Here’s how to make distilled water at home: It is Incredibly Easy
Stuck at home without distilled water? You can make it easily with some basic cookware
Distilled water is incredibly important to have around in the home. Car maintenance, aquarium, humidifier, CPAP machines, and other types of equipment can require distilled water at any time. If you are running out of distilled water and the local grocery is also out of stock, then you are in a bit of bad luck during this lockdown phase. I have mentioned the steps to create your own distilled water at home so you never run out of supply.
What is distilled water?
Distilled water is specialized purified water and is easier and cheaper to produce when done at home. The process of distilling the water is simple. Tap water is heated to a point where it turns into vapor. When this vapor condenses back into the water, it leaves mineral residue behind. The collected condensed liquid is distilled water.
Can you drink distilled water every day?
The biggest downside of distilled water is that it removes all the good minerals from the tap water. This is the main reason why it is not recommended to drink distilled water every day for drinking purposes.
You also need a proper storage container to store distilled water carefully. Distilled water is ripped off all the nutrients and it can leach chemicals from the container. If you will use the water immediately you can keep it in any available container but if you are planning on storing it for a long time then it is best to use stainless steel or glass container.
Steps to make your own distilled water at home:-
It will take some time to make the distilled water. If you will follow the steps properly you will end up making pure distilled water all by yourself. You can add more water don’t heat empty cookware.
- Place a large boiling pot on a burner and add 8 cups of water. Place a small pot inside the boiling pot. The small pot should be floating on the water. The key here is airflow to circulate water vapor. Ensure that small has plenty of airflow around both sides, in between and also on top of the bigger pot.
- Turn on the burner between medium to high heat. Avoid boiling the water just let it simmer at 180-200 degrees F. boiling on high temperature doesn’t mean better results.
- Place the lid upside down over the large pot. This will help the vapor to trickle down the center into the smaller pot. Load the top of the lid with ice. The difference in temperature on both the sides of the lid will fasten the condensation process.
- Just sit back and wait. If needed replenish the ice, after 30 minutes first and then after 45 minutes. Use oven mitts to dump the melted ice water the lid will be extremely hot. The water that dripped down into the smaller pot is distilled water. With 8 cups of tap water, you will be able to make 1 cup and a quarter of distilled water.
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Source:- News.com
