Distillation is the most complete purification you can run on a countertop: boil tap water to steam, leave the lead, fluoride, nitrates and dissolved solids behind, condense the pure steam into glass. It removes what carbon filters can't — including fluoride, which no activated carbon removes. The trade-off, said plainly: it strips beneficial minerals too, so distilled water is demineralised and tastes flat until the carbon sachet polishes it. Steel chamber, glass jug — nothing plastic touching the water you just spent an hour purifying.. 304 stainless steel chamber, borosilicate glass jug, coconut-shell carbon sachet. Every material on the page.. The water only ever touches steel and glass. Made from 304 Stainless Steel, Borosilicate Glass, Activated Carbon (Coconut Shell), Housing (lid, fan, switch). Free from Plastic boiling chamber, Aluminium boiling chamber, Polycarbonate collection jug, Silver nanoparticles in the carbon. Distillation purifies by phase change: water boils to steam at 100°C and leaves behind anything with a higher boiling point — dissolved metals like lead, inorganic ions like fluoride and nitrate, bacteria, and most microplastics. The steam condenses back to liquid in a separate stage, chemically pure. $205.00 — ships internationally from the UK.
Water Distiller
Distillation is the most complete purification you can run on a countertop: boil tap water to steam, leave the lead, fluoride, nitrates and dissolved solids behind, condense the pure steam into glass. It removes what carbon filters can't — including fluoride, which no activated carbon removes. The trade-off, said plainly: it strips beneficial minerals too, so distilled water is demineralised and tastes flat until the carbon sachet polishes it. Steel chamber, glass jug — nothing plastic touching the water you just spent an hour purifying.
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$205.00
Water Distiller
|$205.00Water Distiller
$205.00
Best for:
- — You want the most thorough home purification, not just better-tasting water
- — You specifically need to remove fluoride, lead, or nitrates — the contaminants carbon filters leave behind
- — You'd rather boil and store your water in steel and glass than in plastic
304 food-grade stainless steel
Borosilicate glass, stainless lid
~4 litres per cycle
~1 litre per hour (typical)
750 W
220–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz
The water only ever touches steel and glass.
The parts that meet your water — the boiling chamber and the collection jug — are 304 stainless steel and borosilicate glass. The lid, condenser fan and switch housing use conventional appliance materials, but steam never condenses on them. We'd rather show you that than pretend the whole machine is two materials.
304 Stainless Steel
Boiling chamber + lid trim
The boiling chamber — the part that holds and heats your water — is 304 food-grade stainless steel, the same grade used for cookware and surgical instruments. It's inert and non-leaching even at a rolling boil, which is why the water can be heated hard against it without picking anything up. Not a plastic lining, not aluminium under a steel skin: solid 304.
Borosilicate Glass
Collection jug
Distilled water condenses and then sits in the collection jug for hours — so the jug is borosilicate glass, not polycarbonate. Glass is completely inert; nothing leaches back into water you've just purified. Borosilicate specifically handles the thermal shock of hot condensate without cracking.
Activated Carbon (Coconut Shell)
Post-distillation polish
A coconut-shell carbon sachet in an unbleached paper pouch sits in the jug nozzle. Coconut-shell carbon has the highest micropore volume of common carbons, which is the right pore size for the small volatile organic molecules that can carry over in distillation steam. It catches the last fraction distillation doesn't, and removes the 'flat' taste. One per cycle; replacements sold separately.
Housing (lid, fan, switch)
Machine components
The outer lid, the fan that cools the condenser, the power inlet and the on/off switch are conventional appliance plastics and electronics. We're listing them because they exist — but they're part of the machine, not part of the water path. Steam rises, condenses on stainless steel, and collects in glass; it never touches these parts.
Distillation purifies by phase change: water boils to steam at 100°C and leaves behind anything with a higher boiling point — dissolved metals like lead, inorganic ions like fluoride and nitrate, bacteria, and most microplastics. The steam condenses back to liquid in a separate stage, chemically pure. It's the same principle used to make laboratory-grade water. The one thing distillation doesn't fully separate is volatile organic compounds with boiling points near water's — those carry over in the steam (Snoeyink & Jenkins, 1980), which is exactly why the collection stage takes a coconut-shell carbon sachet to catch them. Distillation also removes the minerals your body uses, so distilled water is demineralised; the WHO has documented the re-mineralisation considerations, and we put that on the page because most sellers won't.
“It removes what carbon filters can't — including fluoride. And it strips the good minerals too. Both are true, and both are on the page.”
