WHY USE DISTILLED WATER FOR TROPICAL PLANTS?
All plants need water to live. However the type of water we choose for our plants can have a huge impact on their health and even the cleanliness of our homes. So, should you use distilled water for tropical plants?
What is distilled water?
Water usually contains minerals, contaminants and even chemicals that we cannot see. This is not always a problem and some of these things can even be helpful in some circumstances. For example: small amounts of chlorine can kill bugs and make water safe to drink. But there are times that these impurities cause problems.
Distilled water is purified water which has been boiled and then the vapour collected and condensed back into liquid to be collected in a separate container. The impurities are left behind in the original container, giving you absolutely pure water.
How water quality impacts plants?
Plants need water to live. However, the quality and composition of the water they get can have a huge impact on their health.
- Hard water
You probably already know if you live in a hard water area. The high mineral content of calcium, magnesium carbonates, bicarbonates and sulphites in this kind of water is responsible for the limescale in your kettle, pipes and appliances.
If you use hard water for your plants you will get a build-up of calcium and magnesium salts in the soil which can alter the pH and inhibit the availability of important nutrients.
- Heavy metals
Although most water sources have some level of heavy metals, they can quickly build up and cause a reduction in growth in sensitive plants.
- Sodium level
Most plants do not do well with water showing high sodium levels as it damages their cell structure. If you use a water softener, it will increase sodium levels and make the water unsuitable for many plants.
- Fluoride
Even low levels of fluoride can impact on photosynthesis and respiration in plants, eventually making them unhealthy.
In some areas of the UK, fluoride is added to tap water to aid dental health. Even if this is not the case near you, it is possible your tap water has a level of fluoride that is problematic to your tropical plants.
- Chlorine
We have all heard of chlorine as it is often added to make drinking water safe for humans. However, it can also kill ‘good bacteria’ and microorganisms in the soil that are needed by tropical plants. It can also even directly cause leaf browning, spots and even dropped leaves in some cases.
- Oxygen
Oxygen is important to roots and for healthy growth. The oxygen content of water can contribute enormously in this respect and it is worth ensuring your water has a good oxygen content.
Water which has less dissolved minerals will typically have a higher oxygen content.
Why should I use distilled water for tropical plants?
Tropical plants are particularly sensitive to water quality. Distilling water removes the impurities mentioned above, leaving you with pure H20. Using distilled water for tropical plants ensures you know exactly what you are giving them and not giving them.
Also, if you use a humidifier, filling the tank with distilled water prevents unwelcome powdery mineral deposits of calcium carbonate etc. on your plants, furniture or around the room.
Distilled water also makes sense botanically. Tropical plants come from the tropics and areas of high rainfall. Rain is distilled water. It is what tropical plants are adapted to receive.
How to make distilled water for tropical plants?
There are two options if you decide to use distilled water for tropical plants:
2. Use a water distiller to make your own.
The benefits of using a Megahome water distiller for use with tropical plants
Vlogger and plant expert, Hannah, aka Tropical Plant Addict is passionate about tropical plants. Her house and garden are jam-packed with gorgeous, unusual plants she shares with the world through YouTube and social media.
One of Hannah’s recent videos discussed the benefits of a Megahome distiller for use with her plants. She was noticing an unpleasant powdery deposit around her home when using her humidifier for tropical plants. After realising the issue was the hard water, she tried a few methods to solve the problem.
After trying water butts and filtered water, she noticed no difference. She considered reverse osmosis but it was too expensive. Eventually, she decided to try a countertop water distiller.
She found that using distilled water immediately solved the problem of dusty residue and the health of her plants improved. Her choice of 316 Distiller suited her needs, and it was quiet, compact and stylish.
From a financial standpoint, she looked at the alternatives and took time to calculate the costs involved. Ultimately, using the Megahome countertop distiller to generate distilled water for tropical plants was easy and affordable and cheaper than buying distilled water. The perfect solution for Hannah’s indoor jungle.
There are so many benefits to using distilled water for tropical plants.
NINE MYTHS ABOUT DRINKING DISTILLED WATER
There's a lot of misinformation around about drinking distilled water. This document sets out the facts...
A lot of our customers research distilled water in various forums and Facebook groups on the Internet and there are a number of myths about drinking distilled water which are untrue and have no scientific basis. This document sets out the scientific facts.
MYTH 1
Distilled water is an active absorber and absorbs carbon dioxide in contact with air, making it acidic. The acidity can then leach minerals from the body.
