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:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 1998 2:49 AM > To: Joseph > Cc: [email protected] > 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 <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > 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 > [email protected] > > -- > > 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 > [email protected] 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
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