If you have a humidifier, steam mop, iron with steamer or similar equipment at home, then you know that for their operation you need clean, and best of all distilled water, since scale forms in such devices from tap water, and they fail.
Distillation means the transformation of water into steam, which, during the cooling process, condenses into pure H2O without additional impurities. Today I will tell you how I put together a simple but reliable distiller for producing distilled water in my own kitchen.
What you need
I used the following materials:
- Two jars with screw caps.
- Two caps and a tube for takeaway coffee.
- Screw rings per jar, but two regular screw caps will do.
- Flexible tube for connecting two containers.
Additionally, you will need a saucepan or other container for boiling water in a steam bath, as well as for cooling the second jar of condensate.
Tools you will need:
A knife or hacksaw with fine teeth.
Hot glue gun.
Distiller assembly
I had two rings that are used to screw onto the jar, I used them to secure the lids. If there are no such rings, you can make fixing rings yourself by cutting out the top part from a regular lid.
From the cocktail tube I cut two small pieces about 5 cm long each. I put a flexible tube on them: I used an aquarium tube, as it fits perfectly in diameter and makes a tight connection. I used hot glue to seal the gap in the lid. It turned out durable and airtight.
Then I immediately put on two fixing rings, twisting them in different directions.
Then he assembled the same structure from the other end of the flexible tube, poured tap water into one of the jars and screwed on the lids. This is how the design turned out.
Distillation
To cool the steam, the empty jar was placed in a glass carafe so that cold water or ice could be poured into it.
Place a jar of water to be heated in a saucepan, pour water into it and place it on the stove burner.
When the water in the first jar heated up, water vapor began to form, which flowed through the tube into the second container, where it condensed into pure distilled water.
It turned out very slowly, since the water in the pan was boiling faster than the evaporation of the liquid in the jar. Here I realized my mistake: I should have used not a glass jar heated in a water bath, but a metal container that could be placed directly on the burner to quickly produce a large amount of steam.
I hope my experience will help you make a practical distiller for your home and avoid some mistakes.
Original article in English
