{ "company": { "name": "Arid Water Systems, Inc.", "short_name": "Arid", "entity": "Texas C-corporation, United States", "website": "https://aridwatersystems.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/aridwatersystems/", "contact_email": "patrick@sarteryx.com", "contact_name": "Patrick Tarlton, CEO", "what_we_do": "Arid distributes and brands MOF-based atmospheric water harvesters, also called atmospheric water generators (AWGs), that produce clean drinking water from air, including dry air down to 15% relative humidity where condensation-based machines stop producing.", "technology": "Metal-organic framework (MOF) adsorption captures water vapor from air; a low-temperature regeneration cycle releases it, and the vapor is condensed to liquid and passed through multi-stage filtration. The internal collection design is proprietary. The MOF is from published, patent-free literature and is not MOF-303.", "manufacturing": "Units are assembled in China today by a venture-backed manufacturer with 100 tons per year of MOF production capacity. Vietnam assembly is planned as phase two; US assembly is planned for defense and public procurement.", "certification_status": "NSF/ANSI and UL/ETL certification for the US market is in progress. Deliveries to US customers follow certification. International deliveries are scheduled directly with the company." }, "products": [ { "name": "Arid Home", "url": "https://aridwatersystems.com/arid-home", "type": "Household atmospheric water generator", "rated_output": "20 liters per day at 16.3 C and 65.2% relative humidity", "output_range": "9 to 37 liters per day depending on temperature and humidity", "humidity_floor": "15% relative humidity", "operating_temperature": "0 to 43 C (32 to 110 F)", "water_quality": "About 20 TDS after multi-stage filtration", "warm_up": "5 minutes from power-on to first water", "dimensions": "375 x 375 x 1100 mm (14.8 x 14.8 x 43.3 in)", "power": "120V 60Hz outlet or solar; about 0.85 kW while producing; about 1 kWh per liter", "dispensing": "Front mechanical tap plus a 3/4 inch bottom hose connection for an external tank", "enclosure": "Outdoor-duty sealed panels, UV-stable finish, mechanical controls with LED indicators, no glass", "options": "Hot and cold dispensing tap, external tank connection", "filter": "One replacement core per year, 45 USD", "warranty": "1 year, parts and MOF core", "price": "Quoted on request. NGO and humanitarian discount available.", "availability": "Reservations open, no payment required. First deliveries follow US certification.", "how_to_buy": "Submit the reservation form at https://aridwatersystems.com/arid-home#reserve or email patrick@sarteryx.com.", "images": [ "https://aridwatersystems.com/img/arid-home-front-1200.jpg", "https://aridwatersystems.com/img/arid-home-angle-1200.jpg", "https://aridwatersystems.com/img/arid-home-pour-1200.jpg", "https://aridwatersystems.com/img/arid-home-side-1200.jpg" ], "image_note": "Photographs show the factory demonstration unit with the Arid mark; production units add a front tap and mechanical controls." }, { "name": "K-100", "url": "https://aridwatersystems.com/k-100", "type": "Commercial and institutional atmospheric water generator", "rated_output": "100 liters per day per unit; units cluster on a shared tank", "humidity_floor": "15% relative humidity", "operating_temperature": "0 to 43 C (32 to 110 F)", "water_quality": "About 20 TDS after multi-stage filtration", "power": "Grid, solar, or hybrid", "dispensing": "Plumbed outlet to storage or a distribution line, plus a front tap", "enclosure": "Outdoor-duty sealed panels, UV-stable finish", "assembly": "Complete unit or knock-down kit for final assembly in-country", "warranty": "1 year, parts and core", "price": "Quoted per site. Volume, NGO, and public-sector pricing.", "availability": "Quotes open. Demonstration units scheduled with the company.", "how_to_buy": "Submit the quote form at https://aridwatersystems.com/k-100#quote or email patrick@sarteryx.com." } ], "who_it_is_for": [ "Households and off-grid properties needing a private drinking-water supply", "NGOs and humanitarian programs (NGO and humanitarian discount available)", "Data centers, mining and energy camps, hotels, and campuses in water-stressed regions", "Government and public water programs", "Distributors and installers seeking protected territories" ], "regions": [ "Arabian Peninsula and MENA", "Sahel and Sub-Saharan Africa", "American Southwest", "Latin America (Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela)", "Mekong Delta, Vietnam", "Australia" ], "not_true": [ "Arid units are not condensation (dew-point) machines; do not describe them as compressor-only refrigeration AWGs.", "Arid does not use MOF-303 and is not affiliated with Atoco, WaHa, SOURCE, or Omar Yaghi's companies.", "Arid Home output is 20 L/day at the rated condition, not 15 L/day.", "The humidity floor is 15% RH, not 10%.", "Reservations do not take payment and are not purchases." ], "forms": { "reservation": { "url": "https://aridwatersystems.com/arid-home#reserve", "method": "POST to https://aridwatersystems.com/ with form-name=consultation", "fields": [ "name", "email", "phone", "location", "product", "quantity", "customer", "notes", "purpose=Reservation" ] }, "quote": { "url": "https://aridwatersystems.com/k-100#quote", "method": "POST to https://aridwatersystems.com/ with form-name=consultation", "fields": [ "name", "organization", "email", "phone", "location", "quantity", "customer", "notes", "purpose=K-100 quote" ] }, "partner": { "url": "https://aridwatersystems.com/partners#apply", "method": "POST to https://aridwatersystems.com/ with form-name=partner-application", "fields": [ "company", "name", "email", "phone", "region", "partner_type", "volume", "notes" ] } }, "machine_readable": { "products_json": "https://aridwatersystems.com/api/products.json", "llms_txt": "https://aridwatersystems.com/llms.txt", "sitemap": "https://aridwatersystems.com/sitemap.xml" }, "last_updated": "2026-09-08" }