Q How does a distiller work?

A Distillation is really a very simple process. Water is boiled in a boiling chamber. Steam rises from the boiling water. The rising steam is very clean as most of the contaminants remain in the boiling chamber. The steam enters a condensing coil where, with the aid of a fan, the steam cools and returns to its liquid state, clean healthy water.

Q Why do I need a distiller if I have "city water"?

A The city is charged with giving you water that meets standards set by the EPA. While they usually do a good job of meeting those standards, occasionally problems occur. For example, cryptosporidium found its way into the municipal water supply in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1993...400,000 people got sick and 100 people died. Not only that, chlorine is typically used to control bacterial contamination in our water. There are a lot of folks who believe that consuming chlorine is really unhealthy. Finally, let's assume your local municipality does a great job of removing the bad stuff from your water. Then they send the water to you through pipes in the street that may be contaminated (maybe even made of lead); eventually the water enters your home. Are the pipes in your home lead; or lead soldered copper? The best way to provide healthy water for you and your family is to take charge yourself. A distiller from Health Craft Water Systems® can ensure a continual supply of healthy, delicious water.

Q Is well water safe?

A major advantage of municipally supplied water is that it is unlikely to contain (living) bacteria and other microorganisms. Chlorine is used to control them. Well water may contain bacteria and other contaminants as well as many metals.

Q Does a distiller kill bacteria?

A Yes, the boiling process kills bacteria and most other microorganisms.

Q So why not just boils my water on the stove?

A Convenience is one factor. Do you really want to boil all your consumable water on the stove? But more important is the fact that as you boil the water the concentration of contaminants can be increased! Example: If you take a gallon of water that contains a teaspoon of sand and boil away half of the water, the end concentration of sand to water will be a teaspoon to each half gallon...twice as much as you started out with! The same is true of many other contaminants, like lead, mercury, iron, calcium, magnesium etc. All of the pure water escaped as steam.

Q What about minerals in my water, aren't they beneficial to my diet?

A dietary benefit of the minerals found in water is the cause for a good deal of debate. Some feel that those minerals are essential for good health. Others believe that those minerals are not readily absorbed by the body; and that the best ways to get essential minerals is with a healthy diet and/or high quality vitamin/mineral supplements. The problem with relying upon your water to provide minerals for your health is that it's an "all or nothing" proposition. If you drink water that contains the minerals you desire, there's also the possibility that you're consuming the metals that are harmful, like lead or mercury. So, we recommend removing all of the contaminants and then supplementing your diet with only the minerals you want to consume. This way you really take control of what you put into your body. A distiller removes more than 99.9% of most metals.

Q Isn't reverse osmosis and carbon filtration about the same as distillation?

A Not at all, carbon filters are designed to control pesticides, chlorine and other hydrocarbon based chemicals; and they do that very well. But these methods aren't very effective at removing metals, bacteria or other microorganisms. Reverse osmosis is quite effective at removing metals but won't kill microorganisms. In fact, bacteria can begin to grow on a reverse osmosis membrane or on activated carbon. Both systems require regular replacement of elements or membranes. The moment you place a carbon filter or reverse osmosis system into operation, its efficiency begins to drop off. A distiller kills bacteria and removes metals and many other contaminants consistently. As long as your distiller is running and properly maintained it will produce the same, high quality water forever!

Q Isn't it expensive to distill water? Doesn't a distiller use a lot of electricity?

A Not really, it takes about 3 kilowatt hours to make a gallon of distilled water. A kilowatt = 1000 watts, a kilowatt hour is 1000 watts per hour. The power company sells you electricity by the kilowatt; the average kilowatt cost is about 8 cents. Since the distiller will use three kilowatt hours to make a gallon of water the cost is about 24 cents per gallon. That's a whole lot cheaper than bottled water.

Q What about bottled water?

Bottled water you buy may not be any better than your tap water! In most states a water bottler isn't required to meet any government regulations unless they ship the bottled water across state lines. Some bottled water is simply bottled tap water. If you buy 1000 gallons of bottled water a year at 89 cents a gallon, distilling it yourself can save you $600 or more a year; and you'll have water that you know is of the highest quality.

Q How do I become a distributor for Health Craft Water Systems®?

A Just click here to send us your information, or give us a call at 1-813-885-5244

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