Homemade Water Distiller! - The Deluxe DIY "pure water" Water Distiller! Full Instructions

[@Hitman1978]

The only thing I would do different is submerge your coils in cold water. It would involve a few more parts to have it go through the wall of a bucket without it leaking, but you'll lose less water to steam that way...great video though! Definitely needed in today's pandemic scare!

[@ClownWhisper]

The only thing? What about the rubber? What about the brass fitting? brass has blood in it everyone knows he's going to be distilling alcohol in this he is not using silver solder so it's going to leech lead from that too and all kinds of nastiness is going to come out of that rubber

[@AlienRelics]

@@ClownWhisper Plumbing solder is lead free.

[@Hitman1978]

@Anton Malhin I was referring to the COVID-19 pandemic we're all going through.

[@JoyfulUniter]

@Anton Malhin *The Rothchilds want to know your location*

[@strawman9410]

Could also put the water collector in cold water too

[@fischertoolandgarden]

Nice idea! Back in Y2K we bought an expensive distiller for emergency water that was actually made for alcohol production. This is so much better of an idea, plus the tea pot could be easily heated over wood fire.

[@bctruck]

Nice! I used a pressure cooker instead of a teapot though,and ran the coil though another bucket of water to cool the coil down faster.

[@desertsun02]

sweet

[@crazymattt505]

can you make a video please?

[@bctruck]

I did.

[@lawneymalbrough4309]

Good job! I was thinking of using a Pressure cooker myself.

[@mannye]

By the way, if you fill the copper piping with sand (like the kind you get at Home Depot) you can relax a little when bending it. The sand protects from kinks.

[@abboberg]

And make sure you plug the ends well, or the sand will push ooze out, not helping the kinking situation.

[@tuvoca825]

The old sand mandrel trick. Taping up the ends when it's in there is supposed to help too. Never done it myself. They also have a spring mandrel at Harbor Freight.

[@scootersonlyrepair]

So does not bending it too sharply. You have to be crazy rough to kink it.

[@CaptainLongSack]

No..... don't do that

[@mannye]

@@CaptainLongSack Why not? Seriously asking. I heard about it, tried it with small diameter copper tubing and it worked. Is it only good for small diameters? Does it harm the tubing in some way? If you're going to say "don't do that" an explanation of why not would be helpful. I'm always willing to learn.

[@kf9233]

don't use an old tea kettle. You'll have mineral build up on the inside bottom that you can't clean out. Use a pot instead. Drill a hole in the lid to fit the tubing. Put a weight on the lid to keep steam from escaping. You can always clean the inside of a pot.

[@story1234]

That doesn’t explain why don’t use old tea kettle. How does it affect the distilled water?

[@keithryan683]

Tiny bits of scale rise up with the steam .

[@carpetcrawlerunited]

​@@story1234it doesn't, citric acid or white vinegar to clean any crud from the boiler

[@visitor8473]

I would add one more step. Add another threaded fitting to the bottom, connect that into another PVC cap, use a short piece of PVC tubing that you can stuff an activated charcoal coffee filter pack into, then finally a bottom PVC cap to hold the filter pack in. This will do 2 things for you. First it will filter out any contaminates that happened to make it through in the steam. Second it will make sure that no steam escapes into the air as it will have to condense in order to make it through this filter, improving efficiency.

[@chronicsys]

Great Vid! Thanks! A tip for those wanting to construct a larger and more efficient coiled section .... as that could help with steam loss at the end ..... if you have a freezer large enough to place the entire length of copper tube, simply fill with water, then freeze. Once frozen you can work the copper very aggressively and quickly with any pipe-bending tool or improvized version and the ice will stop the copper deforming so you will get unspoilt perfect coil, regardless of how many turns. ;)

[@davidsonnow]

You mean fill the actual copper tube with water and then put it in the freezer?

[@chronicsys]

@@davidsonnow exactly. ice is very strong and holds even large diameter copper pipe perfectly resulting in no deformation as you bend

[@chronicsys]

@@davidsonnow yup! ice is strong and prevents pipe from deforming ;)

[@americansfirst1095]

May I add?........good idea, but better be real careful, filling with water and freezing can and will swell the pipe/tubing or even burst it, if allowed to freeze too solid, for too long. Once swelled, the fittings will no longer fit.

