Joyce Inouye wrote:
>
> Thanks a lot for a speedy reply. I'd like to get one to share with my
> friend Charlotte who is a sickly person. The only question you didn't
> answer is, "How does it TASTE?" Or did I miss it?
>
> Regards,
> :) Joyce Inouye
>
>
>
> On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, Tai-Pan wrote:
>
> > Dean Woodward wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Bob and All: I really appreciate the information on the Sears
> > > Distiller. Bought one yesterday, and starting with 359 ppm total dissolved
> > > solids (based on my new Hanna WP-1)(College Station water is notoriously
> > > high in nitrates), my first batch tested 001 ppm. Great! And it made
> > > wonderful coffee this morning.
> > >
> > > I did a little rough calculation of costs of producing the distilled
> > > water.
> > > This is rough, and if I screw it up don't flame me. The unit consumes just
> > > under 600 watts of electricity. So if you operated it 24 hours per day you
> > > would use 0.6 kilowatts X 24 hours = 14.4 kilowatt-hours (kWh). I think
> > > our
> > > electricity costs about $.07 per kWh (didn't take time to look up my last
> > > electric bill - but just use your own rate), so this is just about $1 per
> > > day. The unit is supposed to produce 4 gallons per day, so the cost per
> > > gallon is about 25 cents per gallon. Since I pay about $.79 for high (?)
> > > quality commercial distilled water, it seems to me this is a very
> > > cost-effective solution to my distilled water needs.
> > >
> > > Dean
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Tai-Pan [mailto:l...@fbtc.net]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 1998 2:49 AM
> > > To: Joseph
> > > Cc: silver-list@eskimo.com
> > > Subject:Re: Sears distiller
> > >
> > > Joseph wrote:
> > >
> > > Does Sears give a cost of making one gallon of distilled water? That
> > > does
> > > have a filter in it to, right? You wouldn't happen to know price? How
> > > much
> > > water does it take to make a gallon of distilled water?
> > > Thanks
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > --
> > > From: Tai-Pan
> > > To: dmcmu...@bellatlantic.net
> > > Cc: silver-list@eskimo.com
> > > Subject: Re: Sears distiller
> > > Date: Tuesday, June 02, 1998 2:19 PM
> > >
> > > Douglas McMurtrie wrote:
> > >
> > > Tai-Pan wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi list,
> > > Passing on what I`ve learned from the new distiller purchased
> > > yesterday.
> > > Went out and bought the* Kenmore Countertop Water Purifier*,thats
> > > what
> > > they call it. Have made several gallons of distilled water now and
> > > this
> > > is the result.
> > >All batches were started as tap water (city) with 231ppm readings
> > > on
> > > the TDS-1. After distilling readings were 001ppm on the TDS-1. This
> > > product works very well. Left the cap off of a gallon of new
> > > distilled
> > > water over night and it read 003ppm in the water at the top. Shook
> > > the
> > > bottle up a little bit and read it again, this time it read 001ppm .
> > > Seems the top layer of water in contact with the air became slightly
> > > carbonized with contact of the CO2 in the air. Lesson : Keep your
> > > water
> > > sealed when not in use.
> > >Now I`m not at the mercy of store bought distilled water.
> > >The instruction manual said it takes six hours to make one gallon ,
> > > the one I have does it in 5 1/2 hours .
> > >
> > >Bless You Bob Lee
> > > --
> > > oozing on the muggy shore of the gulf coast
> > >l...@fbtc.net
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Tai-Pan,
> > >
> > > If you don't mind me asking, what was the price of the distillation
> > > unit?
> > >
> > > Douglas,
> > >It was priced at $129 plus tax.
> > > Bob
> > > --
> > >
> > > Joseph,
> > > Answers to questions:
> > > Sears did not give cost of making water, the electric power consumption
> > > is 585 watts,at 120 volts AC.
> > > It has an activated carbon filter at the outlet,its replacable every
> > > few months for $1.50.
> > > Price here locally was $129 plus tax.
> > > I filled it with one gallon of water and got one gallon of water out of
> > > it. After distilling a batch (one gallon) there was a wet sludge in the
> > > bottom of the tank. In my area it is mostly calcium, sulfer and some
> > > iron oxide. The wetness was mostly D2O (heavy water). Washed it all out
> > > after each batch.
> > > The distiller is certified by the California Department of Health.
> > > Amazingly it is approved by the IOWA State Department of Health. I say
> > > this because not a single camping or trail water purifier is approved
> > > by IOWA State. All the water purifiers in the Campmore catalog may NOT
> > > be sold in the State of IOWA. Iowa State has really tough standards.
> > > Good for them. The pamphlet with the machine lists 26 contaminants in
> > > removes as per EPA guide lines.
> > > Hope this answers your questions OK.
> > > Bless you Bob Lee
> > >
> > > Ozzing on the muggy shore of the gulf coa