What we don't use.
The Water Distiller is free from Plastic boiling chamber, Aluminium boiling chamber, Polycarbonate collection jug and Silver nanoparticles in the carbon. Each exclusion is explained below with the reason.
Plastic boiling chamber
Cheaper distillers boil water against a plastic-lined interior. Boiling is precisely the condition under which plastics release compounds into water. This chamber is solid 304 stainless steel — the water is heated against food-grade steel, nothing else.
Aluminium boiling chamber
Some 'stainless-look' distillers are aluminium under a thin steel skin. Aluminium leaches into hot water, more so if the water is even slightly acidic. The chamber here is 304 stainless steel throughout, not a plated shell.
Polycarbonate collection jug
Most budget distillers collect into a hard polycarbonate jug — which can leach BPA, especially with hot distilled water sitting in it for hours. Ours is borosilicate glass: inert, and nothing washes back into the purified water.
Silver nanoparticles in the carbon
Some carbon post-filters add colloidal silver as an antimicrobial. The sachet here is pure coconut-shell activated carbon in unbleached paper — no engineered nano-additives in the water you drink.
Eso World vs. typical products.
| Eso World | Typical | |
|---|---|---|
| Boiling chamber | 304 stainless steel | Plastic-lined or aluminium |
| Collection jug | Borosilicate glass | Polycarbonate (hard plastic) |
| Removes fluoride | Yes | No |
| Removes dissolved metals (lead) | Yes | Partial or none |
| Post-filter sachet | Coconut-shell carbon, paper | Plastic-mesh sachet, or none |
| Ongoing cost | Carbon sachets only | Plastic cartridges / parts |
“Others” here means the typical budget countertop distiller — plastic-lined or aluminium chamber, polycarbonate jug. Not every competitor cuts these corners, but most in this price class do.
Comparison summary: Boiling chamber: Eso World uses 304 stainless steel, typical alternatives use Plastic-lined or aluminium. Collection jug: Eso World uses Borosilicate glass, typical alternatives use Polycarbonate (hard plastic). Removes fluoride: Eso World uses yes, typical alternatives use no. Removes dissolved metals (lead): Eso World uses yes, typical alternatives use Partial or none. Post-filter sachet: Eso World uses Coconut-shell carbon, paper, typical alternatives use Plastic-mesh sachet, or none. Ongoing cost: Eso World uses Carbon sachets only, typical alternatives use Plastic cartridges / parts.
Getting started.
Fill the stainless chamber
Pour tap water into the 304 stainless boiling chamber up to the max line — about 4 litres.
Drop a carbon sachet in the jug nozzle
Optional but recommended: it polishes the trace VOCs that carry over in steam and removes the flat taste. One sachet per cycle.
Fit the lid and switch on
The element boils the water; the steam rises past the fan-cooled condenser in the lid and drips as pure distilled water into the glass jug.
Collect and store
A full ~4L batch takes about 4–6 hours and the unit auto-stops. Keep the jug covered and use the water within a few days.
Descale periodically
Everything the distiller removed stays in the chamber as scale and residue. Wipe it out with a citric-acid or vinegar solution every few cycles — it's a visible record of what's no longer in your water.
The first 1 month+ weeks.
First batches
The first thing you notice is the residue left in the chamber — scale, sediment, the dissolved solids that used to be in your glass. Distilled water tastes flat at first; the carbon sachet takes the edge off. Give your palate a few days to adjust.
Into the routine
You settle into running a batch every day or two. The glass jug lives on the counter and the bottled water stops. If the flatness bothers you, this is when most people start adding a pinch of mineral salts back.
Descale rhythm
A wipe-down of the chamber every week or two keeps it clean. Nothing wears out — the chamber is stainless, the jug is glass — so the only thing you ever re-buy is the carbon sachets.
7 questions answered.
Fluoride, dissolved metals like lead, nitrates, and total dissolved solids. Activated carbon filters (Brita-style pitchers, charcoal sticks) reduce chlorine and volatile organics but leave fluoride and dissolved minerals untouched — no carbon filter removes fluoride. Distillation removes them by phase change: the water boils to steam and leaves the dissolved contaminants behind. It's the more thorough method.
Yes. It's the same water used in laboratories and medical devices. The honest caveat: distillation is indiscriminate, so it removes beneficial minerals (calcium, magnesium) along with the contaminants — distilled water is demineralised and tastes flat. The WHO has documented re-mineralisation considerations for people who drink it as their main source (Kozisek, 2005). Most people get their minerals from food; some add a pinch of mineral salts back to the water.
