Yes, I do. Nothing too fancy, oldish, bought second hand. It does the job, but be warned it's a very inefficient process. If you are planning to benefit from using for other purposes, such as brew coffee, drinking in general, I'd seriously consider an Osmio Zero.
I have a water distiller. Can't remember the exact cost but it was around £70 on ebay a few years back. Still working with no signs of having to replace anything yet.
There's a new thing called the Skuma that's supposed to be released soon that remineralises RO on demand, you can use a concentrate they sell or one you make if you want to just add alkalinity and avoid scale in an espresso machine. The Osmio and undercounter RO units will give you pretty much pure water to remineralise yourself. If you're going to be using a large amount per day a distiller will be a pita to use.
I guess it's not a bad solution as you can just add 1.68g Sodium Bicarb straight to the bottle to get 40mg/l Alkalinity....or more if you want more. The only concern would be how long that water is going to be sitting there in a partially empty bottle, you could decant into smaller ones and keep them sealed somewhere ready to use.
I have a water distiller. Can't remember the exact cost but it was around £70 on ebay a few years back. Still working with no signs of having to replace anything yet.
There's a new thing called the Skuma that's supposed to be released soon that remineralises RO on demand, you can use a concentrate they sell or one you make if you want to just add alkalinity and avoid scale in an espresso machine. The Osmio and undercounter RO units will give you pretty much pure water to remineralise yourself. If you're going to be using a large amount per day a distiller will be a pita to use.
I guess it's not a bad solution as you can just add 1.68g Sodium Bicarb straight to the bottle to get 40mg/l Alkalinity....or more if you want more. The only concern would be how long that water is going to be sitting there in a partially empty bottle, you could decant into smaller ones and keep them sealed somewhere ready to use.
Is there an issue with leaving the distilled water for a long period of time? I think this is the route I will take, buying it seems as easier option right now then just adding the required minerals.
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