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.

I love this product! It’s easy to use and the water taste great, easy to clean,size is perfect for counter top, quiet and so far appears durable. I highly recommend this product for anyone who is concerned with the quality of water.

It's a solidly-built all-in-one distiller. The temperature control is accurate, and the cooling coils are adequately long to not wastefully leak steam out the end. It's all stainless steel, so it doesn't rust, and cleaning mineral buildup is easy.It's only a single stage, so if you need really, really pure water on par with the triple-distilled you'll need to clean the machine and run it again or something. But that's probably overkill for most applications.The space for a final filter is easy to open and adequately sized that you should be able to load it with pretty much any medium you might need. I haven't really used it since I'm only worried about removing mineral content and there aren't any VOCs in what I'm distilling that might need to be charcoal filtered or whatever. But it's well designed without any irritating cracks or crevices that would be hard to clean. So if you need that you'll probably find it easy to use.

The only good thing I can say about this distiller is that the fan is not as loud as people say. It sounds like any exhaust fan I've ever heard (bathrooms, over stove, etc) just not as loud. It could be just me since I enjoy white noise. That's where it ends.Setup was simple right out of the box, except for the band that you have to put on the carafe. If you have someone to help you it'll probably go easier than it did for me. The band kept wanting to spring back and slap me because they're not round. So the metal wants to resist. Other than that, there wasn't much setup to it. I washed it out and distilled a liter of water with citric acid (supplied) before putting it to use. At first, I didn't have a TDS meter so the first 3 or 4 batches I used for the plants and humidifier. Once I was confident that I had ran enough batches, I was confident enough to drink it. The water had a sauna taste to it. No other way to explain it. (If you've been in a hot tub or an actual sauna, you'll understand.) My TDS meter came in a few days later and I wss pleasantly surprised to find that it read 000 after distillation. (It read 038 straight from the tap.) Since the meter was reading 000 after distillation, I decided to add another satchet of activated charcoal (4 total were supplied) to see if it would improve the flavor; it did not.I continued drinking the water because the TDS meter continued to read 000 after every batch, despite the taste it had. I cleaned it after every batch, just like it recommends. It has an auto-off feature, but I was shutting it off at 3 hours and 45 minutes. I had read in another review that leaving some water in the bottom would make it so much easier to clean, and it really did. I was happy with my purchase albeit the sauna taste to it. However, 2 weeks in and the TDS meter is now reading solids in every batch. Sometimes it even reads higher than prior to distillation and that's concerning.At first, I had messaged the manufacturer about the taste and the carafe. (The carafe had an internal crack in it that couldn't be felt from the inside or outside and I wanted to replace it, and obviously the sauna taste was bothering me.) However, once the TDS meter started reading high solids, I requested a return from Amazon.One thing to note, is that I had previously dealt with this company before. I had bought a different distiller directly from their website and it was obviously a return. It had water stains and was missing parts. They tried to offer me a $26 refund and said that they don't sell used distillers. I had to go back and forth with them sending multiple emails until finally they issued a full refund. I would stay away from any Vevor products. They are lacking in customer service, and so far, I haven't had any luck with their products.Last thing that I am going to say is that I had originally posted a raving review about this morning distiller, including a video, and Amazon denied my review. They claimed that I violated community guidelines, but didn't explain what I did wrong. I submitted a second review, and it never posted. I'm hoping this one does post and that it can help someone.