water distiller questions

[Guest guest]

Doc,

 

Does your Kenmore

distiller require a filter? What do you use to have the water distill

into? I see some used Kenmore units for

sale and wondered if I should go with one of them. One is Kenmore 34480

Countertop Water Distiller it comes with a container it distills into. The

other is Kenmore Countertop Water Distiller by Ecowater Systems and the woman

who is selling says it doesn’t need a filter (so I wondered if that was

the case) and that you could distill it into whatever you wanted. So I

was wondering if I got the second if a regular glass gallon jar would be fine,

or if it needs to be something special.

Sears no longer sells the

brand new Kenmore water distiller.

What would be the integrity

of water distilled into a polycarbonate plastic container?

And finally, does anyone know

anything about this company and their distillers? They have one that

comes with a polycarbonate plastic jug to distill into, and they have another

model that distills into glass.

 

http://www.webeatprices.com/product_info.php?cPath=1 & products_id=5 & osCsid=96742etkemblhf5bgicqfiiuv7

http://www.webeatprices.com/product_info.php?cPath=1 & products_id=1 & osCsid=k59132iog43dl494t7k7letnf2

 

Thank you for your help!

Victoria

[Guest guest]

Hi Victoria,

 

It has a small bag post filter that is filled with activated charcoal

orrrrrrrrrr, you can just leave the filter out. I think it just tends

to add a little flavor, and since I'm adding the Baking Soda to it,

don't really feel you need this small little bag the size of a tea bag.

 

We usually distill our water into either a glass container, or a Type 1

plastic container that doesn't leach any plastic. I think a used one

is a good way to go. Ours has lasted for ages. You can use a bowl if

you have to, but I think glass is best of course ;o)))

 

I'm not crazy about polycarbonate, because if you leave it in the sun,

it will leach. Same goes if it's left in a hot place for too long.

You don't have this problem with Type 1 plastic containers. If you're

going to store for any length of time, glass or type 1 is the only way

to go. Type 2 is better than polycarbonate, but over time will still

leach some. Both Type 2 and 7 are OK for short periods of time if not

left in heat and / or the sun.

 

The distillers you posted below look almost identical to my Kenmore

with the small bag of charcoal positioned in the little exit tube =

probably made by the same manufacturer but different names. I'd go

with the cheaper one as it looks like a #1 Plastic container, and you

can always use your own glass container, if you want to go the ultimate

way.

 

In Knowledge, Health, & Freedom,

 

Doc

 

On 2/12/2010 6:53 PM, Victoria Woods-Yee wrote:

 

 

 

 

Doc,

 

Does your Kenmore

distiller require a filter? What do you use to have the water distill

into? I see some used Kenmore units for

sale and wondered if I should go with one of them. One is Kenmore

34480

Countertop Water Distiller it comes with a container it distills into.

The

other is Kenmore Countertop Water Distiller by Ecowater Systems and the

woman

who is selling says it doesn’t need a filter (so I wondered if that was

the case) and that you could distill it into whatever you wanted. So I

was wondering if I got the second if a regular glass gallon jar would

be fine,

or if it needs to be something special.

Sears

no longer sells the

brand new Kenmore water distiller.

What

would be the integrity

of water distilled into a polycarbonate plastic container?

And

finally, does anyone know

anything about this company and their distillers? They have one that

comes with a polycarbonate plastic jug to distill into, and they have

another

model that distills into glass.

 

http://www.webeatprices.com/product_info.php?cPath=1 & products_id=5 & osCsid=96742etkemblhf5bgicqfiiuv7

http://www.webeatprices.com/product_info.php?cPath=1 & products_id=1 & osCsid=k59132iog43dl494t7k7letnf2

 

Thank

you for your help!

Victoria

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Doc! That was very helpful!

Victoria