awesome. I have had my eye on these for a while but don't really need it, but I have always thought they would be a no-brainer for people who live near the ocean, for turning salt water drinkable, especially for less than $100? that seems crazy cheap
I've got an old distiller I found in Mountains of NC. After cleaning out the sour mash, I was able to distill water. Unfortunately, it needs a real fire & it needs cool air... I'll see if this will work better! It seems to me, it's much easier!
The condenser on top is a bit too small.. that's why you are getting steam .. ya could add a copper coil to the outlet instead of the plastic tube.. the steam would continue to condense by air temp :)
Distilling is a very important thing to learn.. water , fuel,, and alcohol.. wich even the most sober person may need in a bad situation.. also as a medical prep for cuts or wounds.
Also the condenser sits on top of the still, transferring heat from the lid. And it's better to run a small pump to circulate cold water than to put ice in hot water. There's a couple videos that will show you how to make a better condenser.
I prefer this system but question the cost of gas used. Separate the condenser from the top of the boiler should be easy & more efficient. With that being said the counter top might be less costly for immediate use. You won’t need to be there because it will shut off automatically
That's the problem with these type of distillers, you have to keep replacing the cold water around the condensing coil or you need a cooler/radiator which usually needs power to run a fan blowing cool air through it and a pump to circulate the water and if it's an emergency/disaster where you don't have a well or the tap water is not working then you only have the water in your storage and can't waste it in a condenser. I distill all of my drinking/cooking water, our water is clean city water but I don't like the taste or the chlorine in the water. I use a WaterWise brand electric distiller that does one gallon in about 3 1/2 hours. I just bought another one, it's the same thing but a different brand and much cheaper than what WaterWise charges. I have been looking for a stove top distiller for when the power is out or we have a natural disaster or an EMP attack or whatever but I'm not finding much of anything other than one from WaterWise that doesn't need the condenser but like everything else WaterWise sells, it costs a fortune. My stove is gas so I can use gas or just use my fire pit outside to run a non electric distiller but still need power for the pump and fan.
A perfect example of why we should test/practice with our gear.
Distillers are useful for so many things ! Thanks for the video!
awesome. I have had my eye on these for a while but don't really need it, but I have always thought they would be a no-brainer for people who live near the ocean, for turning salt water drinkable, especially for less than $100? that seems crazy cheap
I've got an old distiller I found in Mountains of NC. After cleaning out the sour mash, I was able to distill water. Unfortunately, it needs a real fire & it needs cool air... I'll see if this will work better! It seems to me, it's much easier!
Great for preppers 🙏🏼
The condenser on top is a bit too small.. that's why you are getting steam .. ya could add a copper coil to the outlet instead of the plastic tube.. the steam would continue to condense by air temp :)
Interesting! Thanks!
Distilling is a very important thing to learn.. water , fuel,, and alcohol.. wich even the most sober person may need in a bad situation.. also as a medical prep for cuts or wounds.
Absolutely. Lots of great uses.
Its not that it's small the input water should be ice not room temp
Also the condenser sits on top of the still, transferring heat from the lid. And it's better to run a small pump to circulate cold water than to put ice in hot water. There's a couple videos that will show you how to make a better condenser.
Best video I've seen on using one of the distillers. Thank you!
Thnks for the review, was wondering about these
Same here.
Is it possible for you to share how thick the steel walls are of the vevor system? So 5 gallons produces 2 L of distilled water in how many hours?
I prefer this system but question the cost of gas used. Separate the condenser from the top of the boiler should be easy & more efficient.
With that being said the counter top might be less costly for immediate use. You won’t need to be there because it will shut off automatically
Hello, so I plan on purchasing one of these distillers. What solution did you guys go with to keep the water around the condenser cool/cold?
ICE
Very interesting!
Do you have a follow up video that shows what you did to cool the water?
Not yet
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Ok - just got mine and am anxious to get started with making distilled water and essential oils!😁
And you can make small amounts alcohol
got to have clean water
That's the problem with these type of distillers, you have to keep replacing the cold water around the condensing coil or you need a cooler/radiator which usually needs power to run a fan blowing cool air through it and a pump to circulate the water and if it's an emergency/disaster where you don't have a well or the tap water is not working then you only have the water in your storage and can't waste it in a condenser. I distill all of my drinking/cooking water, our water is clean city water but I don't like the taste or the chlorine in the water. I use a WaterWise brand electric distiller that does one gallon in about 3 1/2 hours. I just bought another one, it's the same thing but a different brand and much cheaper than what WaterWise charges. I have been looking for a stove top distiller for when the power is out or we have a natural disaster or an EMP attack or whatever but I'm not finding much of anything other than one from WaterWise that doesn't need the condenser but like everything else WaterWise sells, it costs a fortune. My stove is gas so I can use gas or just use my fire pit outside to run a non electric distiller but still need power for the pump and fan.
Hi. Could you let us know where you found the external radiator?
Once we find a good one, I’ll let ya know! I want to make sure it works first before sharing anything. :)
Thank you.@@RoguePreparedness
@roguepreparedness Any updates on this?
@@MeckyBcLemore Not yet.
Can it make hooch
It is a distiller.
nice
Three minutes after the wife hands me the distler left by UPS I pull up my feed and here you are sooooo weird!
They’re watching us 👀👀👀