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What
to Look for When Buying a Distiller
Brand Name
It is important to buy a water distiller from
a reputable company with a sound line of brand names. Buying a well known water
distiller will last 25 years or more with only minor upkeep and maintenance. Small
companies often carry lesser known brands and often go out of business. Buying water
distillers from these companies creates the possible problem of not finding spare parts in
the life of your water distiller. There are four big names in water distillation products
worldwide: Polar Bear water distillers, Durastill water distillers, West Bend water
distillers, Pure Water water distillers. Each has over 20 years experience in the design
and manufacture of water distillers and a successful financial record to back it up.
Production Rate
Production rate is the specification that
measures the rate at which water is produced through the water distiller. Water
distillers range from 3 gal/day (1gal/8hrs) to 12 gal/day (1gal/2hrs) and more for
commercial applications.
Type
Water distillers are either Manual,
Semi-Automatic or Automatic. Manual water distillers produce one gallon of water at
a time due to limitations of the boiling chamber size. While automatic water
distillers are connected directly to the water line and can continually produce water.
Water Purity
Distillation, the process of removing
contaminants from water, removes 98%-99.9% of water contaminants producing distilled
water. The distance between the boiling chamber and condensing coil along with the
construction material is the determinate of the distilling of impurities.
Distance - When water boiled it is first converted
to wet steam and then to dry steam through water distillation. Contaminates rise
with wet steam, but not with dry steam. The longer the distance between the boiling
chamber and the condensing coil produces more dry steam resulting in purer distilled
water.
Construction - The best construction material is
surgical quality stainless steel.
Storage Containment - The best materials for water
distiller storage is stainless steal or glass. While glass maintains a high level of water
purity, it is not as durable as stainless steal, which is why it is not the most reliable
storage container.
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