I have only used it seven times Steve, and scrub it with a nylon scrubber after use and I have done it with the crystals once. There doesn't look to be any contamination in it and the CS I make is clear and about 10ppm. And as I say, it reads 000 on the TDS meter, which I assume means that there is very little in the water. The one time I ran it through a Brita filter before distilling, it read 002 after distilling, but I don't do that anymore. It is just a mystery. I am going to invest in a Hanna 100 after Christmas and see what that says. dee
On 9 Dec 2009, at 20:33, Norton, Steve wrote: > Dee, > > From what I remember, you have a new distiller and you are pre-boiling the > water before you put it in the distiller. Assuming this is correct, you are > getting contamination after distillation. It could be from something on the > walls of your receptacle container, something being picked up from the air or > something in the condensing coil. My guess is that there may be some residue > in the condensing coil left over from the manufacturing processes and that > the contamination will go away with time and use. Or you may be able to find > a way to clean the coil. > > - Steve N > > >