[@chronicsys]

@@davidsonnow Yes! So sorry for late reply - my gmail died and I did not see. The frozen / expanded water ensures there is no distortion when you start bending

[@dennismckeown5863]

Have you tried a TDS meter to see how many solids are left in the water after distillation ? That will show you how well it works,it should read zero or slightly above.

[@brettkuntze7418]

that is right I got it down to less than 10 from 500

[@mark98115]

I tried this type of system and I get vodka coming out. I think I am doing something wrong.

[@progaming8990]

me not you lol

[@alanplummer8250]

Not a problem, a gold mine!

[@EricNielsen187]

No you are doing it right. lol

[@mmercier0921]

In most places it is safer to drink vodka or beer/wine than the water. Everyone who survived long enough to reproduce knew this the last few thousand years.

[@octaviusgalacticus2253]

@@mmercier0921 the children even drank it a weaker version

[@BillGreenAZ]

I don't know if some people realize how valuable this would be in an emergency if potable water supplies were disrupted.

[@jkyleowens]

Limitless not quite how it works bud

[@junkyardchic3604]

@@shikharsharma3451 If you transfer water back and forth between two clean containers it will oxygenated the water.

[@Ihaveausernametoo]

@@shikharsharma3451 With my rain water system I let it run through a gravel filter to increase the amount of minerals. Same approach should work with distilled water. It's literally just a thick pipe full of cleaned rocks, about 2,5 meters long. There are expensive ones that work the same way but with pressurised water.

[@mummiedanser1609]

Ok, when drinking distilled water, the osmotic value of the liquid is so low, that your cells will swoll up and they will eventually burst. NEVER DRINK distilled water in large quantities

[@mummiedanser1609]

@るの he means oxygen dissolved in the water, molecular oxygen...

[@PhillipaGwilliam]

I found this very informative so thankyou for sharing this. ..and also thanks to other comments sharing their knowledge.

[@desertsun02]

hi. i'm glad it was helpful! 👍🙂

[@GlassicGamer]

Would it work better if you wrapped that copper coil around a #10 can for the form and filled the can with ice water to help it condense faster?

[@kenjohnson6573]

Before you bend the copper tubing, fill it with water and freeze it. Once the water is frozen you can wrap it around a 3 or 4 inch PVC tube. The ice will stop it from kinking and you will have a tight spiral.

[@mackwood2164]

Sand works well too in a pinch if you dont got a pipe bender or freezer space.

[@patrichausammann]

Like Mack Wood, I would prefer sand to bend pipes.

[@patrichausammann]

​@A K.A. GHOST WRHYDTAR The sand is there to fill up the pipe, so that the tube is not kinked suddenly while bending. The sand helps to stabilize the pipe while bending around the bending tool.

[@wlde9949]

@@patrichausammann yeah because we all know how frozen pipes are. Um cracks... Nuff said. Just get a tube bender if your already working on this job.

[@rmark1083]

Fill the tubing with salt before bending into shape. The salt allows you to make the coils very tight and neat without fear of it kinking or collapsing on itself. I tried it today for the first time n it worked phenomenal!

[@honuswagner9348]

sand too, its probably cheaper

[@thecrowjdc]

I’ve heard if you fill the tub with sand, it’s less likely to kink when you bend it.

[@inthenameofjustice8811]

If you fill the copper tube with fine sand first, you can bend it around a former and make it as tight as you like with no kinks in the pipe. Empty out the sand and flush it through with water and voilà! It would be good.

[@jimbass7867]

For any project with bending copper that is involved with food or ingestible products such as this one, always use table salt. It pours nicely and is water soluble so you can flush it cleanly. No particle is stuck and left behind by chance..

[@miguelchacon2717]

Dont use sand or it will get stuck like mine use water instead or salt

[@honuswagner9348]

@@jimbass7867 sand isn't going to hurt you.

[@juans6639]

May I suggest you use some type of bell bottom recovery flask in order to recover and condense the steam that is escaping as a loss. I just thought of that, observing so much steam.

