Does this produce distilled water???
1683847
No, the only way to make distilled water is by boiling water, like tap water. This Camco water filter is only good for gardens, I would not drink the water from this filter. From what I understand, Camco has other water filters for making drinkable water.
1683848
no absolutely no it doesent even filterer out bad smell its probebly good to filter out particles or improve the color of dirty water and thats it
1683849
Works great for a garden to remove chlorine I've tried a lot of them and this was the best value comes with 3 times the carbon than others and doesn't give brown water like other on market the water is crystal clear and taste wonderful
162451
Only if you use the water that was collected from the evaporated water and brought back to a liquid state. The point of distilled water is to have water that is pre-evaporated so that it only contain particles that are small enough or vaporize early enough to go through the steamer without building up and blocking the ports.
518740
I have distilled for years....20 years with a large PURE distiller. Now I have this small counter distiller. It works great. Love it. Know about the taste of distilled water. If you got water dripping out of your spout there can be no chloride in it because the very process of distillation. Distilled water is tasteless. That being said...it will 'taste' different because city water systems put so much into our drinking water that when we taste the 'absence' of those things we perceive it as tasting different. You might be tasting the charcoal from the filter. Try not using the filter. I don't. I just use a small funnel placed in the opening of the jug and then centered under the drip spout it works great. There is no real need to filter distilled water with charcoal. That is just a gimmick from the companies to have return purchases from people to resupply the charcoal filters. In fact after some use charcoal filters can introduce bacterias back into your fresh distilled water, as they can hold dust and airborne particals in them.....hence the company gets you to buy replacements and get more of our money. Distilled water is water steam only, condensed back into solid form without anything in it but the pure water. Hope this helps someone.
1432574
While we don't have to use distilled water, we always use bottled water; that being said, we change the carbon every time we clean the unit. I would rather err on the side of caution, since the cost of the product is very low, than find out that the media isn't doing its job.
4977
I don't know. Our water has a high mineral content and I only use distilled water in my personal steamer and my steam iron as well. I have not had any problems with either of these so I think the distilled water is a good choice and it is very inexpensive because the steamer uses so little water anyway.
834965
The one I purchased does not require distilled water so I use regular tap water. So far everything is fine. If after prolonged use there is buildup, like all the other steaming products, vinegar and water should clear that up nicely.
475568
My daughter said to use DISTILLED water. So I do and it has been working fine.
627678
I read not to use distilled water. The minerals in your tap water help the "water low" sensor realize when to turn off the unit...
735236
Don't know if it's actually the same as distilled water but it's fine for plant watering. I've been using it for just that purpose for an entire summer...
326648
I guess I just learned that I should have used distilled water. Mine's clogged from using cold tap water, but I had it for over 10 years. (I think mine was the first model. I remembered that I ordered it from one of those commercials). But it does still work for the first 15 mins, than the reset button constantly lights on.
1598003
When I first got it yes. But now that I use distilled water and clean it weekly no problem.
1963252
Ideally, yes. For best results, you're supposed to use distilled water (which can be picked up at the supermarket for very cheap.) However, I never used it, and mine still works fine almost 4 years later. So it's your choice - I'm not confident it will make a difference.
2205435
FWIW...we use distilled water and it works fine. Using Tap water will eventually accumulate mineral deposits in the iron that may damage the unit and likely void the warranty.
278989
We use tap water and periodically follow the instructions to use vinegar to keep it working properly. Given the amount of water needed to fill it, I wouldn't spend the extra money to buy distilled water. We have quite a bit of calcium in our tap water and have not found it to be a problem with this humidifier. Hope this helps.
556011
I don't know. I use distilled water and that eliminates the need for a filter.
984264
yes it is cool water and it recommends distilled water, though I just use filtered water in mine.
1034930
I wouldn't recommend anything other than distilled water according to the directions on the bottle. I do not know what will happen if you use bottle mineral water or anything else.