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Review on Pure, Safe, And Stylish: Megahome Water Distiller With BPA-Free Plastic Collection by Dorian Bharadwaj

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Simple, easy, effective

If you care about the quality of your water, then this is definitely for you. Anyone willing to read past corporate propaganda knows that the store-bought charcoal filters (things like Brita, Pur) don't actually work very well at all at removing sediment. They simply clean up the taste so that choking down poisonous city water is more tolerable. Reverse osmosis can do a better job at removing sediment, but still does nothing for bacteria, and just as with any water filter, will actually begin PRODUCING additional bacteria once the filter has been in use a little while. But none of those issues need to be worried about with a distiller like this one. There are no filters to change, and all the bacteria gets killed when the water is boiled. (Of course in no situation is ALL bacteria killed, but this is as good as it can be) So the beauty of this product is that you buy it, and you're done for life. (Or until it breaks, which I have not seen happen yet with anyone's that I know)Now the product does technically come with filters that you are supposed to use that the water runs through after it has been boiled and cooled down. I do not use them however, but if you chose to, they would be much much cheaper than Pur filters. You also will need to clean this thing quite frequently, (will vary depending on how bad your water is) because with each gallon of water you will actually SEE all the dirt and crap left behind. After only a few gallons it will start to build up to gross levels, and will need cleaned.Some quick bulletpoints on the important details:-Makes 1 gallon at a time, which will take about 6 hours.-The electricity required to make 1 gallon is approx 3 kWh (which in my area is about 25 cents worth, which is still WAY cheaper than buying distilled water)-It will make the room it is running in quite hot, as it is boiling water for 6 hours. Plan accordingly and place it in your basement or an open room that won't get super stuffy quickly. I made the mistake of having it in my bedroom, which would get up to 95 degrees within an hour of starting this thing-YOU SHOULD BUY THIS PRODUCT! Buy it and share the bounty of clean water with all you see. Your body will thank you, and so will everyone you bless with clean water.If you are a skeptic, then just see the proof for yourself. If you know someone that has one of these, have them clean it out completely, then run it with different kinds of water. When I bought mine I used it to show a diehard Pur filter fan that it really wasn't doing anything for them other than masking the bad taste. In fact, since their filter was behind on being changed, when we did a gallon of water from it in the distiller, it actually looked worse than when we did it straight from the tap. To also prove to this skeptic that most bottled water is not in fact a rip off, and there is a reason you pay more for it, we ran a gallon of Aquafina water, and as expected, it left no bad residue behind, proving it is in fact cleaner than what you get from the city.I guess the only bad thing I'd say about this particular one over any other is that it is clearly made by a Japanese company, as evidenced by the HORRIBLY written English manual. (I mean it's bad that the manual is so bad, not necessarily because it's made by a Japanese company) Fortunately this is an incredibly simple device to use. Anyone should be able to mostly figure it out themselves, and if not, just the pictures in the manual should be enough.

Pros
  • You can save time and money by not having to buy bottled water or replace filters frequently
Cons
  • The product's distillation process may not be well-suited for certain types of water, such as hard water or highly acidic water