[@kiyoponnn]

@A K.A. GHOST WRHYDTAR Get lost dumbass

[@kiyoponnn]

@Juan It's called an Erlenmeyer flask not bell bottom

[@fishsauce2221]

Can remove the steam inefficiency by cooling the coil with water. Can use cool water from a nearby flowing stream with a special design that doesnt need a pump. That is how they did with some alcohol distillers back in the day.

[@aesha59das]

If you put the coil in a large container and drill two holes in the bottom, one for the coil to exit the other to let the coolant water run through the container and be collected for the next run and slowly have a constant flow of cold water through the container it will keep the collector coil cool and as you are flowing water through your container it will be constantly cold and the run is your next load no waste and no extra energy needed just run it from the cold tap and recycle! Gravity does the rest! And you can use a longer coil just get a piece as long as you want and coil it yourself! Easy and maybe something bigger than the kettle!! Namasté Ps still a good post

[@fishsauce2221]

Taking designs from the alcohol distillers is indeed the way to go.

[@scottcornwell1148]

This looks great. I got a tea kettle and bought some 3/8 " copper tubing. I can't find anyone who has the connectors. I have been to several hardware stores and plumbing supply stores. What did you use for the piece of black hose (looks a little like radiator hose)? The spout on my tea pot is right at 1 1/8". What is the white plastic piece you used to connect the black hose to the copper pipe? Finally, where did you get the flexible pipe? Thank you in advance

[@davegoodman2693]

Just a tip on bending copper tubing. First fill the straight or curved tubing with sand full to the top. then find a pipe or something to help bend the copper to your specs. the sand inside helps the copper not to bend or get crushed . now slowly bend the copper around and around until you are finished. then was out the sand with a garden hose, make sure the copper tubing is very clean. Now you have a perfectly round tubing bend!

[@davidsonnow]

You can also fill it with water and freeze it. It does the same thing.

[@AsdisAtHome]

my take on it is to add more copper mass to the inside of the coil poking in and run some form of fan though it pulling heat away from the copper protrusions or even use aluminum fins, possibly combining this with some form of existing air flow and direct the heat into something aswell that needs it maybe a large seed germination table

[@patrickhochstein9359]

This looks like a great setup but what exactly is that PVC coupling (assuming its PVC) ? I don't see anything similar online. It would be helpful to know before heading to the hardware store and wandering the plumbing aisle without being able to tell exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks

[@jtoker9758]

Tip for soldering, you want to hold the flame on the fitting past the pipe, so that way the hottest part is where the solder flows to through capillary action. So on the male adaptor at 0:41, you want to put the heat on the threads when you solder instead of on the pipe how it was shown in the video. I'm a plumber and this is how you supposed to do it. But good video.

[@mrbr549]

Love this kind of video, meat and gravy for us tinkerers. Thanks!

[@MDen69]

I built one but now that I see yours I want one like yours. Great idea.

[@desertsun02]

Cool, thanks

[@АлександрТабуреткин-х5ц]

Все блестит красиво.В конце видео ,нормальный холодильник.Увелич аппарат например пивную кегу из нержавеющей стали.Выход напитка будит больше.Не ставь резину на соединения напиток будит неприятно пахнуть.Удачи!

[@n2daair23]

Awesome rig for the off grid pad! I’ll have to upsize mine however, as I will need about 4 gallons each time.

[@NextWorldVR]

You only need a FAN passing over the Coils. Which will Whisk that final bit of heat away and there will be all water no steam coming out! This is essentially what is INSIDE my company made 'Megahome' water distiller!

[@MichaelJohnson-]

No fan needed. His coil is way too big. I made a working device called E.V.E last year. There is not enough thrust/pressure being built up to make the steam travel through the tubing so it is taking forever for any water to be made. Mine re put out the water like a river, but smaller piping.

[@julioseviltwin2304]

@@MichaelJohnson- hi, I'm using a lot of isopropyl, any tips or direction on how I can build like a distiller to save and reuse the expensive evaporating fumes.. ? Many thanks in advance.. 👌🏻

[@collinsmetro]

I drink filthy water to give my immune system a work out

[@Devin_Davis]

Hahahahahaha but alex jones said the chemicals in the water are turning the frogs gay

[@AnaghaTambe-tk1ls]

​@@Devin_Davisgood riddance from wives.

