One of the reviews mentions chloramine filtration. Does this mean that the distillation process itself does not eliminate chloramine?
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Thank you for your excellent question. As a starting point, I want to clarify that we use distillation as our core treatment technology because it consistently removes the largest range of contaminants, but we also incorporate other treatment methods into our water distillers. There is no treatment process that is perfect, distillation included. A good rule of thumb is that distillation is extremely effective in removing contaminants that have a higher boiling point than water, which is the vast majority of contaminants. There are some inorganic and organic chemicals that have a lower boiling point than water, such as chlorine. We handle this in two ways... First, our distillers incorporate twin volatile gas vents, a patented feature. These are two small holes that allow gases that are lighter than air, such as chlorine to harmlessly vent out. Second, all of our water distillers incorporate carbon filters, which are very effective at removing these gases that still happen to be present. Since we are running distilled water through the carbon filters we can make these filters last a very long time and we avoid the normal problems of carbon filters which include bacterial contamination. We have tested the effectiveness of our machines on chlorine with and without a carbon filter. Without a carbon filter we achieved a 93% to 95% removal rate of chlorine. With the carbon filter we achieved a 99% plus (which means that no chlorine was detected). Mike
765692
I can't say for sure if it eliminates chloramine or not, but I tested the water with a parts per million tester and it comes up between 0-3 parts per million after distillation is completed. Average tap water is 100-400 parts per million. Hope this helps.
765693
As I understand it, the charcoal filter at the outlet performs that function.
833544
Yes. We switched water filters specifically because I noticed a strong chlorine taste in our water that our Brita did little to nothing to remove. It was so bad I could no longer drink it. I used the chlorine tests I used for our pool and got pretty high Cl readings. After using the Clear2o the chlorine readings went to zero. Also no chlorine taste. There are a few things that are not perfect about the product but it does a great job of clearing out chlorine.
551550
The system removes most of the dissolved minerals in the water. We have a lot of chlorine in our tap water and the Zen eliminates the nasty taste. The filtered water tastes like distilled water.I bought the 6-gallon model because I use 3-5 gallons a day and the 6-gallon was only $5 more.
286061
Really!? You filter it before it goes in or add the chemical to the tank, this has nothing to do with removing chlorine! :-/
110993
That end result is a normal distillation process. Color of residue depends on dissolved mineral in the "before distillation" procedure. Kleenwise (sold by Waterwise" does a fine job of removing this residue, Citric Acid does a fine job too (sold at Ebay).
1013433
There is a box of little activated carbon filters that I looked at and tossed. I can think of few reasons one might want to filter distilled water (and even fewer good reasons), but I can't imagine the pathetic little carbon pouches and even more pathetic placement method would be useful in any scenario.The filters seem an afterthought to let marketing claim this technically has a filter. Like the others said, it's a great distiller with no replacement parts needed. Fill, distill, collect, clean, repeat.
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Total disssolved solids increasing after using the same water both times makes no sense. Have you used other waters before and got same results an increase after the purifier? Have you contacted the manufactuer with questions? You have to eliminate the distilled water first off as the problem and see if it does it with all waters. Surely you are not consuming distilled water on a regular basis?
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Do you mean floride. It removes chlorine. I don' believe floride is removed. A reverse osmosis filter system does. I don' believe there is a perfect filter system,
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The jar is glass so it is indeed BPA-free. You need a filter for the chloramine, which distillation does not remove. But the question remains as to if the small filter provided is large/extensive enough to do the job. My understanding is it takes a pretty extensive filter to remove chloramine. Also, people should be warned NOT to run this in an unventilated area as distillation emits some toxic fumes. Best to run it in the garage or somewhere well ventilated.
710309
Read just this week that the CDC states that no water suspected of chemical contamination should be considered safe for drinking regardless of purification means. I realize this may not help in certain locations, but I thougt I would throw it out there.
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The instruction booklet just calls it a "demineralization cartridge". I don't use it. Distilled water is MUCH better. Also, see answer #1, below.
2190470
You mean "does it remove chlorine"? I would say no. The description says it reduces chlorine taste and odor. Not sure how as it's just a paper filter and its main purpose is to remove solids. Chlorine is liquid and would just seep thru along with the water. While it may reduce taste & odor it certainly cannot remove any actual chlorine.
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You will probably want to inquire from the manufacture if Chloramine is filtered. I had our water chemically tested and that's not something that was found in our water. I installed the filter last April and so far it's performing very well.
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The best I can tell it just removes the chlorine from the water I really dont think its a filter. But check with the manufacturer ..
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I do not know exactly how much chlorine is removed by this filter. The filtered water taste is good for me. I lke this filer.Barbara
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I honestly do not know yet. Just bought it about 3 months ago. I use it daily. It does need distiller water. The add on filters did not stop the white dust. Using the filters and a pure water filtered water. Seems to be a lot better. I have had the same problem of replacing units every few months so we will see. Even with distiller water I had to replace them often. Sorry I can not be more helpful. It works great now but the future is well down the road.
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It recommends distilled water but I use tap water and so far no problems. I am still very pleased with this purchase after using this machine on a weekly basis for several months now.