Home Water Distillers - Pure Water Or Pure Hype?

Home water distillers produce highly treated, disinfected water for drinking, cooking and other household uses. The water distillation process removes minerals and microbiological contaminants and can reduce levels of chemical contaminants.

Water distillers produce water when it passes over a heated coil and then vaporises. Volatile organic contaminants (gases) are discharged through a built-in vent. Minerals and salts are retained in the boiling chamber as hard deposits or scale. The steam then rises and transfers to a cooling chamber where it condenses and becomes a liquid again.

It was never intended that water distillers should be used to treat visually contaminated water or convert wastewater to safe, microbiologically potable water.

In fact, purchasing a home water distiller may not be your best option if your drinking water is municipally supplied. Many people

Water distillers vary from small, round units that distil less than one quart of water per hour to automatic water distillers that are connected directly to the water line and continually produce distilled water.

The most common water distillers are plugged into a standard electrical outlet, and are either connected to the water supply or water is poured in manually.

Although there are many benefits of distilled water, some benefits are controversial. Do you know where you stand?

Before you decide to buy a water distiller, take a look at the arguments against drinking distilled water.