[@SHRINKBEADS101]

I use a pressure cooker and a cooled copper spiral.( it's in another bucker I fill with water.). In your case I would still recommend fa-inding a way to cool the copper tubing. The water comes out at drinking temperature and you don't lose it as steam. Since heating it costs the most energy a little pump to circulate cold water from a large cement mixing bucket over the cooler could add a nice, inexpensive touch to your project. Plus you can use it to distill moonshine ofcourse. I wish copper was a little less expensive.

[@davidbilec3009]

only if you hold the heat temperature just slightly above the boiling point of alcohol and well below that of water..... the reason being is impure water can boil at a lower temp or higher temp depending on whats in it. so if its too high you just boil it into exactly what you had before

[@claystone7729]

stick the coil in a stainless steel pot and fill with Ice will make your coil condenser work a lot faster. Thank you for sharing good video.

[@melissaperry264]

Your design is awesome!

[@gregoryagogo]

Nice clean kitchen!

[@desertsun02]

Thank you 😊

[@ATTJ7628]

Now I'm prepared for the apocalypse, thanks dude.

[@Shadow77999]

Lmao white obama

[@sharond2814]

Apocalypse, White Obama, whatever. Bottom line our water is full of harmful crap. It's just a wise thing to do.

[@falcon091480]

You made this comment a year ago! You must have known something!

[@chickennugget5365]

Just curious, does de-ionised water corrode solid copper metal? I've read cases of corrosion but they look like they were caused by erosion from the constant movement. I can't confirm if it really "dissolves" the metal.

[@jessicag630]

3:57 What connector type is that and in what shop can you usually find it? Does it fit to any teapots or only special teapots for water distillation? Can distillation remove chlorine and chloramine? The city water here where I live cannot be safely drunk. People have to buy mineral water in gallons here.

[@slandshark]

So, after watching this video I got inspired to try it out myself. This sounds silly, but my car windshield wiper fluid is empty and I wanted to homemake some windshield wiper fluid...and it needs distilled water. But rather than paying $1 for a gallon of it, I decided to spend like $75 on copper pipe fittings and do it myself. lol The issue I have is my teapot neck doesn't have enough space to grip. I tried using rubber coupler (1 1/4") reduced to PVC (1 1/4" convert to 3/4 ") which fits the 3/4" pipe. And that 3/4" copper pipe connects (using push connector) to a 1/2" copper coil (10ft). However, the rubber connector at the teapot end expands when hot, so keeps slipping off. I'm not sure what else to try on that end...or maybe I should just buy a teapot with a longer neck. BUT! It was working up until the rubber connector slipped off. When it fell off, a bunch of water fell out of the copper tubing, so at least I know it's working!

[@mhakus]

I love your kitchen.

[@RPGesus10]

you should push the water through a condenser of sorts. maybe just some absorbent material so that way when the water collects it can cool down in the material and you wont lose as much water via steam! what do you think?

[@stevareno6995]

HUH?

[@brillranch399]

Is the silver cannister that the coil is sitting on just there to support the coil? Or does it have a purpose in the distillation process?

[@desertsun02]

hi. it's just supporting the coil

[@brillranch399]

Thank you!@@desertsun02

[@townbell2248]

Would I want to put my lavender in the black part on the spout of the kettle for the steam to pass through?

[@Zodliness]

Nice design, I'd produce allot more condensation when cooling the coils with cold wet cloth.

[@nighthiker8872]

Looks great!

[@desertsun02]

hi there and thank you!

[@popples4973]

If you wrap the copper tubing around a solid cylinder, such as a large diameter pipe. You can make a near perfect coil. Also soldering takes a bit of practice to sweat fittings for professional results.

[@desertsun02]

hi there. i've had good luck wrapping smaller diameter copper coil (like 1/4" and 3/8") around a cylinder but this 1/2" stuff is a much more rigid. might work if you had a solid cylinder (like a round fence post or similar).

