VIVOHOME Water Distiller Machine 304 Stainless Steel 6L with Smart Switch

My previous distiller(different brand) broke within 8 months, which was double the price of this, so decided to give a cheaper brand a chance. This one distills as much water in the same amount of time as the one I previously had. I was worried at first because of reviews about the taste, which was and issue for maybe the first 5 times I used it but it cleared up after. This tastes just as good as my old one as well. The quality of thrones product is good and you will need to buy carbon filters because ethos only came with one. Still early days so can't comment on durability but I feel this is good value for money and looks nice in red too.

I don't normally do reviews but had to for this one; so far it's been great. As a bonus I am finding I get 4 odd litres in two hours

I didn't believe that even drinking water bought at supermarket has some impurities till I bought this distiller. It is working perfectly. Just try, you won't believe what you are going to find out. The only issue is that the glass bottle was broken. I don't know whether the supplier can sell it alone.

PROS: Modern design. This water distiller does what it is supposed to do. It comes with a good quality glass collection jug, not one of those horrible cheapo plastic ones. You have to do a couple of distilling runs and discard the collected water as it tastes bad. However, taste improves to a degree with each successive run. Easy to clean with the powder cleanser that comes with the item. Easy to assemble. Plug in and use straight out of the box. CONS: The fan is rather noisy. You only get 3.5 litres from a FULL level distilling run, not 4 litres as advertised. I am extremely disappointed that the inside of the "stainless steel" distiller drum has started to go rusty after only 2 weeks of light use (used once per day). The rust patches are getting bigger after each run, and the limescale removing cleanser doesn't remove the rust. The quality and thickness of the stainless steel drum inside is really poor for the price. So, I don't know how much use I will actually get out of this water distiller, time will tell. I wouldn't buy again. And that's why I have give this item only 1 star.

We have used this for a few weeks now without any issues. The noise level on this is not dissimilar to when you have a dehumidifier on (a medium sized dehumidifier not the small window sill ones). The size is like that of a coffee machine, which doesn't take up much counter top space. Easy to clean, white vinegar will do it. The water tastes excellent - we add Celtic salt to our individual glass water bottles to give it back some good minerals and electrolyte. The capacity is is only 4L and we don't fill it right up, we store it in 1L glass bottles and this normally fills up about 4 and a half bottles. if there was a bigger version for home use, like 6L then it would be perfect as it gets consumed really quick. The quality is good for the price. It does take exactly 4 hours to distill. Now comes that not good part - the metal shaped standalone part that is inside the drum fell off whilst we were cleaning it, looks like they just welded it on the 4 corners so it isn't very sturdy in the first place, plus the underside of this thing is hard to clean and looked a bit rusty. Apparently according to AI that thing helps to draw water up more efficiently but whether it does or not is up for debate. We did contact amazon and returned this, but then we bought another one because it is the most affordable and we liked using it, however this new one the inside barrel is not as smooth, meaning there is a minor dent in it, which we hope won't go rusty. overall I do recommend this item. if not for the mishaps it would have a 5 star.

This distiller is amazing. It looks elegant, no plastic parts touching water, 4 hours and you have 4 litres of distilled water. It’s also rather quiet, in my opinion (quieter than our kettles for sure 😁).

I’ve had mine for about 3 months now with no problems. You will need to replace the plastic carafe for a glass one as I noticed a small level of contamination in the water which I assume is plastic leaking in to the water.

Ok, its cheap n cheerful and will keep you going til you can afford a more expensive one. Out of the box, the button on the front was hanging out, so had to fix it. Finishes pretty quick. Now.. the inside of the lid of mine has corroded (in 30 days) ive purchased 4 over the years from different places and never seen that! I cant see it lasting long, but i have my old one as a back up.

Love this one so far! The prev brand we had is now $300 to replace. Figured we’d try this one out for 1/3 the price. Good choice so far! This one is much quieter than our last. I also love that it’s a gallon and a half instead of just 1 gallon like our old one since we go through it so fast. We run this water into a brita 2gallon canister. Water tastes amazing! Quick and easy setup. Since this is our third water distiller we are familiar with how to position the spout just right so it doesn’t drip on the counter. We will be purchasing a second one right away to have as a backup for this price and size. We haven’t had it long enough yet to judge its durability. The only thing we would like better is if it had a glass carafe to hold the water instead of plastic. I was going to use the glass one we had from the last machine, but it’s only a gallon, so it wouldn’t be able to hold the larger quantity of water without emptying part way through each cycle.

