# Water desalination and diabetes **URL:** \ **Category:** Fun\ **Created:** [May 4, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/water-desalination-and-diabetes/737 "2017-05-04T17:05:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/water-desalination-and-diabetes/737/1 "2017-05-04T17:05:00Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/367/5): > > That said, I do ferment my own beer and wine, try to be a real student of wines of the world, and have been threatening to fashion my own stil… so I’m very well versed in how the process works with sugar in the making of alchoholic beverages and maybe I can throw together some ideas in that regard… Sam, I was hesitant to post this. But I figured I should do it before we go live. I think this is legal in Alaska. In my state, what I have is a water desalinization machine. I simply use it to remove salt from water and purify it to make it drinkable. You know, in case there is a problem with the municipal water supply. BTW Sam, if you and I ever met up, I think the results could be deadly. It is probably best we are separated by 4,000 miles. Here it is. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/1X/5348bfd7923ea2daf7b8d9ce3983d7b5f396ff6d.png) ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/water-desalination-and-diabetes/737/2 "2017-05-04T17:08:03Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/367/20): > > I figured I should do it before we go live. I almost fell out of my chair laughing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/water-desalination-and-diabetes/737/3 "2017-05-04T17:10:15Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/367/20): > > water desalinization machine I’ve seen quite a few of these here in the south as well. “Water desalinization machines” are big around these parts! Mostly done in the woods though… ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/water-desalination-and-diabetes/737/4 "2017-05-04T17:23:50Z")
The part on the left is the cooling system. It uses a pump to bring the cooling water up to the top bucket and then it falls down (cooling it as it goes) and returns to the bucket with the copper condenser. This was more fancy than it needed to be. You can [purify water] just fine with a pot distiller. But this was just a lame attempt to make a “thumper”…[to purify water]. Doing it in the woods is easy if you have a stream to cool your condenser. But you just never know who is going to find your water desalinization system and help themselves to your clean water. . ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/water-desalination-and-diabetes/737/5 "2017-05-04T17:28:50Z")
Our water usually comes out at around 180 proof though. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/water-desalination-and-diabetes/737/6 "2017-05-04T17:40:24Z")
But with no salt! 😋 Don’t be greedy, make sure you get rid of your foreshots.😉