[@peterhack9071]

Thanks for the vid I am making a still at the moment ,use a kettle great idea well done

[@desertsun02]

you're welcome 👍😎

[@EZoutAtSecond]

you would probably get more water if you sealed your recovery jar/bottle...and run it through ice water as mentioned down below...nice...good work...!!!

[@randydeskins9359]

Don’t trap steam.

[@gardensofthegods]

I really love this and I need something like this in my home.. I drink a lot of water and it needs to be distilled... can you please tell me where you got that beautiful copper tubing ? I love it ! .. also years ago I had a real true solid copper teapot not the kind that most people have in fact I bought it at a thrift shop for like a dollar and it was unusual looking and it was black.. I couldn't believe when I got it home how it polished up beautifully and it was real copper on the inside that thing was solid all the way through... I loved it but I was not always careful and should have just stayed there and watched it come to a boil because it seems that when I would walk away it would boil very quickly... needless to say . And so one too many times ended up that poor beautiful copper kettle got cooked til black.. and finally the spout fell off and I meant to try to fix it and never got around to it . You should look for a real Copper Kettle just two speed things up and already the water already boiling in Copper and then going through copper tubes... but thank you for showing this cuz now I feel more inspired and less confused about how I'm going to do this

[@daverohn383]

Has anyone mentioned, you should use a lead-free solder? Or you could use a flare-fitting instead of a soldered joint.

[@desertsun02]

hi there. i used a 'silver solder' so it's totally safe. 🙂

[@EdwardTriesToScience]

This will be perfect for my home lab, because tap water has calcium and chlorine and other stuff, which might interfere with a reaction

[@skater102223111]

What type of lab work do you do?

[@EdwardTriesToScience]

Hurst Industries, Just a teen hobby chemist

[@octaviusgalacticus2253]

I stopped doing chemistry because of an incident where I was making hydrogen using water but instead of using the 1 volts your meant to use I used mains electricity because I'm stupid and well ye

[@brodieclamp5090]

If you submerse the coil in water it cools the vapour faster and makes the water condense quicker so you lose less to evaporation once it's in the container

[@garykarczewski6678]

Love this idea. I think one would want to get a bigger kettle for production.

[@heartofthedarkmagician2058]

Can you please specify what the first rubber part is I'm not familiar with these parts What is the first rubber part What is the second pvc part that reduces to the copper

[@desertsun02]

hi there. the first connector is a 1 1/4" to 1 1/4" pipe coupler and the pvc reducer is just a piece that reduces that down to 3/4". (remember to buy the correct size parts to fit the tea kettle that you have). one way to quickly get the parts is to just bring your phone to the home stores and show the video to the associate. they'll know immediately what the parts are. (or they should)

[@helderester1757]

Hello, thank you fir this :) is there a reason this cannot be made using flexible RVS piping?

[@desertsun02]

hi. i'm not familiar with RVS piping?

[@lioness3963]

Would it increase the purity if you add copper mesh inside?

[@salimwheatgrass6711]

hallo,nice video. What is the name of the fitting used to join the kettle and the copper pipe?

[@tlflora]

hi-- id like to see what was left in the tea kettle. Wher does all the gunk go?

[@desertsun02]

hi there. the gunk stays in the kettle. i usually boil it down but not all the way. that way you can dump out the junk with the little bit of water that is left in the kettle.

[@KeystoneScience]

Does the coiling of the copper pipe help the process at all?

[@NextWorldVR]

Keystone Science Yes, it increases surface area while minimizing space.

[@icy_demons_]

Keystone Science hey man!! love your videos

[@jasonyoung1569]

Yes, it helps with condensation of the water vapor. Copper has a very low specific heat, meaning that it is good at transferring heat. In this instance, the steam going through the copper pipe cools quickly changing from a gas to a liquid state. In this video if he were to run the copper pipe through a water cooling bath/ice bath it would allow the transfer of heat from the steam through the copper pipe allowing for more rapid condensation (he would have a more efficient distiller.) In chemistry or other applications distillation is used to purify compounds. With a distilling unit you usually have water moving around the pipe to remove heat and allow for a change in state, from a gas to a liquid.

