CO-Z Distilled Water Maker, 1 Gallon Water Distiller, 4L Home Countertop Water Distiller Machine, Table Desktop Water Distill Distilling Purifier Purification Filter, Home Pure Clean Water Device

Update: Unit has stopped working properly. It now shuts off when reaching temperature instead of outputting water. You can hear it clicking, but it errors out instead of producing water. Shutting it off and turning it on for a second time seems to work for now but I'm not sure for how long. I'm initiated a warranty claim and will keep this updated with any new information.I waited to write this review for a bit until I could fully test the machine. I know some people have had issues with leakage so I wanted to make sure that the seals stay intact even after months of use. I'm happy to report that there has been no leaks whatsoever from this machine and it distills perfectly. I'm continually getting 2PPM or lower from the outlet. This is down from my well water source of 150-180PPM. I use this distiller to distill water for my Opal Ice Machine. I've had this since September and it's now January and it's used every day. The rubber seal around the top has stayed pliable and seals well.It's used continually throughout the day making at least 3-5 gallons of water a day. We just continually fill it and dump the water into reusable containers for use in the ice machine. I set the timer to 3 hours and 30 minutes and the temp to 220 Fahrenheit and it properly shuts off when it runs dry and I get the full amount of water purification from it.Cleaning it can be a pain, but I bought a bulk supply of citric acid and it works great to clean the scale and sludge out of the machine. I do have one spot at the bottom that's permanently stained due to the amount of scale in my water source, but it doesn't seem to affect the quality of the water or the function of the machine. It's right where the heating elements are so it makes sense that it would be a hot spot and cause some discoloration and scale build up. I can't seem to scrub it out no matter how hard I try with a soft bristle brush and the citric acid. Do not use anything that can scratch the inside to clean it or you will run into problems. Just simply let the citric acid sit and do it's job and brush it out with a soft bristle brush and it works fine.Overall I'm extremely satisfied with this machine and have not run into any problems with it. It saves me money and has paid for itself so far. I no longer have to buy distilled water at 1.50 or so a gallon. I simply make my own. It takes a lot for something to impress me and this machine has done it. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a home distiller and a way to save money and the environment. Just keep in mind there is some maintenance to it.

Product works as advertised. Heats quickly and there is no leakage. Comes with charcoal filter, but you’re going to want to buy more. Easy to clean and maintain. No more microplastics from water bottles!

The media could not be loaded. The distiller does a great job and it’s fast. Distills 1 gal in 2.5 hrs. I give it a 4 because of the handle on the pitcher. It’s ridiculous. Can’t pick it up by the handle. It’s too loose and unstable and may fall off. It’s too flimsy for a glass pitcher with a gallon of water. Very aggravated that they would put something so flimsy on an otherwise very nice glass container. Why bother putting a handle at all. It’s useless. Go the extra mile and send a pitcher with a built in handle. How hard would that be? It comes with 2 metal rings around the top and bottom of the pitcher and they are very loose to start with and the screws that screw the handle on won’t get tight. Maybe my husband can fix it with some better screws. I’ll update if that works.

Faster than the original model. I make about 12 gallons of distilled water monthly. This unit is easy to use and works well.

