VEVOR 1.1 Gal Water Distiller, 0.3 Gal/H, Distilled Water Maker Machine 750W 0-99H Timing Set Temp Display, 304 Stainless Steel Countertop Distiller Glass Carafe Cleaning Powder 3 Carbon Packs, Silver

I bought the VEVOR machine because I wasn't going to pay $5+ for a gallon of distilled water on the rare occasion I can find it, nor am I willing to replace my Keurig coffee machine annually.Our rural well water is very hard. We have an industrial grade water softener but it doesn't eliminate enough minerals to keep from destroying a coffee machine in less than a year or so. I also use a CPAP so I need distilled water for that. The pandemic has caused distilled water has become nearly impossible to find, even now during spring of 2023. On the rare occasion I can find distilled water in the store, it is horrendously over-priced.I've been using the VEVOR for about a month now. It works as advertised. Seems solidly built tho it is somewhat clunky to use. It takes up a lot of counter space while in use, so be aware of that. Unless you have a lot of counter space, this thing will probably not live on your kitchen counter. You'll have to figure out a place to stow it. That place needs to be near a sink for ease of filling with water and cleaning.You need to rinse out the mineral residue after every use. That's where the clunky part comes in. There are two AC cords. One cord connects the condenser (top unit) to the base (boiler unit), the other connects the base to your wall outlet. Both MUST be disconnected for cleaning or you could suddenly meet your maker. The base unit (boiler) is too tall to fit under most kitchen faucets. It is not submersible! You'll need a hand-held sink sprayer to rinse it out.It comes with a small amount citric acid, enough for 4 or so cleanings. You use that to dissolve and clean out the inevitable mineral build ups. Citric acid is cheap. Eventually you'll need to buy some once the limited supply they give you runs out.The instruction manual is some weirdly worded translation from Chinese into something that resembles English. But the operation is pretty obvious so you should be able to figure it out just from looking at the machine. It just boils and condenses water. It's not rocket science.The blue plastic collection bottle is poorly molded with rough edges where the cap screws on. No matter how tightly you screw on the cap it will leak unless you carry it completely upright. I suppose that could be fixed with a little bit of sanding or perhaps a cobbled gasket stuck into the cap. It's not enough of a deal for me to worry about. I'm not freaked out by a few drops of distilled water dripping out of the bottle as I carry it.Summary: It didn't cost much. If you only need a gallon of distilled water every other day or so, this unit should work out fine. It's not idiot proof, you have to be a bit careful with it.

We got this five months ago. Took a bit to assemble but once done, we filled it with soapy water, turned it on, and it did exactly what it claimed to do. It produced over1 gal of distilled water in about 3.5 hours. We dumped that out, rinsed the distiller and glass pot, refilled it and turned it back on. Again, we produced about 4 L of pure distilled water in 3.5 hrs. We have mixed that distilled water with the filtered water we previously generated in a pitcher, to produce a 50:50 mix of filtered tap water and distilled water. So far, the result tastes great and is much healthier. The unit turns off when empty, turns on with a simple push of a button, is easy to dissemble for cleaning/rinsing, is easy to fill, and generates the distilled water we want. It has been working perfectly for about five months now. So far, so good! No leaks or malfunctions. If it breaks or malfunctions in the future, I will edit this post to say so.Some people have complained it leaks. It does not. Rather, to pour the water, you have to position the distiller directly over the big opening above the pitcher or glass you pour it into. It may drip a bit as you pour, but so what. The pitcher or glass should catch all the water.

I bought several Hey Dewy humidifiers this winter and soon realized we needed to buy quite a lot of distilled water to operate them without causing buildup and damage. We bought maybe 10 gallons at the store before I had done my research and purchased this distiller. I'm glad I did buy those because now I have lots of convenient jugs to fill! I run this as often as needed, using some extra space we have in the room with a big slop sink and our overflow fridge and freezer. You will want to set it up near a power outlet and a sink, and keep a towel handy for those times that you remove the lid to refill. You can easily wipe out the tank with some paper towels - ours has a bit of rust-colored residue in the bottom after one cycle but not too much. It shuts off nicely on its own. It also puts off quite a bit of heat which in the winter time is very welcome. In the summer I will probably need to open the window in the room where this is set up, or else the AC will have to compensate for the heat this is releasing. The investment was well worth it, and if even I find it easy to use then it truly is EASY TO USE. A very sturdy and capable little machine, and easy on the eyes as well (I purchased the red color). Very happy! :-)