cs1234
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Just one of the h2olabs stainless steel countertop models with glass carafe. I've been using it for years now, 3-4 gallons a day at 5 hours per gallon. I've never had the water it outputs tested, but it tastes noticeably better than the tap water (tastes like nothing!), pasta boils much nicer in it, rice cooks better.. just like distilled water from the store.Do you have a Durastill or something similar?
Price wise, per gallon, it beats the heck out of purchasing distilled water at the store. I used to pay $1 gallon at the store for it, and I've noticed it's gone up to around $1.25 a gallon lately. Water from the utility is cheap per gallon, about $.005.. electricity is more expensive from the power company.. at $.09 per kwh, 3kwh per gallon distilled.
I've saved well over what I paid for it in savings vs. buying distilled water. I'm also not purchasing distilled water that has been sitting in plastic milk type jugs for who knows how long.
I've been considering moving up to one of the larger Durastill models. But.. then I would want to have the model with the pump to get the water to a water spigot inside the house, and I'd have to clear space in the garage or in a shed to put it in, run water lines to it, run power to it, etc..
I've got to pick my battles, I can't let too many things compete with my DIYsolarforum posting time.