awesome. I have had my eye on these for a while but don't really need it, but I have always thought they would be a no-brainer for people who live near the ocean, for turning salt water drinkable, especially for less than $100? that seems crazy cheap
I've got an old distiller I found in Mountains of NC. After cleaning out the sour mash, I was able to distill water. Unfortunately, it needs a real fire & it needs cool air... I'll see if this will work better! It seems to me, it's much easier!
I would also recommend turning the heat down once you start getting distillate. The water doesn't need to be boiling. There will still be water vapor going through the condenser coils. I'd also recommend keeping the end of the hose submerged once you have enough water in your collection vessel. The plastic hose could also be swapped out for another copper coil for an additional condensation step. This just increases the efficiency so you save time and fuel. If you have abundant fuel and time, then it doesn't really matter. My goal is to use this with one of those can-shaped rocket stoves that runs on branches, twigs, or charcoal, so I can distill water outside and fill up 5-gallon jugs.
I think the easiest is if the thing on top was able to feed the coil to a cooling tub and back up as you mentioned snow would be an amazing thing. the other thing i would consider is placing it by running water like a river. Others i've seen run it through a cooler of ice and back up through tubes and a small pump.
The condenser on top is a bit too small.. that's why you are getting steam .. ya could add a copper coil to the outlet instead of the plastic tube.. the steam would continue to condense by air temp :)
Distilling is a very important thing to learn.. water , fuel,, and alcohol.. wich even the most sober person may need in a bad situation.. also as a medical prep for cuts or wounds.
Also the condenser sits on top of the still, transferring heat from the lid. And it's better to run a small pump to circulate cold water than to put ice in hot water. There's a couple videos that will show you how to make a better condenser.
I prefer this system but question the cost of gas used. Separate the condenser from the top of the boiler should be easy & more efficient. With that being said the counter top might be less costly for immediate use. You won’t need to be there because it will shut off automatically
Would it be better to use glass containers instead of Plastic? Many suggest that water should only contact stainless Steel, Glass or ceramics for purity. Plastic always have the tendency to leach harmful elements. This is just an observation. Best Regards
That's the problem with these type of distillers, you have to keep replacing the cold water around the condensing coil or you need a cooler/radiator which usually needs power to run a fan blowing cool air through it and a pump to circulate the water and if it's an emergency/disaster where you don't have a well or the tap water is not working then you only have the water in your storage and can't waste it in a condenser. I distill all of my drinking/cooking water, our water is clean city water but I don't like the taste or the chlorine in the water. I use a WaterWise brand electric distiller that does one gallon in about 3 1/2 hours. I just bought another one, it's the same thing but a different brand and much cheaper than what WaterWise charges. I have been looking for a stove top distiller for when the power is out or we have a natural disaster or an EMP attack or whatever but I'm not finding much of anything other than one from WaterWise that doesn't need the condenser but like everything else WaterWise sells, it costs a fortune. My stove is gas so I can use gas or just use my fire pit outside to run a non electric distiller but still need power for the pump and fan.
You don't need electricity or gas or running water for any part of a still, no matter what you are distilling. definitely sounds like you need to do some more self education on distillation.
@@joearledge Sounds like you need to read my comment again because you made no sense. A distiller has to have some sort of heat to boil the water, which means it needs gas or electric. The condensing coils need cold water around them or a fan blowing cool air past the coils in this type of distiller, which means you need fresh cool water or electric for a fan. I have been distilling all of my drinking/cooking water for about 10 years, I know all about distilling water. It sounds like you are the one that needs to do more self education on distillation.
@@robertfrisby3201 I have a masters in chemistry and a PhD in biochem, and come from a family of moonshiners. I promise you, I'm not the dumb one in this conversation if you cant figure out how to accomplish all of that without gas or electricity. My statement stands.
@@joearledge The only other way to boil the water is to use wood/fire. You will not boil water with no heat and you will not condense the steam back into water without cool water or air around the condenser coils. So mister smart genius, why don't you educate everyone on how to run the distiller in this video without any gas, power or cold water. This video! Not how you and your drunk moonshine family do it.
A perfect example of why we should test/practice with our gear.
awesome. I have had my eye on these for a while but don't really need it, but I have always thought they would be a no-brainer for people who live near the ocean, for turning salt water drinkable, especially for less than $100? that seems crazy cheap
Distillers are useful for so many things ! Thanks for the video!
I've got an old distiller I found in Mountains of NC. After cleaning out the sour mash, I was able to distill water. Unfortunately, it needs a real fire & it needs cool air... I'll see if this will work better! It seems to me, it's much easier!
I would also recommend turning the heat down once you start getting distillate. The water doesn't need to be boiling. There will still be water vapor going through the condenser coils. I'd also recommend keeping the end of the hose submerged once you have enough water in your collection vessel. The plastic hose could also be swapped out for another copper coil for an additional condensation step. This just increases the efficiency so you save time and fuel. If you have abundant fuel and time, then it doesn't really matter. My goal is to use this with one of those can-shaped rocket stoves that runs on branches, twigs, or charcoal, so I can distill water outside and fill up 5-gallon jugs.