THE FACTS: Distilled water is mildly acidic but it does NOT leach minerals and there is no biological mechanism to explain how this would happen. Pure H2O does weakly bond with CO2 to form Carbonic Acid. That is why both rainwater (which is distilled water) and distilled water are mildly acidic. But not enough to harm you at all, we are talking pH5 or 6. That is about the same as a banana - no one is claiming bananas leach minerals from bones! The neutral pH is 7. Your stomach has a pH of 1-2. The pH scale is logarithmic which means pH 6 is ten times more acidic than pH 7. So distilled water, after contact with air, is 10-100 times more acidic than neutral (if that makes sense). Your stomach is 1000 times more acidic than distilled water. And Coca-Cola with a pH of 2.8 is over 100 times more acidic than distilled water. The idea of acidic water sounds scary but it does not harm you, if it could, rainwater would harm you and most foods would harm you. There is nothing harmful about drinking distilled water. And if you are at all worried about it being mildly acidic you can always add a pinch of Sodium Bicarbonate.
The whole leaching minerals argument is an example of what is called psychologists call truthiness or what I term "non-science"; it sounds like it could be true, so people believe it. In reality, it is COMPLETE RUBBISH. Your body works extremely hard to keep your blood pH between 7.35 and 7.45. If it goes outside that range then your enzymes start to denature and you need to go to the hospital. Even people who are slightly out of range like pH 7.25 can be very ill indeed. For your blood to be acidic enough to actually start leaching minerals it would have to be well below pH6 and you would definitely be long dead by then. Additionally, the minerals in bones (mainly Calcium) are bound up into crystals with Vitamin D in a chemical called hydroxyapatite, A biological process is required to release the calcium from your bones. If you put a bone in a bucket of distilled water you would not remove the minerals from the bone over any length of time.
MYTH 2:
Cooking foods in distilled water pulls the minerals out of them and lowers their nutrient value.
THE FACTS: Cooking any food lowers the nutrient value, especially when cooking in water and draining the water. Steaming is better. But your food will be less contaminated if you cook it in pure distilled water. Distilled water is no more "leaching" than any other type of water. Heat is more of a problem than water used because heat can alter nutrients. Basically, if you want to preserve the maximum nutrient value in your vegetables steam them - using distilled water will not have any especially adverse effect on the nutrient content of your veg.
Read this blog to find out how to replace minerals if you drink distilled water.
MYTH 3
The most toxic soft drinks that people consume (i.e. cola beverages and other soft drinks) are made from distilled water.
THE FACTS: Certainly Coca-Cola is not made from distilled water. There is no economic reason why a soft drink manufacturer would want to spend time and money distilling water to make soft drinks. It puts up their cost per litre. Even if soft drinks were made from distilled water it is the sugar and other additives that are the problem; distilled water would only make them healthier. Distilled water is simply pure water, if you start adding colouring, flavouring and sugar it stops being distilled water. SMART water the bottled water brand owned by Coca-Cola corporation is basically distilled water with a bit of salt added to it. You can make your own "SMART" water at home using a water distiller for about one tenth of the cost of bottled SMART water.
MYTH 4
Distilled water causes mineral deficiencies because it lacks the minerals found in other types of water.
THE FACTS: Yes distilled water lacks minerals, No it does not cause mineral deficiencies. Even mineral water has so few minerals in it, you could not depend on it as a dietary mineral source. We get minerals from food, not water. Distilled water does not leach minerals from your body. Naval sailors have been drinking distilled water for years without any ill effects. Development agencies supply water distillers as water purifiers to people in the developing world.
Below is a table showing the minerals you need, how much you get in a litre of Evian and finally how much Evian you would need to consume to get your daily amount. There is nothing special about the mineral content of Evian, we have just selected it because it is well-known. The average bath holds about 150 litres of water, so I have listed the number of baths you would need to drink each day for the higher quantities.
| Mineral | How much is in 1L of Evian | How much you need each day | How much water you'd need to drink |
| Calcium | 76mg/L | 700mg | 9 litres |
| Potassium | 1.1mg/L | 3500mg | 3182 litres or (c.21 baths) |
| Magnesium | 25mg/L | 270mg | 11 litres |
| Sodium | 6.8mg/L | 6g | 882 litres or (c.6 baths) |
If you think you are capable of drinking 21 baths full of Evian every day just to meet your Potassium requirements please be my guest. Drinking that much water would actually kill you (if you could get it down). As the table shows, mineral water is just not viable as a source of minerals. You get vitamins and minerals from food. Also, a lot of these minerals - especially Calcium and Sodium are those that most people consume too much of. If anything you need to do what you can to reduce your intake, especially of Sodium.
