Benefits of Distilled Water
What is Distillation?
Distilled water is water that has been heated to the
boiling point so that impurities are separated from the water, which
itself becomes vapor or steam. Steam is then condensed back into pure
liquid form. The impurities remain as residue and are removed. Pure
Water Distillation Systems remove waterborne biological contaminants
such as bacteria, viruses, organic and inorganic chemicals, heavy
metals, volatile gases, cysts and other contaminants. Distilled water
contains virtually no solids, minerals or trace elements. It is clean,
natural and healthy. Steam distilled water is the standard by which all
other waters are measured.
Preferred Drinking Water
Distilled water is fast becoming recognized as a preferred drinking water.
It is the first choice of many top athletes and sports teams.
Consumable Needs
Pure distilled water should be used for all of your
consumable needs, or anything that goes into your body.
Whether you consume ice cubes, soup, coffee, tea, pasta, rice,
baby formula, juices, Kool-Aide®, or just drinking water,
the contaminants that are in your tap water are still finding
their way into your body – unless you are using pure distilled
water. Distilled water - not just for drinking!
Compare Reverse Osmosis with Distilled Water
Check out our
Comparison Chart that shows you the differences between 99.9% Pure Distilled Water and
Reverse Osmosis or just filters.
Why is Distillation the Best?
- Distillation is the single-most effective water treatment method! A well-designed distiller will remove 99.9% of contaminants.
- Distillation is the only process that boils the water, which
means that distillation kills bacteria, viruses and other biological
contaminants!!
- Distillation is the only process that collects the pure
steam! The steam rises from the water, leaving virtually all other
contaminants behind, then we cool the steam down into pure water!
- Distillation produces extremely consistent results! There is
no drop in quality over time. Produces consistently high quality water
glass after glass, day after day, and year after year.
- Distillation is extremely reliable! Since there are no
physical barriers to break down or fail, a good distiller is very
reliable and has a very long lifespan!
- Distillation the quality of distilled water is not related
to the quality of the source water! Will produce consistent quality
regardless of the quality of the source water.
- Distillation offers absolute peace of mind! Consistently
produces the highest quality drinking water available, something that no
other process can honestly claim.
- Distillation is recommended by doctors & nutritionists
Endorsed by top doctors and nutritionists in books such as Fit for Life,
Fit for Life 2, Optimum Sports Nutrition, Nutrition for Endurance,
Prescription for Nutritional Healing and many, many more.
- Distillation exactly duplicates Mother Nature’s hydrologic cycle, nature’s primary method of purifying water.
What Kinds of Water are There?
- Groundwater: Water contained in underground aquifers that reach the surface through springs, deep wells, or artesian wells.
- Surface Water: Water collected as rain and snow runoff, and groundwater seepage, collected in reservoirs, lakes and rivers.
- Spring Water: Groundwater that rises to the surface through a natural opening.
- Artesian Well: Groundwater that is reached by drilling and then flows to the surface naturally.
- Mineral Water: Bottled water containing not
less than 250 parts per million total dissolved solids may be labeled
as mineral water. Mineral water is distinguished from other types of
bottled water by its constant level and relative proportions of mineral
and trace elements at the point of emergence form the source. No
minerals can be added to this product.
- Sparkling Bottled Water: Water that after
treatment and possible replacement with carbon dioxide, contains the
same amount of carbon dioxide that it had at emergence from the source.
- Deep Well Water: Groundwater that is reached by drilling, and then pumped to the surface.
- Hard Water: Water high in calcium and magnesium.
- Soft Water: Water low in calcium and
magnesium. Soft water can occur naturally or be achieved through
ion-exchange wherein calcium and magnesium ions are exchanged for sodium
ions.
- Water through Reverse Osmosis: A process to reduce mineral content of water by forcing the water through a semi permeable membrane.
- Water through Carbon Filtration: A method of removing organics and chlorine by use of carbon's natural ability to absorb such chemicals.
- Water through Deionization: A method to
produce purified water, utilizing the fact that inorganic impurities
possess ionic charges, and can be removed from water utilizing that
charge.
Why Use Distillation?
