Distilled Water Maker, 1 Gallon Water Distiller, 4L Home Countertop Water Distiller Machine, Table Desktop Water Distill Distilling Purifier Purification Filter, Home Pure Clean Water Device

UPDATE: STOPPED WORKING AFTER 11 MOS USE. Asurion requires dealing with manufacturer FIRST as it's technically within the 1 Year warranty. SELLER SENT A NEW UNIT. Had to wait several days BUT I'm back in business. Really Good Machine Overall for the price paid. SEE ONGOING USAGE EDITS AT END OF REVIEW. SOME COMMENTS AND TIPS: I bought the 1750 Watt Model after seeing the poor ratings of the lower wattage models. So far, I'm getting really good results for the price paid. TAKE NOTE OF THE DIFFERENCES IN REVIEWS between 750, 1350, and 1750. The wattage is listed at the top of every review. If wattages are different, THEY'RE NOT THE SAME MACHINE. The more problematic reviews seem to come from the lower wattages? (Not necessarily a statistically reliable consumer sample. Most people only bother to post negative reviews when there's problems.) CRITICAL COMPARISON when shopping distillers: the lower the wattage, the longer you'll wait per gallon of distilled water. At 1750 Watts, you get 1 Gallon per 2-3 Hours. (that's 2x faster than the $800 Mini Classic CT. ) People with the 750 watt machines are claiming it takes 4 to 5 hours to produce a gallon. I'm a single male household. I drink a lot of water. And I'm easily drinking 3-5 gallons a day, pouring the finished product into a series of fridge pitchers. I'm also finding that I drink way more water now that it's distilled and far better tasting. I also use distilled water for my Keurig, for boiling food, and soaking veggies. Ex. Boiling Pasta = 1 gallon. Soaking Fruits and Vegetables with 1 cup of white vinegar + water to kill the bacteria. You can easily have 3-5 gallons in the fridge, and go through 3/4ths of it in the course of cooking or doing meal prep. Back to the timing issues: you should add 20-30 minutes of "post cycle machine cool down," before prepping for the next batch and/or cleaning the machine. The cool down time helps preserve the silicone ring. SIMPLE SETUP: You need to tighten the carafe handles with a Phillips Screwdriver (not included). (The reviewer claiming that the loose handle is dangerous clearly did not tighten the handle. ) As with any type of low cost cookware requiring a Philips, you can expect to tighten the handles a few times a year at least. If you lack dexterity or have arthritis, you'll obviously want to get help from your jar opening pals. And then handle the carafe with both hands for balance. If you're anxious to start brewing water, you can forgo tightening the handles until later. All you need is a chamber large enough for the Distiller water to slow trickleinto. Technically, the glass pot is perfectly usable without the handles. You just want to be careful lifting it with your bare hands. The included glass pot does not pour very well without spillage. I usually fill a series of fridge pitchers in the sink, just in case the glass pitcher makes a mess. I never used the glass pot for regular water retrieval, because... My machine is usually cranking out distilled water. And the glass pitcher is always collecting distilled water. I operate my setup with the decanter lid removed. The warm , freshly distilled water makes a neat little trickle into the glass container. No mess to speak of. No splashing. The Water cools faster without the lid. And there's no condensation dripping off the plastic lid with the lid removed. TOUCH SCREEN: Simply touch POWER, and it'll start right up. Touch operation means NO need to push into the keypad. So there's no wear & tear on the touch keys. You can change the timer so it shuts off about 10-20 minutes before it runs out of water. I set mine to shut down at 2:00 I find that early shut down [with an inch of undistilled water] makes cleaning easier in between batches. Not as much 'baking on' of the residue. In all cases, the machine automatically turns itself off when it senses there's no more water remaining. If you're averse to messing around with digital controls, you can just press power and let the machine work automatically. The touch screen mostly just adds features attractive to the Type A set. QUIET OPERATION: my distiller makes the same sound as a Range Vent fan operating on Low. When first turned on and heating up, it sometimes makes the same noise as a Keurig machine heating up. My water heater is brand new, so I'm starting each batch with hot water. ..which produces water within the first 5 minutes. (SAFETY ISSUE: If you have an older water heater or a boiler system, research the dangers of consuming hot tap water FIRST. A lot of older water heaters will have interior rusting, which could damage your distiller. There's also a potentially dangerous bacteria in older, rusting water heaters and boilers. Everyone should heed this warning when it comes to boiling anything and everything.) 1750 Watts produces water faster than lower Wattage Models. A LOT FASTER. If you're getting this for drinking and cooking, you'll definitely want the 1750 Wattage. I'm averse to leaving high heat appliances running when I leave the house. SO JUST THE ABILITY to produce a few batches per day and actually be home makes the 1750 Watt model a much safer + smarter option imo. CLEANING: LET THE MACHINE COOL DOWN FOR 15-30 MINUTES BEFORE SEPARATING THE TOP FROM THE BOIL CHAMBER. You'll see people posting complaints about the rubber washers failing. That MIGHT be caused from separating the unit when it's too hot? You're dealing with a silicone material coming into contact with boiling hot surface. Just this issue could stress or damage the silicone. Once the machine has cooled down, use the handle and just gently lift it off the machine. Or just grip both sides of the upper unit and gently remove. DO NOT TWIST THE TOP HALF FROM THE CHAMBER. The twisting damages the silicone seal. You'll notice people mention this in other reviews. The COZ included cleaning solution is highly effective. They only include a small sample, and you'll go through it ASAP if you clean the machine every 3-4 batches. If you don't want to deal with smelly vinegar, you can buy the cleaning solution from the Coz seller. I've been buying the 5lb bag of Food Grade Citric Acid from via.Prime, and it works very well WHITE VINEGAR WORKS WELL: For White Vinegar, start out with 1 inch of pure vinegar in the chamber. Let the one inch sit for about 15 minutes to loosen up the burnt on residue from the bottom of the boil chamber. Then after 15 minutes, Fill the chamber with scalding hot tap water, on top of the 1" of vinegar already in the boil chamber. And let that new mixture sit another 15-20 minutes. After 15-20 minutes, Itake a folded 1-2 sheets of paper towel, and gently wipe the inside chamber walls. Most of the debris will just lift off without need for scrubbing. And then I'll slowly remove 1/2 the water from the pot using a small cup before dumping the remainder into the sink. (Less risk of splashing smelly vinegar water everywhere. Less risk of splashing water on the outside of the machine) Wearing disposable gloves, I'll gently wipe down the interior of the chamber with a wet paper towel. (Wearing the gloves so my hands don't reek of vinegar) FINAL RINSE: if you have a faucet sprayer in your kitchen, make use of it when doing the final rinsing. You can usually remove any residue that hasn't come off with the sprayer. I'll fill it maybe 1/3 of the way with scalding water, wobble it around in the chamber, while spray rinsing the chamber. Then pour it all out. I'll do that about 2 to 3 times. Then after that fragmented, 20-40 minute process, fill it up with scalding hot water and let the machine produce your next gallon batch. Be super careful not to splash water around the exterior, especially the underside. When rinsing the chamber, i'll sometimes put a towel down in the sink, to ensure no water gets into the underside of the unit. BYPRODUCT HEAT: 1750 Watts produces serious byproduct heat. It's like a small space heater with built in fan. (You'll find the same thing with the lower wattage models) So the electricity used isn't necessarily "wasted" on just the water if you're in a cold climate. If you're in a small space you'll definitely notice the heat production. If making water for 1-2 people, expect to pay $2-$3 per day in Electricity. Having paid so little for such an effective machine, you'll realize that the real cost of distilled water is the electricity. Compared to the cost and hassle of other water consumption methods, that's not unreasonably expensive. Most of the other methods don't work anyway. LASTLY, I'VE FOUND THAT THESE. DISTILLERS ARE VASTLY IMPROVED compared to a same body style, different brand units from 15 years ago. My 1750 Watt operates much more quietly than my older,.slower model. The hefty size is more preferable imo. (Less of a tipping risk. Easier to clean.) If you had one of these same body style distillers 15 to 20 years ago, and you remember it being annoyingly loud, making a buzzing noise. Then you should definitely try out these newer models. Just the included glass pitcher and stainless nozzle is a huge improvement. (You used to have to pay $60 for a glass pitcher) If you never had a distiller to begin with? This is a really good starter model. Realizing that I'm not covering everything, hopefully this answers a lot of questions for first time distiller buyer. ONGOING USAGE NOTES. BUY THE INSURANCE. There's a lot of problem reviews. I'm extremely careful to not get the exterior of the machine wet. Not twist the top. Etc. if you buy the 3 year policy, and the machine stops working on years 2-3? Worst that can happen is you get a $150 credit for a replacement. Of your machine stops working within the 12 months warranty, Report it to COZ ASAP.