MYTH 5
Drinking distilled water for long periods of time weakens your teeth.
THE FACTS: This is a lie invented by water filter salespeople to help them sell water filters. Water distillers do remove fluoride from water but there is plenty of fluoride in toothpaste if you want fluoride. Excessive fluoride can discolour teeth and has been linked to cancers. Distilled water cannot discolour teeth. Fortunately, not many areas of the UK actually fluoridate water. I also object in principle to the idea of a government medicating a nation via the water supply. It violates personal liberty. Water distillers remove any fluoride present in water and that is a good thing.
MYTH 6
Distilled water tastes "funny" or has a "flat taste".
THE FACTS: Distilled water does taste different to ordinary tap water. Tap water has fluoride, chlorine, iron and other chemicals and your taste buds get used to it. The first time you drink distilled water it will taste different. Most people do not experience it tasting flat. Sometimes it takes a couple of days to get used to drinking distilled water. What is really interesting is how bad ordinary tap water tastes after you have been drinking distilled water. Personally the way I view this is that your taste buds get used to drinking tap water with all the chemicals in. Then you drink distilled water for a few days and it kind of resets your tastebuds. When you later drink ordinary tap water you suddenly get to taste all the chemicals that are present.
If you only distil your water, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be carried over into the distilled water. That is why Megahome distillers use charcoal filters to remove VOCs and gases. VOCs are chemicals like herbicides, fuels, etc which have a boiling point lower than water (see next myth).
In general, when used for cooking and drinking water, most people find distilled water improves the taste of food and is more thirst-quenching than tap water. For a tiny minority of people, it takes a couple of days to get used to and after that ordinary tap water starts tasting flat and almost "furry".
MYTH 7
Distillation does not remove Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).
The FACTS: Yes and No. VOCs are organic compounds that have a lower boiling point than water. VOCs are chemicals like pesticides, herbicides and fuels - so you do want to remove them. When water is boiled in the boiling chamber any VOCs present will get carried over into the cooled distilled water so VOCs are the one class of chemicals that distillation does not remove. For this reason, Megahome water distillers come with an activated charcoal filter for the final stage of the process. The activated charcoal filter removes all VOCs present.
VOCs have quite a strong influence on taste and this is another reason to remove them (aside from the health risks posed by substances like organophosphates.) If you are from an area with potentially high VOC contamination you can double up on the charcoal filters. Megahome activated charcoal filter sachets need replacing every 28 distillations.
MYTH 8
Distillation systems require extensive, frequent cleaning and are difficult to operate.
THE FACTS. Depending on where you live, your distiller will need regular cleaning. But all you have to do is lift off the top and use the cleaner provided to dissolve any scale build-up. People in hard water areas will have more cleaning to do. Most people do a quick wipe around after each distillation. Our distillers are easy to operate. Just fill it up, press the button once, walk away and come back when it has finished.
Yes, it will need a quick wipe around each time but it is definitely not difficult to operate, and if you give it a good wipe after each distillation you will minimise the time spent doing a more rigorous clean. Also, if you do need to do a full clean you simply fill the boiling vessel, put in a few spoonfuls of cleaner and heat it up for 30 minutes. All the limescale just dissolves with the cleaner. It is not hard work at all.
MYTH 9
Producing distilled water is expensive and uses lots of electricity.
The FACTS: Water distillers do use electricity to produce pure water. A typical home water distiller uses around 3-kilowatt hours to make 4 litres of water. Using an average electricity cost of 28p per kilowatt hour, to distil 4 litres of water at home would cost about 21p per litre. That makes distilled water cheaper, purer and more convenient than bottled water.
MYTH 10 - one extra myth busted for FREE
Drinking distilled water for a long time may kill you.
The FACTS: Can distilled water kill you? No, it cannot. Some say that drinking distilled water alone, for a long period of time can kill you due to the lack of minerals in distilled water. Firstly, you cannot just drink water to survive, you need food. No water, not even mineral water such as Evian, has enough minerals to provide what our body needs. To get enough Sodium from Evian, you would need to drink 882 litres a day. You can get vitamins and minerals from your daily diet. Read more about minerals and distilled water here.
If you want to buy one of our water distillers click here.
Distilled water is simply pure water. It is completely safe.
