Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
Can’t find any anywhere so I ordered a water distiller on Amazon and will let you all know how well it does.
Country wide shortage of distilled water???
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MissSkittles
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Huh…ok, explains why the few rare times I need a couple of gallons, there’s never any on the shelves. I thought I just shop too late in the day.
Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
It’s been hit or miss here for a year or more. My daughter went looking for some for me and went to 5 different stores including Walmart ans target, none. If target had some, the price went up from 89 cents a gallon to 2.49 now! I gave up and bought a water distiller. We’ll see how well it works. I pray it works well.
??? Really? I haven’t had time any issues except when there was a tropical system coming. I use Wally- World grocery pickup and get 12 bottles at a time. Hmmm…
Target has had it when I have looked, but it is “Good and Gather” now rather than market pantry… I think. Could just be a timing thing…
nightanole
Chameleon Enthusiast
you guys need to look around the industrial parts and DI refill stations. the mobile car detailers are not paying a buck a gallon...
Im lucky, we have DI on tap (literally a garden hose with sprayer) since i make electronics. I just look goofy walking in with a 5 gallon tote and filling up at the cleaning station...
Im lucky, we have DI on tap (literally a garden hose with sprayer) since i make electronics. I just look goofy walking in with a 5 gallon tote and filling up at the cleaning station...
BuddyHollytheCham
Member
It is hard to find in St. Louis, MO. Most places are out and when it does come it sells quickly. I have to buy in bulk when I find it. Let us know how the Amazon order goes!
dinomom
Chameleon Enthusiast
Me too and would never go back. On weekends I "make" about 50 gals for chams and plants. Have a barrel with a float do it is a no brainer.
Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
Well the distiller machine ne came in yesterday and I just put it together and am running my first bottle now. It says it takes 4 hours to distill 4 liters of water. I will let you know how it goes
Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
So theres like 3.8 something liters per us gallon so I’m making approx. one gallon in 4 hours. I think if I ran one cycle every 3 days I can make enough to support my need between what I need for the mister and fogger for Eustis as well as my c pap machine for me. I’ll probably run it the next 3-4 days every day to get a few gallons ahead.
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Wow. It takes a lot of time to make distilled water. I was just at Wallyworld and just for curiosity’s sake took a peek at the water aisle. The shelf for distilled water is completely bare.
Tkrd69
Chameleon Enthusiast
Same here. They don't know when they will get any either.
Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
well I made my first gallon yesterday and it went well but the instructions say to toss the first 3 to 5 gallons you make with the machine so I’ll run it through about 3 gallons then I’ll start saving it. It worked great! It’s really easy to do. It’s a little noisy because of the fan but not bad. I’m just curious what it will do to my electric bill.
Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
I have made 4 gallons of distilled water now and tossed them so now I think I can start saving it as I make it. This machine works great! I got it off Amazon. It was $99.00 plus tax so I paid about $105.00 total. It comes with the machine, gallon water collecting bottle, 3 or 4 charcoal sachets, a cap for the water collection bottle and a pour spout cap for it as well, and a container of citric acid cleaner to clean the inner stainless steal water chamber when it builds of scale and sediments. I highly recommend it. Its the Co-Z water distiller one gallon counter top distiller on Amazon. I tried to figure out how to link it here but can’t figure it out. Sorry.