This is a great gadget to have in the home. My plants get sick if I use tap water, so distilling my own water saves me a fortune as opposed to buying jugs of water. Pros: -It is alot bigger than I anticipated, and actually does hold a full 4L of water -Easy to set up, just fill with water, plug and press the button -Fairly easy to clean, as you can remove the cords and wash the tank -Comes with a small container of cleaning powder to clean it -This particular model is all stainless steel/glass, the only plastic is on the outter edge of the lid which does not come in contact with water at any given time. So no leeched chemicals. Cons: -The fan isnt obscenely loud, but its about the same as having a window AC running. We are accustomed to it because we have white noise for our son, but it is slightly problematic when you have guests over -It definitely heats up the room. In the summer, that means that you dont want to run it until after 10pm when the temperature drops and you can open the windows to save your utility bill and your own comfort. -the "lid" for the glass pot is a pain in the rear end to remove. Between the gasket and the odd notching in the glass, it suctions on and hardly wants to twist. Fortunately, since only clean distilled water goes in, I dont really bother opening it, and just pour the distilled water into a jug before capping it and putting it away. -the "cap" on the lid is just loose lay, and can easily get knocked off, so it doesnt really protect your water from contaminents unless you keep it far out of reach so it wont get bumped. Definitely not airtight. -it doesnt come with the charcoal filters they want you to put in it. Not even one. I ran mine without them and its fine, but if you want a REALLY crisp taste, youre going to have to buy some sachets of charcoal seperately. All in all, it was a worthwhile purchase for me, I love it and will definitely get my use out of it. I expect to have recouped the cost of it in comparison to jugged water within 4.6months on just the water I use for my plants, let alone other uses like homemade cleaning products, better quality food and drinks, and just drinking water in general. Update: 3 Months in and this thing is a GODSEND! This is the only water we use for drinking, juice mixes, watering plants, etc. I couldnt imagine going back to buying blue jugs twice a week or (gag) using tap water. I run it once a day, sometimes more sometimes less, and store any extra in my blue jug in the meantime. That cleaning powder is something else, it works like magic to get that nasty buildup off the bottom and the white film along the sides. A little goes a long way, I still havent even used up what came with it. If you go to strong, it smells a bit bleachy, so less is definitely more. Kinda wanna buy some to clean my other stainless steel appliances- just sprinkle it on, add a bit of hot water, and let it sit for 5mins. Comes off with a basic kitchen scrubbie. Highly recommend!!

I got tired of buying distilled water for my CPAP and room humidifier. I got tired of wasting so many plastic bottles. I looked at several distillers on Amazon and saw a lot with mixed reviews, mostly that they leaked or rusted. I saw the reviews for this one were pretty positive so I ordered it. I mean it is Amazon so if it didn’t live up to the reviews it could go back. Well, it more than lived up. The instructions were simple. It was sent in a well packed box with no damage. It was simple to install the handle on the carafe. I filled it with hot water and we were off to the races. It took about four hours to distill a gallon of water. It was crystal clear. The fan is a little noisy but not enough to interfere with listening to conversations or the television. It does heat up the room a bit but that dissipates quickly after the process is complete. It did so well that I use it for water to make coffee and to use in my electric kettle. That saves my keurig and kettle from getting hard water deposits also. The distiller does get hard water deposits but once a month I use three tablespoons of the citric acid powder, fill it with water and let it heat up, without the top distiller coil mind you, and after letting it boiled for thirty minutes the hard water deposits disappear and the main body looks brand new, with the stainless steel all shiny again. I have made about 25 gallons so far with no problems at all. I really love this distiller. I highly recommend it.

This is a great counter top distiller. It doesn’t flip my breaker like other brands did and it fills a 4L jug in about 4 hours if you fill it with hot tap water. I pour a little vinegar in the bottom to clean it after each use and it’s lasted really well! I use it almost daily.

I have had this distiller for a few months and I am very happy with it. Price was excellent, quality good, design excellent. This unit has replaced our previous MegaHome distiller that sadly isn’t worth the price, in less than 2 years it died and it had cost me 3 x the price of my new unit. I like that this unit is larger has more megawatts so in less time than my old unit I have more water distilled water. The water tastes good, keep the unit clean between uses to save time on a crusty bottom, yes the pot does get discoloured but this isn’t uncommon in distillers depending on how much crap is in your water to start with. We have a water softener so yes there is lots of crap in the water. The container that collects the distilled water is sturdy, I transfer water to a glass gallon jug and keep a minimum of 12 gallons of water on hand for drinking and cooking. The unit shuts off when it is empty then you use the reset button for your next use. what I like is the on and off switch that I didn’t have on the other unit so if you want to stop the unit before it is empty just switch it off without unplugging it. Overall great machine for the price I paid, Thankyou for making this product so well!!