Author Bio
William Fryer MA Oxon
William is a Human Scientist and was director of Megahome-Distillers.co.uk. Having worked for 22 years in the corporate environment he is decided to change career and completed a medical degree. His interests include human beings, white water kayaking and walking in rugged environments.
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WHICH DRINKS ARE THE HEALTHIEST?
Now in the peak of Summer, it is more important than ever to make sure you stay hydrated in the warm weather. Instead of reaching for a fizzy drink which does your body no favours due to the amount of unhealthy ingredients and empty calories present, turn in favour of some healthy alternatives. Get ready to drink a large amount of goodness!
Water
Water is the staple ingredient for leading a healthy lifestyle. As the body is made up of approximately 65% water, it is important to keep hydrated by drinking 1.5 litres of water for women and 2 litres of water for men every day.
Drinking water relieves fatigue and increases energy, flushes out toxins, aids in weight loss and improves skin complexion amongst other benefits. However, in today’s modern world tap water can often contain a mixture of impurities and pollutants such as pesticides and our bodies end up paying the price by acting as a filter.
The only way to improve the water purity is through using a water distiller. In fact, water distillers improve the composition of the water purity by an estimated 99.8% and are a great way to get rid of the scum you sometimes get on tea.
Top tip
Many people will admit that they do not drink the recommended amount of water each day because they don’t like the taste of water or they find it boring. You can add some extra zest to your water by adding fruit with an Aqua Zinger, which blends your own favourite combination of fruits into your water. If you prefer citrus fruits, a Citrus Zinger will help infuse your distilled water, giving it a refreshingly flavoured taste – a healthy alternative to squashes and pure fruit juices.
Cranberry juice
Cranberry juice renowned as a powerful antioxidant. Most people haven’t tasted the “real stuff” but it provides an array of health benefits. One of the main benefits of cranberry juice is that it contains phytochemicals and polyphenol antioxidants, which can deter cancer, yeast infections and disorders of the immune and cardiovascular systems.
Another benefit is that the proanthocyanidins within the cranberry juice helps to prevent urinary tract infections, and the presence of quinic acid may contribute to preventing kidney stones too. Unlike sugary counterpart versions of cranberry juice, unadulterated cranberry juice has also been shown to inhibit mouth bacteria that causes plaque so feel free to drink up!
Top tip
Buy your cranberry juice from health stores or specialist stores that sell organic produce to ensure you get your hands on unsweetened, dark red juice made from whole cranberries.
Pomegranate juice
Another juice that has powerful benefits. Pomegranate juice is full of antioxidants which help battle free radicals.
This tasty drink has been shown to help reduce the chances of developing prostate and lung cancer as well as preventing heart disease and inflammation. Research has also shown that pomegranate juice inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells. Aim to drink a glass a day to reap these benefits.
Top tip
A lot of commercial pomegranate juice is diluted with sugar or other liquids. Read the ingredient list to ensure you are drinking pure pomegranate juice.
Vegetable juice
Most of us know the health benefits of eating vegetables so why not drink them! Drinking fresh vegetable juice is an easy and convenient way to help you reach your five a day target and benefit from the intake of vitamins and minerals, reduced inflammation and cleansing of the body amongst others.
Vegetable juices can taste great as well. Mix some kale, spinach, carrots and some orange juice with mango or pineapple for added sweetness. Drink it chilled for a highly nutritious and tasty drink.
Top tip
Blend your vegetable juice the night before work and store it in a thermos flask so you can take it into work and drink it without wasting time and making the staff room messy!
Smoothies
Fancy a milkshake? Since most milkshakes are bought from fast-food restaurants that contain a notoriously high amount of calories and unhealthy ingredients, we recommend giving them a miss and trying a healthy smoothie instead, you won’t regret it! A smoothie made right can be highly nutritious and delicious at the same time and is ideal for a snack to stave away any hunger that may lead to you purchasing a packet of crisps or a chocolate bar.
Here’s a recipe we recommend:
1 Banana: High in potassium and always a great addition to thicken the consistency of a smoothie.
200ml of coconut milk: Coconut milk is highly nutritious, as it contains a variety of vitamins and minerals such as vitamin C, B1, B3, B5, B6, Selenium, magnesium and calcium.
4 tbsp of low fat, unsweetened yogurt: Yogurt thickens the consistency of a smoothie and provides a healthy dose of calcium. If you want a thinner smoothie add a dash of milk.
