Water Distiller - worth it?

There's no real issue with the water, we generally drink bottled water and cook with tap water. We are just looking at how we can improve what we are ingesting and the subject of water came up. That then moved on to how we can get pure water and research led to a distiller.
So now at the point of weighing up the pro's and cons.

Thanks guys, I'm leaning more towards getting a Britta filter whereas herself has reservations about them.

But that Gulp thing looks real interesting. Is that one of the things that gets installed at the U-Bend of the pipe with the 3 filter system?

Just an update on this, got a Water Distiller on Monday.
To be honest, I dont notice the difference in the taste to bottled water all that much.
Made a stew with the distilled water and I have to admit, it tasted real good. That might just be my brain in overdrive though.

Weyhey wrote: »

Boom_bap - which distiller did you get and a year later are you still using it and would you recommend it?

Yup, we went ahead and got one, this one:



It has it's pros and cons but we use it every second day. That's my main issue with it, it has to be used so much. For example, if you are using 2 pots of water when cooking, that's nearly an entire fill (4 hours) gone. And there is an increase in the electricty bills, and extra 10 euro or so each bill.

But, that 10 euro is far less than what we used to use buying bottled water, less plastic in the house and not having to cart it home from the shops.

There is a taste difference, but I got used to it after a day or so. If you use the water for cooking, there is also a slight difference in taste. Sometimes I use tap water now just for a bit more of the taste I am used to.

Tea and Coffee - you wont notice a difference.

It also needs a bit of maintenance on the cleaning side of things, but it's quick and handy to do. It takes up space that I could use for a coffee machine

So, it's not an essential thing, but I enjoy having the more pure water available.


oh - it also warms up whatever room it's in as well Handy in the winter.

Weyhey wrote: »

Thanks Boom Bap I really appreciate it.

No worries, let me know if you have any more questions about it.

FYI - It's the easiest thing in the world to use! Fill and press 1 button.