Distillation is the single most effective method of water
purification and can be used throughout the world on all types of
incoming water. Unlike other treatment methods such as carbon filters
and reverse osmosis, our systems are effective on virtually all
contaminants and are not dependent on water pressure, water temperature,
pH, or chlorine and can even be used on water containing bacteria and
parasites and still produce safe, 99.9% pure water.
Where Can the Pure Water Distillation Unit be Installed?
Practically anywhere. It requires an electrical outlet and a
level, ventilated location. Access to a water supply is required for the
automatic refill units. With the addition of the accessory demand pump,
the unit can be placed in a remote, out-of-the-way location and
distilled water can be pumped out of the storage tank to the kitchen
faucet, refrigerator or any location of your choice.
What Maintenance is Required?
The units are designed for little maintenance in normal
situations. Once per week the boiling tank should be drained to dispose
of the contaminants which have been removed from your drinking water
(the automatic drain units do this automatically). The boiling tank
should be cleaned once per month, although this may vary depending on
water conditions in your area. Each unit also incorporates an activated
carbon post-filter which requires changing every three months.
Where Can I Buy Parts or Supplies?
Pure Water Online ordering We are proud to announce an
online parts and accessories store for owners of Pure Water products who do not have access to a local dealer or distributor.
Are Distillation Systems Expensive to Operate?
Distillation systems use about 3 kWh of electricity for each
gallon of water that is distilled. The national average cost of
electricity per kWh in the US is 6¢ which means each gallon of distilled
water costs about 18¢, a fraction of the cost of buying bottled water!
You can find your personal cost per gallon by multiplying 3 times the
kWh rate in your area.
I’ve Heard That Distillation Cannot Remove Volatile Organics?
Some articles have been written about distillation systems being
unable to remove volatile organics (organic chemicals that have a
boiling point lower than water). They claim these gases carry over with
the steam. To ensure this does not happen, Pure Water Brand units are
equipped with patented twin volatile gas vents on the condensing coil,
which remove virtually all of these contaminants. For even further
protection, each Pure Water Brandunit is equipped with an activated
carbon post-filter to provide you with high quality distilled water with
a 99% removal rate of virtually all contaminants.
Can I See Lab Test Results for Your Distillers?
This document is an
evaluation of contaminant removal
(167kb .PDF) from drinking water, using Pure Water Brand products, done
by an independent testing facility (Midwest Laboratories, Inc., Omaha,
NE). (167kb .PDF)
Does Distilled Water Leach Minerals from My Body?
Absolutely, not! In fact just the opposite has been found to
occur in cellular research studies. It is a mistaken belief that
drinking pure distilled water reduces valuable minerals from living
human tissues.
There are two types of minerals, organic and inorganic. Human
physiology has a biological affinity for organic minerals. Most organic
minerals for our body functions come from dietary plant foods. A growing
plant converts the inorganic minerals from the soils to a useful
organic mineral.
Tap water presents a variety of inorganic minerals which our
body has difficulty absorbing. Their presence is suspect in a wide array
of degenerative diseases, such as hardening of the arteries, arthritis,
kidney stones, gall stones, glaucoma, cataracts, hearing loss,
emphysema, diabetes, and obesity. What minerals are available,
especially in "hard" tapwater, are poorly absorbed, or rejected by
cellular tissue sites, and, if not evacuated, their presence may cause
arterial obstruction, and internal damage Even if the human tissue
suddenly developed the ability to absorb inorganic minerals from tap
water, it would take an enormous amount of tapwater to supply the bare
minimal mineral quantities for human life functions. If (for example)
the rich inorganic mineral content of the tap water in Reno, Nevada were
modified so that it would convert the daily Calcium requirement (RDA)
from its inorganic calcium solutes, you would have to drink 7.4 gallons
of their tap water!
When inorganic minerals are "removed" from tapwater, by
converting it into pure distilled water, the result is a remarkable
biological mineral absorption for both health and maximal metabolic
activity.
Distilled Water Dangerous?
No it is not dangerous at all. There are many myths surrounding
distilled water and health, but distilled water is, in fact, the
cleanest water you can drink.
Aren’t there minerals missing from distilled water that my body needs?
