The easiest way to make distilled water is by using an electric water distiller. Just fill it with water, plug it in, and, depending on the model, 4 hours later you’ll have a gallon of distilled water in the bucket. That’s it. Simple and Easy. Of course, you’ll pay for the distiller and electricity, both of which shouldn’t cost too much, but if you’re interested in a simple and fast solution, then this is it. Now, we have an article that explores lot of ways (including not so easy ones) on How to Make Distilled Water Easy but in this article we’ll concentrate on the easiest (and cheapest) way of accomplishing the same end result.
You’re probably already thinking, “well, I don’t want to spend on a distiller, is there something else I can do to get distilled Water?” Yes, you can. You can get a pressure cooker, which is standard in most kitchens, and use the steam of the release pressure valve as your distilled water. After all, that’s what distilled water is, steam or water vapor that has been cooled down (i.e. condensed) back into water.
You could also fill a big pot with water, and then inside this pot, put a smaller pot without any water but with a ton of ice and on top of the ice, a bowl. Make sure you cover the big pot and leave the small pot and the bowl on top of it uncovered (i.e. only covered by the lid of the big pot). When you heat up the big pot, the water in it will slowly turn to vapor faster than the ice inside the small pot. Turn it off after a few minutes and you’ll eventually see distilled water on the bowl. Does that sound simple? Of course not.
In fact, even the idea of using a pressure cooker is not as easy as it sounds. There’s a lot of trigger work and moving parts, which is the perfect recipe for not very good results. Not to mention, it requires the person doing all this work to be constantly monitoring the situation.
Things with an electric water distiller couldn’t be any simpler. Counter top water distillers for residential use are made up mainly of two components. One is the heating unit and the other is the condenser.
The heating unit you simply fill it with water -Any kind of water- and plug it in to any household plug, literally sitting on top of your kitchen counter top or tables. The pot will eventually get really hot inside and create water vapor (outside, it will get hot to the touch too, so be careful not to touch it, but it’s not burning hot like a regular cooking pot).
All this steam moves up into the condensing chamber which is a narrow pipe with a fan that tries to cool that steam back down to water form, without all the impurities of course. Once the heating unit is void of water (and the container outside is filled), the distiller turns off and you’re done. Unplug it and clean it just like you would a regular pot (without immersing it!).