Update: Unit has stopped working properly. It now shuts off when reaching temperature instead of outputting water. You can hear it clicking, but it errors out instead of producing water. Shutting it off and turning it on for a second time seems to work for now but I'm not sure for how long. I'm initiated a warranty claim and will keep this updated with any new information. I waited to write this review for a bit until I could fully test the machine. I know some people have had issues with leakage so I wanted to make sure that the seals stay intact even after months of use. I'm happy to report that there has been no leaks whatsoever from this machine and it distills perfectly. I'm continually getting 2PPM or lower from the outlet. This is down from my well water source of 150-180PPM. I use this distiller to distill water for my Opal Ice Machine. I've had this since September and it's now January and it's used every day. The rubber seal around the top has stayed pliable and seals well. It's used continually throughout the day making at least 3-5 gallons of water a day. We just continually fill it and dump the water into reusable containers for use in the ice machine. I set the timer to 3 hours and 30 minutes and the temp to 220 Fahrenheit and it properly shuts off when it runs dry and I get the full amount of water purification from it. Cleaning it can be a pain, but I bought a bulk supply of citric acid and it works great to clean the scale and sludge out of the machine. I do have one spot at the bottom that's permanently stained due to the amount of scale in my water source, but it doesn't seem to affect the quality of the water or the function of the machine. It's right where the heating elements are so it makes sense that it would be a hot spot and cause some discoloration and scale build up. I can't seem to scrub it out no matter how hard I try with a soft bristle brush and the citric acid. Do not use anything that can scratch the inside to clean it or you will run into problems. Just simply let the citric acid sit and do it's job and brush it out with a soft bristle brush and it works fine. Overall I'm extremely satisfied with this machine and have not run into any problems with it. It saves me money and has paid for itself so far. I no longer have to buy distilled water at 1.50 or so a gallon. I simply make my own. It takes a lot for something to impress me and this machine has done it. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a home distiller and a way to save money and the environment. Just keep in mind there is some maintenance to it.

Dernièrement j'ai acheté cet article pour remplacer celui que j'ai eu pendant quelques années et dont j'étais satisfaite. Premièrement, il est plus bruyant que le premier, le temps d'écoulement est beaucoup plus long, et surtout après la deuxième utilisation il est déjà taché et difficile à nettoyer! Problèmes que je n'ai pas eu avec le premier! Sonia

it's not stainless steel material and goes off and on on it's own ,forget about it