Nutriteam Countertop Water Distiller Stainless, Glass Collection

by MegaHome

Product Description

Nutriteam Countertop Stainless steam distiller comes with a glass collection bottle and is stainless steel inside and out for pure steam distillation.

Includes glass nozzle insert (see picture above) so that your filter sits in glass instead of plastic.

Included in the package is:
Water Distiller, 1 gallon glass collection bottle, six pack of charcoal filters, and 8oz of residue cleaner.

You can be sure that you are drinking the freshest and purest water by distilling it yourself, in the convenience of your own home. We guarantee it! or your money back.

Using pure distilled water is also recommended for many household appliances, irons, coffee makers etc, and will often extend their life.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 13.5 inches ; 11 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000ANW7HQ
• Item model number: MH943SB
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,834 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect tasting water. Great looking, easy to use product., September 14, 2006

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Soffy "Sof" (MD) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nutriteam Countertop Water Distiller Stainless, Glass Collection (Kitchen)

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Original Review September 14, 2006
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First, I need to point out the not-so-obvious fact that this is the stainless steel version of the "Water Distiller, Countertop, White Enamel" product sold by MegaHome/NutriTeam.

To make a long story short, I got this product last night and this morning I woke up to perfectly tasting distilled water.

For the long story...I read all the reviews for the white color version and decided this was worth a try. I placed my order by noon Friday and received the distiller just last night (Tuesday). I was anxious to test this distiller for myself because it might save me quite a bit of money if I could stop buying bottled water. The only negative reviews I'd read seemed to focus on the plastic or metallic flavor of the distilled water. The manufacturer suggests it can happen when new bottles smell like plastic. As soon as I opened the box, I searched for the plastic bottle to smell it. There was no distinct plastic smell that I could detect. One of the reviewers pointed out that your geographical location affects the mineral content in the water and thus can strongly affect its flavor. Living north of Philadelphia, water has a fairly neutral flavor and there's no high mineral content that I know about. Still, I filled the bottle with water filtered through a regular Brita filter I have connected to my faucet. Filling the bottle to the very top is exactly the amount of water required to fill the distiller container right to the fill line. Followed the simple instructions and started the distiller. It wasn't as noisy as I expected, however it's loud enough that you might not want to run it during a dinner party. (Makes good white noise if you need it.) It's supposed to take 4-6 hrs to distil one gallon of water. Warm water may shorten the process. Since I ran it overnight, with cold water, I have no idea of how long it took. That will be an experiment for the weekend. Come morning, the distiller was done and the water was surprisingly fresh and good tasting.

For those concerned about whether distilled water draws minerals from your body, therefore raising acidity levels, read about the benefits of adding pH Drops before drinking. Cheers!

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November 27, 2006 Update:
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I use this distiller almost daily and I'm still very happy with my purchase and very glad I got it. Water tastes perfect, whether I pre-filtered it or not. I was surprised another reviewer had problems with leaks, since I've none whatsoever. The unit makes a very useful white noise, which is better for reading than for conversation though it doesn't bother me (I usually run the unit at night). I have not noticed much difference in distilling time, whether I use hot or cold water. I do get a lot of mineral deposits left over. However, I can remove them easily with a sponge or with the solvent that was provided.

60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good product for the money, March 20, 2007

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Robert G. Mertens "Quarkmaster" (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nutriteam Countertop Water Distiller Stainless, Glass Collection (Kitchen)

This distiller has worked as I expected, although I think the "5-hour" estimate of how long it takes to distill one gallon is a little optimistic. Not a problem for me - I turn it on and let it go.
It produces a lot of heat in the house (can't be avoided). In cold weather, it's great because it helps warm up the house, but in the summer, it's an air-conditioning nightmare (I live in Florida). So in the heat of the summer, I will probably have to move it outside.
I don't like the plastic container. I'd rather have glass, and you can get the glass jugs but they're expensive. I'd rather see the spout a little further out so that I could fit a standard glass jug underneath it. But for the money, I can't find another one that has this capability.
I tested the water with a Sprite water tester and the conductivity was around 1uS/cm (microsiemens per centimeter - a standard measure of water impurity), which is comparable to distilled water from Zepherhills (rain water off my dirty roof is around 9uS/cm and my ordinary Florida tap water is around 2500uS/cm - not bad, and probably cleaner than other places - filtered tap water goes up to 2700uS/cm - which is even worse, so filters don't do dooddily-squat). When I used the charcoal filter, the conductivity went up to around 9uS/cm, so the filter adds (probably harmless) impurities, but I use it to help capture other chemical impurities that won't distill out.
The inside of the container gets caked-over after a single distilling. It doesn't come off, easily. I haven't used the chemical remover yet (I've only had this about a month or so), but I use a copper kitchen scrubber on it once in a while and that keeps the buildup down to a manageable level. The leftover water (a little bit at the bottom) stinks after one use (a testament to the impurity of my tap water), so it has to be rinsed out after each use (and occasionally scrubbed).
I don't like the way the top cord connects to the bottom. I have to unplug it to take the top off and put new water in. If there was a small, built-in connector that comes loose when you take the top off, that would be ideal. Also, there should be a better way to remove the top. You have to wrap your hands around it to get it off, and if it's hot, you're in for a steam burn (so I don't touch it for at least two hours after it's done).
Finally, the only serious problem I have is that the "Reset" button is also the safety shutoff. There should be one of each. If the Reset button ever fails, there needs to be a back-up emergency switch that engages, and it should be plain for the customer/user to see. Otherwise, it could be a potential fire hazard (in other words, don't leave the house or go to sleep with this thing on). So I run it only when I'm going to be home and able to be near it for the duration.
My previous calculations of cost to distill one gallon of water (about 26 cents - energy to vaporize one gallon of water is about 8.5MJ (MegaJoules), which is about 2.4kWh (kilowatt-hours), which costs around 26 cents), may be off, since I did not include the cost of running a fan to cool the condenser, and if you cool the air with an air conditioner, multiply that number by 4 (minimum - more if your air conditioner is inefficient) to get your total expense for one gallon of distilled water.
Don't overfill the canister or you will have a pond on your kitchen cabinet.

56 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars After 2 years of service, bottom of distiller rusted and leaked into electrical base., November 5, 2008

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E. White "E" (Westminster, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nutriteam Countertop Water Distiller Stainless, Glass Collection (Kitchen)

We enjoyed our distiller for 2 years. We used it about twice a week. Recently, the machine stopped after distilling water in the middle of a cycle. It did this several times before I took the top off, removed the screws, and cleaned it (but it wasn't very dusty at all). It still shut off shortly after starting the cycle. I then took a closer look at the base unit. When I lifted it, I was surprised to find that it was so heavy. When I tipped the base, water poured out of the outlet for the plug--not a good sign. I looked at the bottom of the stainless steel (?), and found dimples at the welds. There was evidence of rust around one of the welds, and a pinhole crack. I'm disappointed that we didn't get more use out of this machine.