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Reviewed in Canada on January 20, 2025
Easy to use, simple to clean, lets see how long it lasts
Labranche André
Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2021
Pour deux raisons, l'eau distillé et la rendre potable
Situational Awareness
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2017
I haven't used this alot yet, but I figured I't throw my 2 cents in as a first and second time user since I've ran it twice so far.It isn't quiet, but it's not loud enough to hear in the living room from my kitchen. Pretty straight forward. I didn't use the carbon filter and the water tasted good but i'm going to see the difference after a couple of cycles and try it with the carbon filter put in.It's basically fill the water to the 'fill' line inside, put the top on. make sure the spout is pointing into the glass pitcher and plug it in, then wait 4-5 hours.It turned off automatically last night after it was complete. No issues, I'm happy. If I had more money I'd buy two so I could have more water but for now it's good for drinking and coffee water.EDIT 4/27/2017:After using this many times and making it a part of my water use in the kitchen and for drinking, I am very glad I purchased it. I use "Concentrace Trace Mineral Drops" to add trace minerals back into the water when complete, and the "metallic taste" that most people refer to is mostly from the lack of trace minerals. I usually end up making a gallon a day since I'm only one person but it honestly feels idiot-proof. I don't even use the carbon filter, there's never been a need to since it's basically purified from evaporation anyway. Cleaning the water canister is simple, I just scrub it a bit each time with a plastic brush. I'll use some vinegar and leave it stand for a bit after another month or so to break up the crud.I'm very impressed by this, it's been a great addition to the family.EDIT August 24th 2017:I've been using this every 1 to 2 days since I bought it, and it works without any issues. I clean out the container every week since that's about when it's time. Other than that, it's been a trustworthy appliance I've had on my counter to use when my 2 gallon glass water canister in the fridge gets low. This saves me worries about bottled water service or going to a water store. I didn't think that would be a big thing until I got this and after a while felt the burden lift off of me. Only thing is I'm finding myself timing my use of large amounts of purified water instead of just doing it. Not a big deal since I'm a single guy in a home of my own, but I can imagine if I had a family it'd be a big harder.EDIT June 21 2018:My first one is still going great, no issues at all. I need more water since I've started using distilled water for everything I do now that I can make it... so I bought a second one of this. My second one came in today and was purchased in "used" status, which basically was completely reconditioned. When I opened it, there was no difference from "new" status really. It looks perfect, and everything works wonderfully. I put everything together, and made my first pitcher of water next to my first distiller. The Megahome brand distiller has worked better than I ever thought they would, and the quality of the glass is not thin either. All in all, I'll probably end up buying another in a year or two when I need more made at a time, as well.EDIT June 19, 2019:This has become a major piece of my, and my pet's lives. I have two of these that I use daily or every other day depending on needs, and they have worked without any issues whatsoever and I love it. Of course, the Concentrace trace mineral drops needed to be replaced three times over the years ;) I'm glad they're so durable, that's mostly all I have to say.
Mr Podman
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2011
I have been distilling our drinking water for over 10 years and bought this unit to replace a Genesis distiller that finally stopped working. I was ready to pay the $300-400 I originally paid to simply replace my Genesis unit but found it is no longer manufactured and sold.I was very pleased to be able to purchase a new distiller (this one) at a significantly lower price.My impressions:I was worried this unit would have the look and feel of a cheap, off-shore manufactured unit. It doesn't.The rated water production appears to be accurate and produces water faster than my old unit did.Performing periodic cleaning is much easier for this unit than my old one. Simply pop the top off, fill with water, add a 1-2 tablespoons of citric acid crystals, bring it to a boil for a few minutes, empty it, wipe with a paper towel, done. Works perfectly.You can buy citric acid in quantities such as 1, 3, 4, & 5 lb containers more cost effectively than buying the replacement crystals that come with the unit. I bought a 5 lb jar from a seller here on Amazon.com for about 1/4 of the cost and the citric acid crystals work exactly the same and are just as effective.One purchaser/reviewer of this unit mentioned they bought a timer for the electrical outlet with the intent of have the distiller unit shut off before it boiled itself completely dry in an effort to not "cook" the residue into the bottom of the unit. I considered doing the same thing, especially since my water has a lot of residue in it but I found that a weekly cleaning using the process above gets the unit 100% clean and looking brand new.Fan units on all water distillers tend to be a little noisy. We used to run our old unit on the kitchen counter at night after we went to bed. Later we moved it to a counter top in the laundry room. This unit runs there now and I think most people would find that kind of location preferable to being in the kitchen.As others have said, I'm glad the features of this unit are simple and that it doesn't have extra electronics (clocks, timers, etc) that could be prone to break in the future.If I had a need for a second distiller I would buy another one of these.
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