[@kelhawk1]

@@jasonyoung1569 Seems like using mother nature, and mounting the coil thru an outside wall, could be made to work.

[@crdrost]

Pretty sure the coiling in particular doesn't... Just a way to make the thing not take up the whole room. The important thing is lots of surface area, the long pipe does that, and the downward slope, so that the water can drip down. But the fact that it's coiled is just a convenience so that it's not taking up too much space.

[@ianevans157]

maybe I wasn't paying attention, but what was the point of making the spiral in the tubing? To have enough time for the steam to cool down?

[@jasblick9984]

I'm thinking I can build this but with my spare old school pressure cooker. But, I can use it during winter months to heat our cottage. I have a big muffin fan I can use to create a heat exchange from the copper coils. That'll cool the coils, and heat the air. Very cool design by the way.

[@desertsun02]

hi and thank you!

[@muhammadazeem1262]

Cool the coiled tubing with cold water it converts all steam into water and make your operates efficient

[@4letters52]

Great video, I have all the supplies except for a good tea pot. Mine shoots steam out of its top lid. Can you tell me what teapot you used?

[@desertsun02]

hi and thanks. it's one i picked up years ago in clearance isle of a ross department store. not sure who makes it. no label on it. maybe try to do an image search of it. that might bring up a name.

[@vanessalerch9432]

Can i get plants oil with one of these?

[@anneca77]

Can you use this to make essential oils?

[@mb4lunch]

No

[@ad11king70]

can you

[@donalbebek2523]

Yes you can

[@anonymoususername1091]

For everyone trying to coil copper pipe. If you fill the pipe with water then freeze it, you can make a very tight coil with no bending or breaking of the pipe

[@kma5699]

how would you freeze a 10 foot or longer section of copper pipe? Getting it to fit in an average freezer is the problem. Also how to keep water inside a 10 foot section of copper pipe without leaking will be a problem. Also water expands as it freezes so wouldn't that compromise the copper tubing?

[@davidsonnow]

@@kma5699 easy it already comes coiled to begin with!

[@kimberlyimber3552]

May I suggest to make a complete list of materials first like in a recipe then listing the directions? I thought I had all of the materials then found out I didn't have the adapter because it was written in a paragraph. Now have to wait until tomorrow to go to look for the adapter. Hoping I can find it in the small town I am visiting

[@desertsun02]

hi. i'll update the info in the description section. thanks for letting me know.

[@abrokenandacontriteheart1308]

So does the dirt and heavy metals And flouride stay in the kettle? Is bottled distilled bad?

[@minde0511]

I wonder how much faster, more efficient, the water would condense if you put a fan and have it blow directly on the coil. Can you try that?

[@Accumulator1]

Looks like the coil needs to be longer length or some added external cooling assistant to the coil. The exit water is too hot . There is loss efficiency due to steam escape and evaporation. Probably just lowering the heat to the kettle once boiling occurs would be the best adjustment.It would allow slower movement of steam giving more time for better condensation.

[@crazymattt505]

awesome... been looking for alternatives. thanks dude.

[@chanceblevins6682]

Could you explainer how you rigged the connector to the to the tea kettle

[@sabrinabrathwaite2524]

Can your device be used for making the essential oil?

[@rebel.mma.youtube]

Wouod it work better if u submerge the coil in water?

[@desertsun02]

hi there. yes it would. (if you keep the water cold) 👍🙂

[@bizzydreamin402]

Do you have to let some of the steam out in the jar? wouldn't you collect more water if you sealed the Jar and ran the copper pipe into it? like through Cork or something?

[@TadTheTinker]

BIZZY DREAMIN, you could seal the jar, but two things can happen, one it can build pressure. (this pressure can also rewritten to the kettle but that spells the distillation process. ) also some of the stuff your trying to get out of the water can boil at a temp lower than water. so the water can condense at 210 degrees or so and the other stuff can escape as steam.

[@jonjones5152]

Hiya mate , How did this compare to your basic 'Pan , bowl and lid' method? Time wise ? PPM wise ? Do you reckon it's cost effective re the lecy?

