2 Quart Prime Water Purifier

After dropping a non-negligible amount of money on this and waiting weeks for it to get here, I kind of expected this to be an engineered, custom-built system. It's a collection of random items that, to the seller's credit, fit together fairly well, but were not built for this purpose. Two of the items had stickers ripped off the bottom, and the small collection bowl had a sticker on it indicating it was a "3/4 qt. mixing bowl - Made in China". I'm sure this Macgyvered contraption works fine (I'm testing leaving it in the sun, to see what it can do passively), but I can't help feeling a little taken for a ride knowing how much these items must have cost the seller. It may be worth it to you to consider a product designed and built for the purposes of distillation.

I just received this today after ordering it a little while back. Anyway, I did a quick little stove top test. I utilized some of my own tap water for this experiment and a TDS water tester with automatic temperature calibration. I tested my tap water before I started and got a reading of 794 ppm (EPA are you out there as this is a municipal supply?). I let the water boil for just a few minutes prior to putting the collection bowl and lid over the top of the bucket. I just collected a little bit of water in the collection bowl, and I got a test result of 27 ppm. The results probably could have been much better had I allowed the water to boil uncovered for a few minutes and then reduced the heat with the entire set up in place. I am very happy to see the results I got for essentially just doing a rush experiment. I would be fairly happy with 27 ppm water for making colloidal silver in an emergency. I also want to add that this unit is somewhat slow to make distilled water, but the ability to purify water is a great thing to have for emergency situations.

I ordered this to teach me how to distill water without electricity. It is stainless steel and not heavy. It is smaller than I expected but it serves my purpose.

Very inefficient. The pamphlet says you need to keep the water just below boiling for optimum efficiency. That's not easy when trying to use this bucket over a campfire. Made maybe a cup of clean water in 2 hours. I suppose that's better than nothing if you're dying of dehydration, but I plan on finding something better.

You will die of thirst before this will actually make 2 quarts of water for you. Enough said!

You can do the same thing with a pot and a bowl. However, I find this unit to be a little more convenient.For faster condensation, place ice into the top lid. I also place something (anything) on the side of the top lid to allow some steam (impurities) to escape.After placing the distilled water in a glass container to cool, I run my finished product through a Brita filter for good measure.The new Brita filters are worthless otherwise.

This product works on an induction cooktop, making it simple to maintain the correct temperature. It will work with other heat sources, but induction is likely the best. Also - filling the top bowl with ice improves the distillation pace considerably.

Takes a while, as expected. Absolutely great quality. Not able to remove the sticker glue inside the bucket, thus I don't feel comfortable using it for other purposes.