Water tastes great...with a little work
I've been using this distiller for almost a year, and it makes the best water I've ever tasted. The only reason I don't give it five stars is that I think there might be a way to make it more convenient; I think an older or frail person would have a tough time removing the upper cover (fan unit) after distilling (it's fairly heavy, and it makes a tight seal with the body of the distiller).
When I first started using this distiller, I thought there was a slightly acrid taste to the water, even with the carbon filter. Eventually I figured out what was wrong. I live in an area where the tap water has a very high mineral content. The body of the distiller is essentially an electric kettle that holds a gallon of water. It shuts off automatically when the water boils off. But the mineral gunk left over gets burned onto the bottom and the sides of the "kettle", and that's what was causing the slightly off taste. By setting a timer so that I remember to shut off the distiller...
A good distiller at a good price, still great seven years later
It's now seven years after I bought this distiller and left the first review. It's still in use and works great. It has turned out to be one of the better purchases I've made. I don't have much to add to the earlier reviews, but it is still problem-free, and useful as ever.
The three-years-later review:
This is an update and some notes after three years of using this distiller:
1. It works as well as the first time I used it. This is a solid piece of work.
2. It's easier to keep clean if you rinse it well every two or three gallons, and give it a few seconds worth of a scrub. The deposits that build up on it come right off if you just pour a water/vinegar mix into it and let it sit a while. Scrubbing a little helps. This thing is not hard to keep clean, but it helps to be regular with the maintenance. Besides, the deposits don't seem to affect the water anyway. I've never let them build up really thick though. Also, if you catch it before it's boiled...
I am happy with this device. - Updated
I have only had this unit for about a week (edit : now three weeks). After fifteen gallons of water, I thought I would share what I have learned so far.
My water is very hard (mostly calcium) and has chloramines added. I keep several aquariums (55, 30, & 20 gallons), so I am sensitive to the water quality of any device.
I purchased this device because my years old (recently serviced) reverse osmosis rental unit was putting out about 5 ppm of nitrates. My tap water has about 15 ppm of nitrates. The water that this distiller produces measures 0 ppm nitrates (with my test strips) so I am very happy, my problem is solved.
I did notice a slight metallic taste to the first two gallons that I made with tap water. I then tried an experiment, and used water from my 'PUR 3 stage faucet filter' to fill this thing and the 'funny' taste was gone. I researched this a little and mostly discovered that the distiller is not able to remove all of the VOCs (gases in this...
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