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 <jinou...@hills.ccsf.cc.ca.us> > > > > 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 <l...@fbtc.net> > > > 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 coast > > > l...@fbtc.net > > > > Hi Joyce, > > Here is a recap of postings about the Sears Distiller. It should > > answer your questions. If not just let me know. > > > > Bless You Bob Lee > > > > -- > > oozing on the muggy shore of the gulf coast > > l...@fbtc.net > > Hi Joyce, My friends say it tastes very good. To me it tastes like any distilled water, flat with no minerals or other taste. Its like a blank canvas and you add what you want to it ( like what you use it for will determine the taste).Anyway its a whole lot better than the (ugh) city water.
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