120g of frozen mango chunks and one passion fruit: Mango and passion fruits provide a healthy dose of fibre. Mangos also provide vitamin A while pectin, found in passion fruit, has been shown to help fight type 2 diabetes.
Top tip
Give your smoothie boost in flavour and calcium by adding some vanilla whey protein.
Green tea 
If you want to start drinking tea that has health benefits then look no further than green tea, which will give your distilled water a boost in flavour and antioxidants, which are believed to prevent cancer. Green tea has also been shown to be beneficial for cardiovascular disease prevention, is used as a supplement to help regulate weight and some research has indicated it could prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
Top tip: Water Distiller
Distil your water with a water distiller and add a dash of quality honey to improve the taste.
WHAT’S REALLY IN YOUR TAP WATER?
There are many substances in your water in addition to H2O. Most of these chemicals are there to keep the water safe for human consumption. Chemicals such as chlorine are added by water companies to kill off bacteria. Additionally other chemicals may have infiltrated your water supply through leaks.
These chemicals may include PAH (polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons), lead, copper and zinc depending on the type of pipes installed in your home.
Water distillers and distilled water
Among other trace chemicals in water, most water contains trace amounts of calcium and magnesium. High levels of these will make your water ‘hard’. Hard water can make the water taste odd to those who are not accustomed to it. It also causes limescale in kettles, irons and hot water systems. One study of a primary school in Nottingham also found evidence that calcium deposits found in tap water could irritate sensitive skin and trigger eczema.
You might be tempted to try bottled water, but all bottled water in plastic bottles contains microplastics.
Rather than spending large amounts of money on bottled water – which is more expensive than petrol – a water distiller provides pure water, superior to any other method of filtration or purification. And by filtering these chemicals out before you drink water, your body does not need to filter them.
The UK has some of the cleanest tap water in Europe, however there are still many additives and impurities in our water which can cause your body long-term damage. There are up to 79 different polluting chemicals which find their way into our water and could be making you ill. Here are just a few of the major contaminants in tap water and the negative impacts they can have on your health:
Lead
Lead gets into our water as it travels through lead water pipes which over time corrode, allowing the lead to enter the water system. Exposure to lead in drinking water can have serious health implications such as kidney problems, high blood pressure as well as stunted mental and physical growth in children. Lead piping was banned in 1970 but a lot of older properties are still served by lead pipes often unbeknownst to the occupants.
Viruses
Unfortunately, due to leaks in our water systems, biological contaminants can sometimes enter the way supply. When a contaminant such as faeces enters the water supply, it brings with it a host of bacteria and viruses which are likely to make anyone who drinks it very ill. Examples of water-borne pathogens are Hepatitis A and Norovirus.
Hardness
As already mentioned, when metal ions such as calcium, sodium and magnesium are present in your drinking water supply, it can result in too many of these metal ions building up in your body, which can lead to hardening of the arteries and also contributes to kidney stones. Water hardness can also cause skin irritations, acne and wrinkles.
Nitrates
When arable farms use fertilisers such as ammonium nitrate, these fertilisers can be washed into rivers when it rains, these nitrates then end up contaminating our drinking water. When they get into our body, nitrates can interfere with your blood’s ability to transport oxygen which can be fatal for children.
Fluoride
Fluoride is added to some drinking water with the intention of improving the health of our teeth, even though there is little evidence to suggest it actually does that. In some cases, it even causes a condition called fluorosis (too much Flouride) which discolours and damages the teeth. The problem is that if you drink Flouide it is affecting your whole body, whereas if you use a Flouride toothpaste you are simply applying it where it needs to go. Furthermore, fluoride has been associated with lowering IQ, arthritis, bone cancer and reproductive problems. There is also a moral aspect to Flouride - is it right for a Government to medicate a population via the water supply? Flouride is difficult to remove, but water distillers remove all fluoride.
Chlorine
Chlorine (and chloramines) are added to drinking water to kill bacteria, however it can have a damaging effect to the human body too and has been linked to cancer and genetic damage. While water companies argue that chlorine evaporates from the water within half an hour, how many people let their drinking water sit for half an hour for the Chlorine to evapourate? Chlorine can also react with some water-borne chemicals to form Chloramines which are linked to cancers. Water distillers remove all Chlorine.
