Countertop Water Distiller Stainless, Glass Collection

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"This distiller is well made with quality materials, works well and is quiet. I have had it only about 3 weeks, so this may be too early to review. However, it distills water for my countertop ice maker and my misting humidifier. The humidifier alone uses close to a gallon per day. I followed other purchasers` advice and purchased a timer to control it, so it wouldn`t wait until it ran dry before shutting off. Allowing it to run dry would result in the lime and other minerals removed from the tap water to bake onto the bottom inside the unit. This is where you would need to use the citric acid cleaner supplied with the unit. The timer can be set to shut it off at 5 hours, so about 1/2" of water remains in the bottom of the unit. Then a non abrasive sponge and warm water can be used after initially allowing the cleaner to work for a couple of minutes. The white reset button on the outside of the unit is actually a safety thermal overload switch in case the automatic shutoff doesn`t work. You should keep this in mind.Suggestions to Megahome: Design a handle on top of the distiller module so it can be removed easily and safely, without the risk of burning oneself or damaging the plastic snap on the discharge spout or the lip of the glass carafe. Even waiting long enough for it to cool off still allows the risk of dropping the module and damaging it and the other items mentioned. Install a manual shutoff switch, instead of having to unplug the unit every time. That power plug/receptacle will take a lot longer to wear out. Make the fill line more visible inside the distiller body. A black embedded mark/"Fill" inside where the barely visible indentations are would be a big improvement.Suggestions for Megahome Distiller users: Always have a few one gallon empty plastic distilled water jugs on hand for storing extra water for emergencies and daily use. They are especially useful if you need at least one gallon or more daily. If you have room in your kitchen or wherever the distiller is fairly close to tap water supply, place it on its own cart/shelf with room to store a couple of gallon jugs and the cleaning items. Use white vinegar to clean the distiller tank when you run out of the original citric acid cleaner. It takes only a couple of minutes longer to loosen the scale, is cheaper and easily convenient to pick up at the local store."