[@desertsun02]

hi there. in terms of ppm they re about the same but this one is faster. it's probably the fastest one i've made.

[@allthingsaustralia4861]

Brilliant video - Thanks. If I have salt water boiling in the kettle and your design will it come out fresh in the bottle?

[@desertsun02]

hi there. absolutely. this setup is great for converting saltwater to freshwater.

[@allthingsaustralia4861]

Really appreciate your reply - Thanks for your time.

[@maidinsane]

What kind of residue do you get left in the kettle with salt water?

[@TadTheTinker]

maidinsane, if the only thing in the water is salt, then the residue will be salt. if there are other minerals or chemicals, they may be left behind as well.

[@thotpatrol3355]

do u know how much the cost of all of that? from the kettle to the copper tubing?

[@hunterbidensvaxmandates]

lmao

[@sonnyshiner2619]

50 buck

[@sonnyshiner2619]

50 bucks?

[@WelcomeToMyDream]

bout tree fitty

[@kevinrehberg8758]

It works like a champ on a stovetop.. but in a SHTF situation where the electricity is out, tealight and votive candles are a reasonable replacement.. just build a stand for the teapot to sit on that the candles can be arranged underneath and wait for the candle flames to do its work

[@YoooItsRex]

Have you tried boiling water with a candle??? Do you have any idea how long that would take 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@kevinrehberg8758]

@@YoooItsRex a "single" candle.. I would agree but I said "flames" as in double or even possibly tripled.. What also helps is to have a thicker wick when burning candles.. You can buy thicker wicks, and make your own votive s, which will support a stronger flame

[@YoooItsRex]

@@kevinrehberg8758 right I get that. But have you actually done it?? Or are you just brainstorming?

[@gwendolynrenee87ify]

Can you list everything you bought to make this? The connector to the tea pot isn’t clear . Thank you

[@desertsun02]

hi there. connector to tea pot is a 1 1/4" to 1 1/4" flexible tube with 2 lamps (clamps come with it). make sure to buy the right size flexible tube to fit your teapot. the home stores like home depot sell lots of different sizes. they also sell flexible metal tubing that you could use.

[@NewEyes25]

This is great!!! The only thing is the amount of electricity used. Edit: Do you have link for the material?

[@elizabethcope1502]

Rocket stove maybe?

[@GGHandelGG]

Nice job, but I can still see a lot of steam escaping from the end opening so I suggest using a narrower tube for the coil to increase the contact of the steam with the colder inner surface of the tube thus increasing the overall efficiency of the apparatus.

[@bernardpopp541]

+Chris Young What about a small fan at the coil?

[@shivapriyasaraswati7171]

I love this! I can't wait to make one. Thank you

[@PREPFORIT]

Thought that was a moonshine Worm for a second ! : O Saved --> to Survival playlist.

[@Shadow77999]

Saved your playlist lmao

[@samnewman5129]

Good vid mate ! How much was materials ?

[@dianealbano3]

Since copper is very expensive can you use Stainless Steel tubing instead

[@honuswagner9348]

good luck bending that.

[@GoorooGaming]

I really like your design, thank you for the video. The connector to the teapot, I noticed a comment you replied to saying you can find it almost anywhere, but is there a name for it? If it is pipe, what is around it to seal it?

[@oliviavescott1529]

In response to a previous comment about testing the TDS here is my unprofessional opinion based on facts I have tested for myself. As someone who has actively cleaned water and tested it often for TDS and PH values due to growing up with well water, I can say that TDS can be higher than what you expect. Rain water often hits the ground with a TDS of 5-15 depending on the area you live but around large cities its usually closer to 40. Regular bottled water from say walmart usually come with a TDS of around 35, smart water brand has been has high as 70 in my tests. Distilled water from retail chains have tested as high as 7 on my tests but I found that it's usually a brand issue. Walmart's gallon distilled has been as high as 3 before so its fairly clean. If you live anywhere with locally sourced waters, always test them for TDS. Where I live a local favorite that I personally cannot stand for it's taste tests as high as 85 sometimes depending on the time of year it was collected. Other local sources like the one from Zion National Park tested at 27 when I was there in the fall. Water from Lake Mean outside of Las Vegas tested at 38 which was surprising for the size of the basin. Larger basins generally have a higher TDS due to living organisms. The distilled I make usually has a TDS of less than 10 which is really good. That comes from tap water that reads 250-295 depending on the time of the year. The rain water I distilled last tested at 0-1 TDS which is more or less pure water. But water with no minerals is not a good thing for too long, especially in a survival situation. You need some minerals for health. Either buy mineral drops (8 ounce bottle treats 165 gallons) or do like I do and put a pinch of pink Himalayan salt in the water. Not enough to taste it but enough to get the minerals since it has 85 different minerals in it. Not the best option for people who are on low sodium diets or sensitive to sodium but it's effective and does change the flavor of the water without making it salty. You do not need much at all.