Pesticides
‘Pesticides’ is the term covering a wide range of substances such as weed killers, insecticides, fungicides and other similar chemicals. Whilst DEFRA worka hard to safeguard drinking water supplies, these chemicals can still be detected. The problem is that pesticides are being used more and more in modern agriculture and they are easily washed off the land and into rivers. They are virtually impossible to remove using the large scale purification processes that water companies use because they actually need carbon filtration for removal. Pesticides are not removed by distillation because their boiling point is lower than water, which is why the Megahome distiller has an integrated activated charcoal filter to remove pesticides and similar chemicals.
Growth hormones
Growth hormones designed for cows to encourage milk production can sometimes find their way into our water supply through affected waterways and nearby wild fish. Again, like pesticides, they cannot be removed by water companies and the best way to remove them is with activated charcoal filtration, which is why the Megahome distiller has an activated charcoal filter.
Giardia Cysts
Giardiasis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by Giardia cysts being introduced into the water supply. The cysts are microscopic and are very resilient, causing diarrhoea, abdominal cramps and gas. The only way to cure the problem once infected is with medication however they have been found to reoccur in some individuals. A rolling boil is the best method to kill all biological contaminants - water distillers provide a rolling boil.
Asbestos
The core source of asbestos in drinking water comes from the asbestos fibres in cement water mains decaying and the natural dissolution of asbestos-containing minerals, meaning there is little we can do to prevent this. No studies have found a correlation between asbestos-infected water and health problems, although a small number have found a weak positive association between drinking water and specific gastrointestinal cancers.
Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals
Small amounts of pharmaceuticals such as antibiotics can be found in drinking water. This can find its way into our water supply by several different routes: some people flush unneeded medication down the toilet and others take the medication which is then passed through their system into the water supply. Studies have shown that while drinking water is treated and cleansed, some traces can still remain in your drinking water and have not yet been proved to be harmless. The only way to ensure 99.9% of these impurities are removed is by using a water distiller. Water distillers are a much cheaper source of drinking water than bottled or filtered, both of which can still contain impurities after the filtration process and is more expensive per litre than petrol. Water distillers are the only way to create absolutely pure water that is absolutely safe to drink. No other purification method is as effective as water distillation.
WHAT DOES A WATER DISTILLER DO AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
A water distiller purifies any water and removes all contaminants such as organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals and biological contaminants through the distillation process. A water distiller functions very simply.
You have a boiling vessel with a heating element at the bottom. This brings the water to a boil and starts a slow simmer. This action kills off any bacteria or viruses present. Interestingly boiling is the most effective way to kill biological contaminants.
The steam produced is pure water. It then passes into the condensing tubes at the top of the distiller. The stainless steel tubes through which the steam passes have metal fins coming off them and a fan blowing air through them. This cools the steam back down into water. By this stage we now have purified water with virtually all the chemical contaminants removed.
However there is a class of chemicals called Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) which pass through distillation. These are oil-like substances with boiling points below water. They might be fuel oils, they might also be things like pesticides. Distillation does not remove these. However charcoal filtration does remove them very effectively. That is why Megahome distillers have an activated charcoal filter at the end of the process. Activated charcoal has undergone a special process which increases its surface area and it is remarkably effective at removing VOCs. It does “fill up” so to speak. Which is why you need to change the charcoal filters every 30 distillations.
When the water level in the distiller gets to about 2-3mm the distiller detects this and automatically turns off.
In summary: A (Megahome) water distiller first kills biological contaminants, then removes organic and inorganic chemicals and finally removes VOCs during charcoal filtration at the end of the process. The result is pure, clean, healthy water.The resulting water has 99.9% of contaminants removed. It is which is purer than any bottled water, filtered water or water produced from the reverse osmosis process.
Does Distilling Water Remove Fluoride And Chlorine?
Distilling water using a Megahome water distiller does remove all fluoride and chlorine from the water, as well as a host of other organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals and biological contaminants; including all of the following:
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Organic Chemicals:
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Antibiotics, Fertilizers, Pesticides, Insecticides, Herbicides, Solvents, Growth Hormones. |
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Inorganic Chemicals:
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Hard Water Minerals, Phosphorus, Asbestos, Selenium, Sodium, Fluoride, Iron, Lead, Mercury, Barium, Nitrates, Copper, Lead, Chlorine, Arsenic. |
| Biological Contaminants: | Bacteria, Viruses, Cryptosporidium, Chlamydia, Giardia Cysts. Distillers kill all known biological contaminants. |
By removing all of these contaminants, your water is left pure, making it much healthier and safer for you and your family to drink. The contaminants are left behind in the boiling chamber as a white/yellow crust which can be easily cleaned out.