than the 2 items linked above.
The On The Go RO system also has exclusive built in special features to extend the RO membranes useful life when used with more contaminated water sources:
Our Flow-thru valve when opened allows additional membrane cleaning water flow.
Our Flush/purge valve when opened allows full pressure & volume water flow across the dirty side of the RO membrane, blasting out contaminants that have collected.
For off-grid use, here's an example of the solar panel and inverter you can use to power the On The Go RO bucket:
Inverter - handles 12-24vdc (see here on Amazon). 12v solar panels actually produce 18-20vdc, which is too high input for 12vdc inverters, so this 12-24vdc version will work correctly with no problems. If you source a different inverter, be sure that it is flexible in power input. A 24vdc inverter will also not work on a 12v solar panel since 18vdc is too low to produce the 110vac output. You also must not use a 12 or 24vdc input inverter with a 24vdc solar panel (actual output is around 30vdc).
Solar panel - any 100watt or larger will work fine - look for a "12v" solar panel (see this one on Amazon). If you get a 24v solar panel, then you are unlikely to find a inverter that will tolerate the actual panel voltage (30vdc).