[@redly40]

From Mackay a small city in qld Australia I measure my water and live on distilled water and have done so for the last 2 yrs..the rain here from a water tank can be around 19 on a TDS meter this is due to pollutants in the air jet fuel smoke dust etc.. and the treated city water as high as 180 !! I drink distilled 00.0 daily BUT I eat good vegetables & meat..what worries me with the above system is the copper piping..I prefer stainless steel as copper once it turns green can actually make you sick..I was looking at buying a chinese type still 10/20L Spirits/Water Distiller Stainless Steel Boiler Brew Alcohol from ebay to distil my water but the copper cooling coil has me worried..also the temperature to "boil" water at to distil it needs to be known..theres a lot more to this but I will get it right and sort another still out as the one I am running is electric and I would much rather it ran on propane (we call it LPG here)..but like I said the copper cooling coil worries me.

[@skeezza]

GREAT WORK..!

[@desertsun02]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@susudarake]

Hi, i was thinking if it can also remove the water hardness? You must be knowing what hardness is, can it make is as "light water" as filtered water from machine? Can it remove calcium , magnicium like heavy metal ? I am searching, but could not find answer.

[@desertsun02]

hi. yep, it removes close to everything 🌞

[@jessicaclauson1997]

So would you sell some of these to people like in Flint Michigan or anyone who has trouble getting clean water? It might take awhile to get a bunch of them made but I would definitely be interested in having one

[@freetrailer4poor]

I wonder if 1/4" coper tubing might by ok too. also for van dwellers in the desert you might be able to recycle grey water (or even black).

[@richardlea818]

I feel like 1/4 wouldn’t have enough flow, and youd lose most of your water via back pressure forcing the steam through any small leak it could find

[@errolkim1334]

Ok thanks for this video just one quick question...is there any way, technically, to build a bigger system and produce distilled water faster? Or is the process limited to begin with in terms of volume ? Thanks

[@desertsun02]

hi. i think you could scale it up. you could also cool the pipe. that should increase water production 👍🙂

[@mamosmamos6511]

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[@ghmichel72]

Great update ✊🏾 What’s the capacity of you kettle? How long does it take to covert that capacity? How much distill water does it in that time?

[@chrismead1464]

Do you think this would work with an old pressure cooker?

[@V.Z.69]

I noticed copper pipe is almost always used. What is the reason for that? I am on the verge of making my own this week. Thanks for the tips and tricks btw!

[@wyattk336]

Copper is really conductive so it heats up and cools down alot faster than steel or iron

[@A.E.Lanman777]

Copper when dry is natural disinfectant. Its to keep your steam running through a sanitized environment.

[@troubledseed]

You need to cool the spiral part of the hose and you will then have just water coming out and no steam as the distilate will condensate much faster.

[@coptechgold]

That is a great build.

[@ginaalwaysavip1177]

Awesome video and thanks for sharing. Going to Home depot to get my supplies!

[@x-STORMXX-x]

This is awesome.

[@desertsun02]

thanks!

[@jakescorpion1]

Now that looks like my style

[@davepegington9066]

But this requires a welder for example . Having never used one. How do you weld the copper to the kettle. I mean is it like welding circuits. Using a thread of metal as solder? And the other parts. Nuts bolts pipe. They all have to fit together and the kettle

[@desertsun02]

hi. no welding required with this one. just a little soldering.