Convenient Light-Weight Model 200 Water Distiller with Easy-Fill Reservoir

I bought the Model 200 so I could make my own bottled-sparkling-flavored water rather than buy them from the store. The brand I buy adds salt to their product so I'd be cutting out 100mg of salt a day just from drinking my own flavored-carbonated water. This distiller does exactly what the product description says it does. It'll make four gallons of distilled water in a day. You will get a bitter taste and odor from the finished product if you don't use the included carbon filter and even if you do use the filter there still may be a hint of bitterness to the water. The instruction book mentions the taste is from VOCs that could not be removed by the device during the distillation process. I understand that almost all consumer distillers are unable to remove the VOCs without using a carbon filter. I've come to accept having a little bitterness in the water as being part of the finished product. Please note that some people may not detect the bitter taste but that doesn't mean the compounds that create it aren't still in the distilled water. Electricity costs in CA to run this unit for a full cycle to make 1 gallon of water is cheaper than buying distilled water from a store but that doesn't include the price of the distiller and the added expense of replacement filters and infrared pads. Here's some of the math I did for costs: 1 bottle of distilled water from local drug store in CA: $1.30 + tax Electricity costs in my area of CA: $.10 kWh Daily energy consumption for 1 gallon of water: (Wattage × Hours Used Per Day) ÷ 1000 = Kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumption (600 Watts x 5 hours)/1000 = 3kWh used per gallon Electricity cost per gallon: 3kWh * $.10 per KwH = $.30 So I save $1 per gallon of distilled water over buying it in the store. I plan to make at least two gallons of distilled water a day: Store bought: $2.60 ($1.30 * 2) + tax Home distilled: $.60 ($.30 * 2) Buying distilled water from a store for a year: $949 ($2.60 * 365) + tax Home distilled for a year: $219 ($.60 * 365) This does not factor in the actual cost of the unit or the cost of the tap water. I pay a flat monthly amount to my county utilities company for water and sewage so I don't include that cost in my water consumption. I just include electricity costs. If my math is right you'll notice that the distiller pays for itself well within six months of ownership. Now calculate the costs of the distiller's consumables: Charcoal filters (6 pack): 18.00 Anti-scale pad and clip: $10.00 Each filter is good for 30 gallons so I'd use 2 filters a month: $3 per filter * 2 = $6 a month in filters I'd need to buy a new pack of filters every 3 months or 4 packs of filters a year = $72 in filter costs a year. Also figure in buying one anti-scale pad a year and my cost to run the distiller for a year breaks down like: $219 for electricity $72 for filters $10 for anti-scale pad --------- $301 a year to make 720 gallons of distilled water The cost is still 1/3 the yearly cost to get store-bought distilled water.

I've seen some crazy looking distillers on the internet and I'm sooo happy I purchased this. VERY easy to use and I couldn't be happier. The carbon filter insert stopped working after a month but I find I don't need it. I put through a Britta afterwards but the water tastes fine to me without. You may wish to purchase an extra pad barrier as the flouride eats it away after a couple months. I LOVE THIS PRODUCT and feel it's the best thing I could have done for myself!

Just bought the 200. Very nice, very easy to operate. No problems, so far. Hope more distillers are manufactured in this style because of the looks, convenience, and easy operation of this product. Appears to be easy to keep clean. The price made it affordable. Thank you!

We bought our first one in 2012. It is great!! We are buying a second one so we can make more at one time. This is a very dependable product as long as you clean off the heating element every few cycles. Vinegar works great when you let the element soak in it overnight!! Teresa M.