Re: Re: OT: Water Distiller info (was) Re: OT: Lyme affecting the eyes (was) Can we build up an immunity to

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Thanks Jim,

for taking the time to research distillers......lots of info here

and such varied prices....I will save this info and spends some time

looking at all the information

Again, thanks for all you do to help the members of this group

bev

Hi Beverly,

Here is some solid info on buying a water distiller....

Keep in mind that distilled water is the purist water you can

drink and the 10,000th

gallon distilled is a pure as the first gallon..

First, keep this in mind, you only want to buy one that has a

stainless steel boiling chamber,

some are 1/2 stainless, I would not buy these, and you also

want a POST filter... This is

a filter that the already distilled water passes through

before going into the collection jar..

A post filter is needed to catch anything that has made it

through the distilling process...

There are only a few distillers that do not need post

filters, but they are higher priced..

When water is distilled, it is 95% pure, once it goes through

the post filter, it is 98-99%

pure and this is the purist water you can get.. It should

have no taste other than water

as that is all that is there!

Here is a list of water distiller sold on eBay... What a

difference an "S" makes... I

searched under "water distillers" and pulled up only 19

units, a far cry from the many

sold here in the past, then I did a search under "water

distilleR" and pulled up a

slew of them!!

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40 & _trksid=m570.l2736 & _nkw=water+distiller

Here are a few that meet my criteria of a stainless steel

boiling chamber and a post

filter... ALWAYs double check with the seller to be

sure it is all stainless and that it does

have a post filter... Always be sure there is

someone to contact preferably by phone

or email.. Also, determine how much water you will

consume daily, then be sure to

buy a distiller that will produce enough... smaller ones seem

to produce 1 gallon every

4 - 6 hours.. Mine by comparison will produce 1 gallon every

2 hours. Also best to buy

one with a glass collector jug as they are

superior to plastic.. And just be sure they

are 110 - 120 Volt (standard US plug). A

few are 230 - 240 Volt..

This appears to be a nice inexpensive model with good parts,

a SS boiler and a post

filter..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-H2oLabs-Stainless-Steel-Water-Distiller-w-Glass-Carafe-/221054737063?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US & hash=item3377e39aa7#ht_1540wt_1089

This one CLAIMS to have a SS boiler, POST filter and GLASS

jug..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WATER-DISTILLER-Distillers-NEWST-MODEL-ON-MARKET-/160798892354?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US & hash=item25705c6142#ht_9700wt_1090

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MegaHome-Water-Distiller-Model-TWS-w-Glass-Bottle-2Y-Warr-/160649372609?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US & hash=item256772e3c1#ht_4404wt_1089

This one is more pricey, but I really like this model as it

is all stainless steel.. I never recommended

it before because it came with a plastic jug, now it comes

with glass.. Plus as a bonus, 12 filters and

a 15 year warranty..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-Classic-II-Counter-Top-Water-Distiller-NEW-w-Bonus-/160623386747?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US & hash=item2565e6607b#ht_761wt_1089

And if you really want to get the best water distiller, this

is the one, BUT, this guy's customer service

is poor... One group member bought the top machine, she had a

problem within weeks, miner for

the seller, major for the buyer, he refused to fix it... She

contacted a few Gov't agencies, no

help.. I then fired off an email to him telling him by not

taking care of her I would no longer talk about

his machines to my then 500 member group, she had the fixed

machine in a about a week... Sometimes

he just needs a little nudge..

However, before all of this happened, I had a problem with

mine, called and talked to (owner)

he told me to buy a few parts and it would be up in running

in an hour.. I did buy the parts ($10) and

I was up an running in an hour! He could have had me send it

in, was out of warranty, but he didn't..

I've never had another issue.

These truly are one of a kind machines and they also do kill

pathogens because of the high oxygen

content of the water..

http://www.johnellis.com/

This article in the Washington Post really brought a lot of

attention to these machines...

10,000 people standing in line waiting to get this

water!!

http://www.johnellis.com/washingtonPost.php

The machines, ideally you want the more expensive one because

of Lyme..

http://www.johnellis.com/products.php?c=1

AND, occasionally these come up on eBay used and sometimes at

good prices...

Here is a top of the line machine (LMW-5 for a bid of

$1159, less than half the new price..

And if this was used only for a year it is a great price, but

no warranty.. If I needed

another machine, I would bid on this at this price... I may

go for $1600 - 1800, even

that is a good price... These machines will almost last

forever, with some miner maintenance.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOHN-ELLIS-WATER-MACHINE-LWM-5-Used-/300742990247?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US & hash=item4605add9a7#ht_2601wt_1089

Here is a new LMW-5 machine with warranty, open bid is $2500,

includes free shipping.

this is a good price for a new machine.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOHN-ELLIS-Electron-LWM-5-Living-Water-Machine-/221074490906?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 & hash=item337911061a#ht_8810wt_1089

They also sell the water made from these machines for $29 for

1/2 gallon!! I don't think I would

pay this much for WATER!, but it is a way to test it first..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GLASS-BOTTLES-1-2-Gallon--Ellis-LWM5-made-Electron-Energized-Distilled-Water-/170854662743?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 & hash=item27c7bb4257#ht_1866wt_1089

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Take care,

Jim

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Ri