VIVOHOMEWater Distiller Countertop 1.1 Gallon/4L 304 Stainless Steel Distilled Water Machine with Smart Switch Purifier Filter for Home Office

This thing is great. I have been using it almost a month now and make 1 or 2 gallons daily. I see reviews about "gross stuff left in the machine after distilling". This is because you have either terrible water quality and that is the garbage left behind from the distillation process OR you left it run way to long after the water was empty and its burnt. Its not the device, its you. I have made at least 40 gallons of distilled water and only had to clean the machine once. The included cleaning powder worked great when I let it warm up and sit for a bit. The only negative I have is the handle is a little jankey but it works fine once you attach it correctly. The glass on the jug is a little thin but it just means you have to be careful with it. I put down a towel since I have marble counter tops and don't want to risk breaking the glass. Overall this device is very high quality and does a perfect job. Tested PPM after distilling and its well within the ranges of what I would expect from store bought distilled water. My hydroponic spice grows love the distilled water, no more algae or mold.

Latest Edit: 2/2025: The plug melted. I now agree with others here. I think it's a design defect. IMO, it's a risk of fire, sorry. If you're an electrician, maybe you can rework the power supply as it was nice while it was working. Anyone else, steer clear. My earlier distiller Megahome was much more money but never had these kind of issues.Edit: I found through a web search the email address for support: vhsupport@163.comI emailed them and they did respond after a few days.Original review:My distiller died after about 4 months. I managed to fix it. Disclaimer: This may or may not work for you. You should know and be comfortable working on electrical things or take it to someone who can do this. What made mine stop working may be different from yours when it breaks.What I did... Where the power goes in to the unit, there is a concealed fuse. Look closely and you'll see how to pull it out. The unit comes with a spare fuse which you will also find in there. Possibly just swapping in the spare fuse may fix you. For mine, I found that the metal fuse holder connections were not holding the fuse tightly. I bent each of the four arms to make a better connection and now my distiller works again.General review...Service/Warranty:I read somewhere it has a 1 year warranty but there is no contact info for the manufacturer. You can return it within 30 days to Amazon and within 90 days you can message the seller through Amazon. After 90 days you are on your own. The distiller, when working, is really nice. Ideally you're good with electrical things or have a friend who can look at it if/when it dies. If you don't then this probably isn't the best for you. I also own a much more expensive Megahome distiller which works about the same but there is support.Works Nicely:It makes a gallon of water for me in about 4 hours. I like the ability to set the timer and have it stop before it's totally dry. This makes cleanup much easier and also seems safer. Everything inside seems to be stainless steel. It doesn't come with the carbon filter which fits in the outlet, so you'll need to buy that separately.How many stars?If these worked reliably for years as they should, they'd be 4 or 5 stars. I'm actually somewhat happy with mine, but I shouldn't have to repair it and I wanted 1 star to catch your attention so it might help you.

Water at fill line, I set timer for 3hr30min, it leaves just a little bit in the bottom to prevent caked on contaminates. I use a tablespoon of white vinegar to clean the scaling out of the bottom of the unit (no need to buy the cleaner tabs), Works great so far, I have had this about 2 months now and have made about 15 gallons of distilled water. One full fill makes just shy of a gallon. I would recommend this to anyone that wants to make distilled water for CPAP, humidifiers, ect. The water pot needs assembled with the metal bands and handle, instructions are not clear, not hard to figure out though.

The media could not be loaded. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was much bigger than it looked in the pictures. Also was very happy that the pitcher is glass and not plastic.The construction is okay. Machine is pretty solid. It's got metal parts where needed, but you can tell it's cheap Chinese material. Glass is thin and feels like it could break easily. The handles for the glass pitcher need to be attached and they are also very flimsy. I wouldn't trust it. Plastic parts are very cheap feeling, just as you would expect from these Chinese products. You need to be gentle with it, otherwise you can certainly expect parts to break.The included instructions are poorly translated but readable. One of the confusing parts is when they talk about 'dew'. I think they where trying to explain that you could make essential oils. Not sure. Also, yeah, no carbon filters, but that's no big deal. I prefer to buy those separately. They do however include a small bottle of cleaning agent ()So far it's working, it's distilling water as it's meant to do. It's pretty loud when running. Comparable to a microwave oven or air fryer (see video). Video and picture taken after machine has been running for about 3 hours.