Sheldon wrote:

> > My home distiller has an activated charcoal filter. The charcoal has to be
> > changed every few months. Apparently it becomes a breeding ground.
>
> That doesn't make sense. Water should be filtered before it's
> distilled... you have a distiller at home, why pray tell, are you
> making home hooch? Maybe you mean you have a water filtration system,
> not a distiller.

There is an inline filter, then the water goes into a sealed container with a
heat element and vapour goes through a cooling tube with fins and a fan. It is
distilled. The distilled water then goes into a basket with the activated
charcoal. Beats me why, but it does.

> . The bottom six inches or so of a typical hot water
> heater contains tepid water, the perfect breading ground, also is where
> sludge builds up... any of you ever saw what's inside your hot water
> heater you'd never bathe.

Are your neighbours objecting yet?