Energy recovery · under 6 Wh/L
Schenker Zen 100
Modular · 12/24/48V DC or AC · 2 × 4×21in
100litres per hour
400watts drawn
4.0Wh per litre
$9,600indicative price
What it costs to run
A four-person crew using 25 litres a head needs 100 litres a day. On this system that is:
1.0 hrun time per day
400 Whenergy per day
33 Ahfrom a 12 V bank
0.3×400 W panel-days
$96per L/hr of capacity
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Where it sits in the market
Ranked 2 of 30 rated systems on watt-hours per litre, where lower is better.
This is an energy-recovery system: the brine's pressure drives the inlet instead of going overboard, which is why it needs so little power. How the two technologies differ →
What people cross-shop it against
The rest of the Schenker range
Common questions
- How much power does the Schenker Zen 100 use?
- It draws 400 W and makes 100 L/hr, which works out to 4.0 watt-hours per litre. Making 100 litres — four people at 25 litres a head — costs about 400 Wh, or roughly 33 amp-hours from a 12 V bank.
- How long does the Zen 100 take to make a day's water?
- At its rated 100 L/hr, 100 litres takes about 1.0 hours. Output falls in cold or silty water, so treat that as a best case rather than a promise for every anchorage.
- How much does the Schenker Zen 100 cost in Australia?
- Our indicative figure is $9,600, taken from European and US dealer listings and excluding freight, duty and installation. Australian dealer pricing is usually all-inclusive and reads higher. Ask a stockist for a landed AUD quote before you budget.
- Who sells the Schenker Zen 100 in Australia?
- 1 verified Australian business is listed as Schenker dealers or specialists, including Sustainable Water Systems. Each entry links to the manufacturer or company page that proves it.
- Is the Zen 100 efficient?
- It ranks 2 of 30 rated systems in our table on watt-hours per litre, where lower is better. The best in the table is 3.7 Wh/L. It uses energy recovery, which is why it sits in the bottom band.