I just received this CO-Z water distiller today. First impressions are listed below, in no particular order: (NOTE: I had ordered a similar distiller at half the price but got concerned when I saw that we'd entered the shipping time window and it hadn't even shipped yet, while showing "Currently Unavailable" on the product page. So I jumped on this one partly because of the "UL Listed" claim in the product description (more about that later), partly because of the high ratings, and partly because I wanted to get one of these distillers a.s.a.p. for new humidifiers that require distilled water. As it turns out that other product DID end up shipping and is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. That will give me a great opportunity to compare the two products. After that, I'll either send one back or keep both since they are getting harder and harder to find and they don't seem to be built to last.)1. The product arrived in the original box with no second outer box. But it was intact and had all the necessary parts and was clearly brand new so no harm/no foul.2. It was easy to put together and within an hour I had started making my first gallon of distilled water. A few caveats:A. I watched this video to show how to remove the nozzle that holds the small charcoal filter packet and it helped a lot (it's for a different brand but the process is the same): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bLG8YUUlQwB. I purchased a simple 12 hour countdown timer to be able to time each distillation "run" and also to provide a sort of "on/off" switch, which this product lacks. Here's a link to that timer: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MVDTEXS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1C. I used the hottest water I could get from my tap to fill the reservoir.3. I did not notice any smells coming from the product, even though the instruction manual stated it was possible.4. This product is what I would consider to be noisy, because of the fan. The best comparison I can give is that it sounds like the exhaust fan in my kitchen. I would not want to be in the same room as this distiller if I were trying to sleep.5. It took about 20 minutes or so before I began to see the first water coming out of the nozzle. After that it trickled through at a pretty steady rate. I ran it for 3.5 hours to help make sure there was still some water in the bottom and that the minerals couldn't bake on but it left too much water, so now I'm running it for 4 hours. (It's going to be a trial and error process since you can't see into the tank to check on the remaining water level. The main problem with just letting it run until it turns itself off is that the minerals tend to really get burnt onto the bottom heating plate and I'm trying to avoid that.)6. Even though there's no way to directly clean the 1 gallon plastic pitcher I think I prefer it to the glass pitchers given all of the negative reviews of the glass pitchers. It should be a simple matter to just put in some hot water, soap, and vinegar and swish it around to clean it adequately. And the only thing going into the pitcher is clean, distilled water. So it should be fine.7. As stated above I bought this solely to be able to make distilled water to use in room humidifiers, so down the road I don't think I'll use the charcoal filter. I bought some evaporative humidifiers (I was tired of all the white dust from the ultrasonic humidifiers), along with this distiller, to keep the wicks from getting encrusted with straight tap water mineral deposits, hopefully extending their life. (Evaporative humidifier filters are ridiculously expensive and the product won't work without a wick/filter.) The normal TDS of my tap water is around 150. The TDS from the distilled water using this device is 0.00. That should help out.8. I do not see a UL sticker anywhere on this product. The only thing that's visible is some CE sticker slapped on the bottom. I'm not pleased about that because it's one of the reasons I paid more for this unit vs the cheaper one(s).9. This product does not have a handle on the top to make lifting it off easier. (The one that's arriving tomorrow, and cost half of what this cost, does.)10. This distiller, and all the ones like it, blasts warm air into the air after it's been running for a while. This is okay in the winter; I'm not sure how okay it will be in the summer. I measured the heat coming out at 100 degrees F. (I might have to relocate it down in the basement where it's at least 10 degrees cooler in the summer.)11. As others have pointed out the metal jug "cap" is only there to collect water. It doesn't screw on like the solid white plastic cap so you can't pour with it. I understand that they don't want to make it a screw on because you are able to turn it freely and position it wherever is most convenient. But still, how hard would it have been to make a third cap that has a spout and screws on so you can easily transfer the water to another container without having to use a funnel?12. Obviously this is a Day One review and I can't attest to the longevity of this product. But I will provide updates over time to show how things are going down the road. For what it is, this appears to be a nice example of this kind of distiller. If I wanted something to use in a real emergency situation I would go with a stainless steel pot/copper tubing setup that can be put on a variety of heat sources and processes something along the line of a gallon/hour, vs a quart/hour. That type of distiller could also safely distill sea water. But again...for what it is...this thing seems to get the job done. (And since I don't use the humidifiers in the summer that often the excess heat might be a moot point.)UPDATE!!! Day 2 -- From first to worst!!! (I'm changing the 5 star rating to a 1 star rating.)The first batch of distilled water went fine. The second one was a disaster. There was water all over the table, soaking some tax papers I had there. It was not a leak like some people have described between the top and the bottom -- it was a leak from the "spout". Water would periodically seep over the side of the spout, rather than dripping directly into the blue container. Over the course of the 4 hour "run" it made a real mess that I didn't realize until the 4 hours had passed.It's either a design flaw or else it's defective. Either way, it made using the distiller impossible. The only thing that seemed to work was to remove the charcoal filter, which, obviously was brand new and not a matter of it being old and needing to be replaced. I was able to make some gallons without the charcoal filter but that's unacceptable for what this cost. I'm extremely disappointed with this distiller, especially for the premium price (for the lower tier of distillers) that I paid. (By contrast, the second distiller I purchased cost 1/2 of this one, but is now, unfortunately, unavailable.)(NOTE: I did receive the other, less expensive distiller -- which was a trip in itself because I ordered a Maphorn and received a Vevor, which is completely different -- and it didn't have the leaking problem of the CO-Z. AND it has a dedicated on/off switch, something the Maphorn didn't have but the Vevor did, so I was glad I got the Vevor instead, even though I don't think Amazon should have pulled a bait and switch. The only issue I have with the Vevor is that the blue container bottle stinks like petroleum distillate, even after several washings with vinegar and baking soda. I will be returning the CO-Z and keeping the Vevor.)