Because you're boiling water and then storing it hot for hours — that's exactly the condition under which plastics leach. The boiling chamber is 304 stainless steel and the collection jug is borosilicate glass, so nothing plastic touches the water you just purified. Many budget distillers boil against a plastic lining or aluminium and collect into a polycarbonate jug that can leach BPA.
It runs on 220–240 V AC at 50–60 Hz — the standard mains supply across the UK, Europe, Australia and much of the world. In 110–120 V regions (the US, Canada, Japan) it needs a step-up transformer to run correctly.
About 4 litres per cycle, at roughly an hour per litre — so a full batch is around 4–6 hours. You fill the stainless chamber, switch it on, and it auto-stops when the water has all distilled over. Most people run a batch every day or two.
Distillation removes about 99.9% of contaminants on its own. The coconut-shell carbon sachet polishes the trace volatile organic compounds that carry over in the steam (Snoeyink & Jenkins, 1980) and removes the flat taste distilled water can have. Recommended, not essential — replacement sachets are sold separately.
Yes, honestly. Distillation can't tell a beneficial mineral from a harmful one — it removes calcium and magnesium along with lead and fluoride. The WHO documents this (Kozisek, 2005). It matters most if distilled water is your only water source; most people get the bulk of their minerals from food. If you want, you can re-mineralise with a pinch of mineral drops or salts.
The bottom line
The Water Distiller is made from 304 Stainless Steel, Borosilicate Glass, Activated Carbon (Coconut Shell), Housing (lid, fan, switch). Free from Plastic boiling chamber, Aluminium boiling chamber, Polycarbonate collection jug. Every material is published on this page with the research behind each choice.
US Environmental Protection Agency (2023)
Point-of-Use Drinking Water Treatment
Distillation is listed as an effective point-of-use treatment for the removal of dissolved inorganic contaminants including lead, arsenic, nitrate, and fluoride, as well as total dissolved solids and many microorganisms. Because it separates water from contaminants by a change of physical state (liquid to vapour and back), it addresses dissolved constituents that adsorption filters such as activated carbon do not remove.
Snoeyink VL, Jenkins D (1980)
Water Chemistry (Wiley)
Volatile organic compounds with boiling points within ~20°C of water can carry over in steam during distillation. Post-distillation activated carbon stages are the established final polish for laboratory-grade distilled water: they capture the last fraction that the heat step does not separate. This is why pharmaceutical and laboratory water systems pair distillation with a carbon trap on the collection side.
Kozisek F (World Health Organization) (2005)
Nutrients in Drinking Water (WHO)
Demineralised water — including distilled and reverse-osmosis water — has a low mineral content because the treatment removes calcium and magnesium along with contaminants. The WHO review documents that dietary mineral intake and, in some cases, re-mineralisation are relevant considerations for people who drink demineralised water as their primary source. The purification is indiscriminate: it does not distinguish a beneficial mineral from a harmful one.
Kosuth M, Mason SA, Wattenberg EV (2018)
PLOS ONE
Microplastic particles were found in 81% of tap water samples and 93% of bottled water samples worldwide. Distillation removes suspended particulates including microplastics by leaving them behind in the boiling chamber when the water vaporises — the particles cannot travel with the steam.
Related reading
What Tap Water Legally Contains
Chlorine, trihalomethanes, fluoride, nitrates, microplastics, pharmaceutical residues — what makes it past treatment and into your glass, and which of them distillation actually removes.
Fluoride: The Full Picture
No activated carbon filter removes fluoride — for fluoride you need distillation or reverse osmosis. This is the product that does it, and here's the honest case for and against removing it.
Chlorine and Chloramine in Drinking Water
Distillation removes both, and the carbon sachet polishes the trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids that form during chlorination and can carry over in steam.
Microplastics in Tap and Bottled Water
Found in 81% of tap and 93% of bottled samples (Kosuth et al., 2018). Distillation leaves them behind in the boiling chamber — particles can't travel with the steam.
PFAS: The Forever Chemicals
Activated carbon only partially captures PFAS. Distillation is the harder stop — the non-volatile fraction stays in the chamber when the water boils off.
What Eso-Friendly Actually Means
It's a filter, not a certification — published criteria so you can check our work on every product page, including the trade-offs we don't hide.
Complete your routine
This is a water distiller, not a medical device. Distilled water is demineralised drinking water; it is not a treatment for any medical condition. Distillation removes most contaminants but no single method removes everything — see the learn pages for what it does and doesn't address.