Megahome Water Distiller Product Review
Most people don’t think about steam distilling their own water. And until I started getting sick from the tap water here in Michigan, I didn’t think about it much either.
Too Much Calcium For Me…
Here’s the short story of what happened: we bought a house and moved to a new town. Three months later, I was in the hospital with kidney stones. If you’ve had them, then you know what I mean when I say “OW”.
My husband happened to be talking with the doctor while I was blissfully doped up on painkillers, and he said that the little town we live in has an incredibly high number of kidney stone cases due to the high calcium content in the water. If you’re predisposed to kidney stones (as I am) and you drink from the tap, you’re going to get them living here.
Great.
I drink a lot of water, so this was bad news. For months, we schlepped back and forth to Wal-Mart because it was the only place we could get steam distilled water, which is the purest water there is.
But it was so wasteful; all those plastic jugs, all the trips back and forth, and all the energy spent hauling boxes filled will 6 gallon jugs back and forth to the house. Not to mention the sheer torture of having to go to Wal-Mart. Not good.
And then there was the cost; buying all this water added around $30 per month to our food bill.
Then by accident, I stumbled onto at-home steam distillers. And it was a big time EUREKA! moment. I ordered the Megahome Steam Water Distiller, and was in love after the first gallon.
Why I Love the Megahome Steam Water Distiller
My Steam Distiller
Let me count the ways…
1. The Megahome Steam Distill is quiet. When it’s running, it just makes a whirring noise in the kitchen. Quite soothing, actually.
2. It’s cheap to make pure water. I calculated that every gallon I distill at home uses 2.9 kw of electricity. I pay 9 centers per kw, so every gallon costs 29 cents to make.
3. It’s healthy. Steam distilled water is the purest form of water there is. It’s so pure that it’s the water all other water is measured by. It has no taste at all, which is the sign that it’s good water.
4. It’s great for disasters. I never worry about the power going off or having to “boil water” during a flood. With my steam distiller, as long as I have electricity I can make water. And if you have a generator, then you don’t even need that.
5. It’s fast. It takes about 5 hours to distill one gallon of water.
6. A steam distiller can purify any type of water. If you pour water tainted with sewage in there, you’ll get perfectly pure water in the container. If you pour water filled with hazardous chemicals in there, you’ll get perfectly pure water in the container.
The leftover muck is left in the stainless steel flask, and must be cleaned out. If it’s just tap water, you certainly don’t have to do this every time. I clean out mine every time, but only because I’m anal. Because there’s so much calcium in my water the only thing that’s left over is the white calcium powder.
Last Word…
After using this steam distiller for the past six months, I honestly have nothing bad to say about it. It works like a charm, and the water I get is perfect. There’s no plastic or metallic taste at all; just pure water.
It also doesn’t take up that much countertop space. And, I was surprised at how empowered I felt once I had the ability to make my own healthy water. It’s actually really fun!
Once The Greenest Dollar’s Green Store launches in a few weeks, you’ll be able to buy a Megahome Nutriteam Steam Distiller right here on the site. Until then, you can check them out on Amazon here:
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Your point number 6 is far enough off base that I have to say it’s false. While steam distillation will remove 99.9% of what’s in the typical water supply, I absolutely would not go so far as to say that it will remove hazardous chemicals. Many chemicals that could be in a tainted water supply will simply evaporate and recondense with the water. Don’t get a false sense of security from your distiller. I’ve been distilling my own water for over 10 years from a municipal water supply to remove the chlorine, floride, etc. It’s very good for removing minerals, heavy metals, and many compounds, but it won’t remove everything. Would I distill sea water if I had to? Sure. Raw sewage? Only as a last resort. Chemical tainted water? No, not with other treatment and more knowledge. Activated carbon is probably better at removing some chemicals than distillation.
Gordon,
Thank you for taking the time to write in!
The reason why I included #6 is because in the instruction booklet that came with the water distiller, it says you can literally pour any type of water into the distiller and it will give you perfectly pure water. And, it said water tainted with chemicals was included in that.
Have I tried this? Well, thankfully I haven’t had to! But you bring up some excellent points, and now I’m wondering if perhaps they were being a little enthusiastic in their assessment…
Thank you for sharing your information with me and other readers. It’s good to know that perhaps the steam distillation isn’t as foolproof as they’re claiming it to be.
Hi all.
From my understanding, the countertop megahome distiller can remove chlorine.. However, I would suggest using 2 active carbon filters at the tip where the water drips.. This will capture even more chemical additives that have been re condensed with the water..
I also bought a Vitashower filter for the shower, this uses a vitamin C method for removing chlorine and its rated at 99% effectiveness to remove these chemicals.. So, I fill up the distiller with water from the shower filter, further reducing my chances of getting these chems in my finished distilled water..
Also, there is NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING better to clean LCD tv’s and other modern screens with than distilled water and a micro fiber cloth.. No gimmick cleaners.. You want a super clean streak free surface? Try it.. And it’s SUPER safe..
Everyone should have one of these, and we really should put the big bottled water company’s out of the business of reselling us tap water..
I use the same distilled water and microfiber cloth combination for dusting my motorcycle – no streaks or water spots. Good for rinsing your car, too. For that I use one of those 2 gallon pump-up sprayers. I’ve moved up to a Polar Bear distiller that’s plumbed into the water supply – very convenient.
Some of those units have plastic in them. I had one, actually I have had many variations. The best one I’ve found so far, has an all glass container. Some units have glass on the sides and bottom, but this is the only one I’ve found with glass on the top of the container also. And it’s 2 hours faster than my older one.
As for filters, this one also has a much larger post carbon filter on it, for removing the bad chemicals you talk about. I found it at http://www.webeatprices.com/
I’ve had it for 2 years, and it’s worked like a charm.
I love the idea of steam distilled water. However, after 2 years of use, I finally checked the triangle on the bottom of the collection bottle and it is a 7.. the worst for BPA, especially with all that heat. My doctor says avoid the plastics with a grade 7 AND DON’T PUT ANY OF THEM in the microwave. I have read studies that show high levels of BPA in women with breast cancer. SO, I am THROWING AWAY my collection jug and am in search of a glass container.
@Mary, Wow, thank you SO MUCH for bringing that to my attention. I never thought to check my jugs for the plastic level. That’s really scary, and now I want to chuck my jugs too! I’m going to search Amazon for glass jugs as well; if you happen to find one please let me know! I’ll do the same.
my jugs are plastic with saline in them; much better than earlier fills. Say, you don’t suppose they now make glass lined jugs do you? Maybe a D-cup this time?
@SusieQ- You can buy glass jugs on Amazon.