Using a charcoal pre-filter is a good thing as it will suck up most of the
volitiles, particulates, chlorine and such.
 Using a charcoal post filter...not.

 Discarding the first few oz of water will help rid the result of volitiles
too.

ode

At 05:06 PM 11/8/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Don't use the charcoal filter. The charcoal can get in the final product
>and mess up the CS.
>
>Garnet
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>> >  I kind of like Garnet's distiller - $99 is a nice place to start and
>> >  see if it will work with this water:
>> >
>> >    "I use a counter top distiller that makes a gallon of DW  in about
>> >    four hours, less if you preheat it. It costs $99 from"
>> >
>> >
http://wholesalewaterdistillers.com/distiller-water/love-water-distillers/
>> >
>> >  The GE page says activated carbon removes chloramines:
>> >
>> >    http://www.gewater.com/library/tp/813_Chloramines_.jsp
>> >
>> >  Garnet's distiller has Coconut Charcoal filters, but they are at the
>> >  output of  the distiller instead of before it as recommended  on the
>> >  GE page. I wonder if it would make any difference?
>> >
>> >Best Wishes,
>> >
>> >Mike Monett
>> >
>> >
>> >  
>> >
>> 
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