VEVOR 2L Essential Oil Distillation Apparatus Lab Glassware Distillation Kit Water Distiller Purifier with Hot Stove Condenser S35 & 24 or 40 Joint

Item arrived quickly and was in excellent condition. Had to elevate heating element in order for there to be clearance beneath the separation funnel to put a containerBF

VERY IMPORTANT, the box contains only glassware and the heating unit. There are no setup instructions or diagrams, but you can reference the amazon photo if you are not familiar with how to set up the glassware.The glassware was packed nicely in foam and that can be saved to be used later to store your glassware. The glassware is a decent quality. The only recommendation I have is to buy a separate heating unit. I do have a heating mantle with stirrer that I will use with this glassware. The heating unit that came with the kit should be used out side or under a hood at first. The heating unit seems to have lots of residue that burned off when I turned it on and cause a lot of smoke, but I had it under a hood so it wasn't a problem for me. Also the arms for the glassware seems to be a little short for the designed configurations, keep that in mind when setting it up. Other that that, it was a decent price for a 2ml distillation kit.

When I assembled the set and turned on the burner, the first thing I noticed was smoke coming out of it.I shut it off and took it outside, then turned it on after plugging it into an extension cord to see if it would catch fire.After a minute it stopped smoking and just got hot, which it's supposed to. I cooled it then brought it inside and set it back up.then I noticed that when turned all the way up for AN HOUR, the water is barely hot enough to bubble a little.The glass is nice and heavy, the assembly is easy enough, but I'm going to have to get a new burner and after reading other reviews, I don't trust the company to send a burner that won't do the same thing.

Beware! I returned and they made me pay for the return shipping. Bad business and very low quality glassware. I'll save up for a better American made one.

I am very please with the destiler. very easy to use and the performance is great. One thing to tell is they should include a manual with the equipment, set up mine by looking at the picture and the video on amazon. Also mine came with the thermometer broken.

I have used this set up to steam distill a couple of different herbs including mullein, and rosemary. Neither seemed to produce much oil, they are not exactly oily plants. But the floral water I processed had a very strong smell of the herb. I was impressed with how strong it was. I bottled it and after a month opened it up and it was still as strong as when I first distilled it. Maybe after some more trial and error with different plants I will figure out how to get the oil. ;)

All the glass sealed but the hot plate doesn't work at all. I checked to make sure socket had power and plugged in but no temperature change. The glass is thicker than expected which is good but haven't been able to use it yet

The distillation head is too short, not the length depicted in the product photo. The electronic plate is junk. I use a small camper propane stove. I am going to upgrade to a real lab electronic plate. There is no guidance at all on how to cool the graham condenser, so you have to figure it out for yourself. I did. I think they engineered the product to package it, which is done very well. I also think the condenser might be too long for 2ML, creating too much pressure in the system overall.