It is exciting when things work. I'm glad you posted this. I have got myself one of these distiller. Thanks for posting this video.
Best video I've seen on using one of the distillers. Thank you!
I think the easiest is if the thing on top was able to feed the coil to a cooling tub and back up as you mentioned snow would be an amazing thing. the other thing i would consider is placing it by running water like a river. Others i've seen run it through a cooler of ice and back up through tubes and a small pump.
Thnks for the review, was wondering about these
Same here.
Is it possible for you to share how thick the steel walls are of the vevor system? So 5 gallons produces 2 L of distilled water in how many hours?
The condenser on top is a bit too small.. that's why you are getting steam .. ya could add a copper coil to the outlet instead of the plastic tube.. the steam would continue to condense by air temp :)
Interesting! Thanks!
Distilling is a very important thing to learn.. water , fuel,, and alcohol.. wich even the most sober person may need in a bad situation.. also as a medical prep for cuts or wounds.
Absolutely. Lots of great uses.
Its not that it's small the input water should be ice not room temp
Also the condenser sits on top of the still, transferring heat from the lid. And it's better to run a small pump to circulate cold water than to put ice in hot water. There's a couple videos that will show you how to make a better condenser.
Hello, so I plan on purchasing one of these distillers. What solution did you guys go with to keep the water around the condenser cool/cold?
ICE
@@nyzmostwontted you could fill the sink with cold water and run a small waterpump like for fish tanks to circulate it
Great for preppers 🙏🏼
Hi. Could you let us know where you found the external radiator?
Once we find a good one, I’ll let ya know! I want to make sure it works first before sharing anything. :)
Thank you.@@RoguePreparedness
@roguepreparedness Any updates on this?
@@MeckyBcLemore Not yet.
Do you have a follow up video that shows what you did to cool the water?
Not yet
@@RoguePreparedness
Ok - just got mine and am anxious to get started with making distilled water and essential oils!😁
And you can make small amounts alcohol
Very helpful, thank you!
Very interesting!
I prefer this system but question the cost of gas used. Separate the condenser from the top of the boiler should be easy & more efficient.
With that being said the counter top might be less costly for immediate use. You won’t need to be there because it will shut off automatically
Can it make hooch
It is a distiller.
got to have clean water
Would it be better to use glass containers instead of Plastic? Many suggest that water should only contact stainless Steel, Glass or ceramics for purity. Plastic always have the tendency to leach harmful elements. This is just an observation. Best Regards
My Vevor 5Gal came with a pump ⛽
You got the IN and OUT valves backwards for the worm. Cold water is always pumped in the bottom, and hot water is always drained out of the top valve.
nice
That's the problem with these type of distillers, you have to keep replacing the cold water around the condensing coil or you need a cooler/radiator which usually needs power to run a fan blowing cool air through it and a pump to circulate the water and if it's an emergency/disaster where you don't have a well or the tap water is not working then you only have the water in your storage and can't waste it in a condenser. I distill all of my drinking/cooking water, our water is clean city water but I don't like the taste or the chlorine in the water. I use a WaterWise brand electric distiller that does one gallon in about 3 1/2 hours. I just bought another one, it's the same thing but a different brand and much cheaper than what WaterWise charges. I have been looking for a stove top distiller for when the power is out or we have a natural disaster or an EMP attack or whatever but I'm not finding much of anything other than one from WaterWise that doesn't need the condenser but like everything else WaterWise sells, it costs a fortune. My stove is gas so I can use gas or just use my fire pit outside to run a non electric distiller but still need power for the pump and fan.
You don't need electricity or gas or running water for any part of a still, no matter what you are distilling. definitely sounds like you need to do some more self education on distillation.
@@joearledge Sounds like you need to read my comment again because you made no sense. A distiller has to have some sort of heat to boil the water, which means it needs gas or electric. The condensing coils need cold water around them or a fan blowing cool air past the coils in this type of distiller, which means you need fresh cool water or electric for a fan. I have been distilling all of my drinking/cooking water for about 10 years, I know all about distilling water. It sounds like you are the one that needs to do more self education on distillation.
@@robertfrisby3201 I have a masters in chemistry and a PhD in biochem, and come from a family of moonshiners. I promise you, I'm not the dumb one in this conversation if you cant figure out how to accomplish all of that without gas or electricity. My statement stands.
@@joearledge The only other way to boil the water is to use wood/fire. You will not boil water with no heat and you will not condense the steam back into water without cool water or air around the condenser coils. So mister smart genius, why don't you educate everyone on how to run the distiller in this video without any gas, power or cold water. This video! Not how you and your drunk moonshine family do it.
Three minutes after the wife hands me the distler left by UPS I pull up my feed and here you are sooooo weird!
They’re watching us 👀👀👀
Never put the cooling chamber (with water and coil) on top of the hot pot. Place it farther away from the pot
Probably should look into some self education on distillation. That would solve most if not all of the issues you ran into.