There is no doubt that the body needs minerals. This issue is
perhaps the ‘hottest’ one regarding the use of distilled water. It is
easy to find an equal number of ‘authorities’ or ‘experts’ on both sides
of this controversial issue. In short, virtually all nutritional and
medical authorities agree that the body assimilates organic minerals
from the daily food cycle. Where the authorities disagree is whether or
not the body directly extracts any nutritional value from the minerals
found in an inorganic source such as dissolved rocks, dirt, and stone
found in tap or mineral waters.
Perhaps the best way we have found to sort out this problem is
to evaluate various tap and mineral water sources around the world and
determine the amount of inorganic minerals (by weight) which would be
consumed by drinking an average of two liters of tap water daily. Then,
we compare this number to the amount of minerals (by weight) found in a
normal daily diet. Dr. Jon Kirschmann’s Nutritional Almanac is one of
several good sources for this data.
When these two sources of minerals are compared, the results are real
eye-openers.
On the average, over 95% of the major and trace minerals
ingested daily (by weight) come from food (fruits, vegetables, animal
products) - and less than 5% from drinking water.
The distilled water ‘mineral issue’ then can be focused into a much
clearer question: Is it really smart to ingest all types of heavy
metals, bacteria, chemicals used in water treatment processes,
industrial and agricultural chemical residues, etc. simply to get that
little additional percentage of daily mineral intake from water sources.
We don’t think so!
What the Experts Say About Distilled Water
- "The body’s need for minerals is largely met through foods, not drinking water." American Medical Journal
- "The minerals which the human body needs that are in the
water are insignificant to those in food… and anyone simply eating a
varied diet, not even a balanced diet, could hardly suffer a mineral
deficiency." Dr. Henry A. Schroeder, Dartmouth Medical School
- "Water hardness (inorganic minerals in solution) is the
underlying cause of many, if not all, of the diseases resulting from
poisons in the intestinal tract. These (hard minerals) pass from the
intestinal walls and get into the lymphatic system, which delivers all
of its products to the blood, which in turn, distributes to all parts of
the body. This is the cause of much human disease." Dr. Charles Mayo, world-renowned Mayo Clinic
- "The only minerals that the body can utilize are the organic
minerals. All other types of minerals are foreign substances to the
body and must be eliminated. Distilled water is the only water that can
be taken into the body without any damage to the tissues." The Choice is Clear…by Dr. Allen E. Banik
- "The greatest damage done by inorganic minerals - plus waxy
cholesterol and salt - is to the small arteries and other blood vessels
of the brain (75% water). Hardening of the arteries and calcification of
the blood vessels starts on the day you start taking inorganic
chemicals and minerals from the tap water into you bodies." The Shocking Truth About Water by Dr. Paul Bragg, ND.Ph.D .
How Nature Purifies Water
Water is essential to all life. Without it the biosphere that
exists on the surface of the earth wouldn't be possible. Nicknamed the
"water" planet, earth is covered by one of our most precious resources.
However 97% is locked in the oceans, toxic to humans and many plants and
animals. How do we obtain fresh water resources then?
The Hydrologic Cycle
To understand, we need to turn to the Hydrologic Cycle. The
Hydrologic Cycle (also called the water cycle) is the process that moves
water around the earth. The cycle starts with the sun heating water in
our rivers, lakes and oceans and turning it into water vapor which rises
into the air (called evaporation). When water vapor cools it forms
clouds (condensation) which become heavy with water and rains back to
earth (precipitation).
Water is Not Created or Destroyed
It is this process that cleans the earth’s water. Water is not
created or destroyed. Simply put, it is continually changing location
and form. The water you drink today may have been lapped up by dinosaurs
millions of years ago, or helped fill Julius Caesar’s bathing pool. The
water we use now is the same supply the human race started with. Its
quality is renewed again and again by the natural Hydrologic Cycle.
There are Seven Steps to the Hydrologic Cycle
- the highly contaminated ocean water (35,000 PPM of total dissolved solids)
- the warming rays of the sun
- the invisible evaporation of water molecules from the ocean's surface
- the clouds
- the cool air in the atmosphere that triggers the rain to start
- the rain (0 PPM of total dissolved solids)
- the accumulation of rainfall in lakes and streams
