Megahome 943SBS Deluxe Water Distiller Review

If you are looking for a water purification system for your home, there are several options available ranging from the simple filter jugs to the higher end reverse osmosis and distillation systems. In my opinion, if you are looking to get the purest water possible, then distillation is the option to choose as it removes all inorganic compounds and kills viruses and bacteria as well.

We have been looking for a good portable water distiller for use at home for quite sometime as we found out that drinking distilled water is a great way to detox - flush away toxins from our body.

After looking around we finally settled on the Megahome 943SBS Deluxe Water Distiller from the JD Harris site based on the price as well as the recommendations from other satisfied customers. By a stroke of amazing coincidence or good luck, I was offered a chance to review the water distiller and of course, I grabbed the offer.

Ordering it on the site was quite easy. You first choose from either the plastic bottle or the glass bottle option. This bottle collects the final distilled water. For the later, you have to add £19.99. You then select the colour - you have a choice of either black or white. They also offer you the option of adding a European 2 pin power pug for an extra £4.80.

Next, you select the quantity on the right hand side of the page and then click "Add to shopping cart". Once you are done, you click the checkout button on the top right hand corner of the site. Just follow the steps and fill in your information and you are done.

The delivery was quite fast.

The pack came with 6 active carbon filters, 250g residue cleaner, power cable, and handle for the plastic bottle. This 4 litre plastic bottle made of BPA-free polypropylene, fits inside the distiller (with the handle removed).

The activated charcoal filter. Are 3 filters too many?

Now all set up and ready to go.

The mechanism is quite simple: water is heated up and the steam rises to the top where it is cooled and condenses (with the help of a cooling fan) and is collected. The water then drips into the jug. 

It took about 5 hours to distill 4 litres of water. However, the time taken is halved if we use water which is preheated. 

Just check out the lime build up inside the distiller after only 4 cycles of use. 

The JD Harris site has a page taking about the myths about drinking distilled water. It was assuring to read that none of these have any scientific basis. The cost of distillation is estimated at around 7-9p a litre which comes out much cheaper than buying bottled water.

The water tastes slightly different to the normal filtered water but we soon got used to it. We will never go back to drinking tap water again. This is definitely one of the most useful gadgets I got in 2013. Every house should have one.

The distillers normally retails for £199.99 but it is currently going for only £149.00 (which includes a lifetime moneyback guarantee) on the JD Harris site.

Here is a video with shows how to use the Megahome water distiller.



Refilling and restarting the distiller

Mobile phones with highest and lowest radiation ratings

There has been a growing debate on the effect of mobile phone radiation on our body. Though there is no hard proof so far, that the radiation is harmful in any way, it is quite worrying.

Anyway, ZDNet has come out with a list of the 20 mobile phones (or cell phones as they are called in the US) with the highest and lowest radiation ratings respectively in the US.

Top on the list of the list of phones with the highest radiation ratings is the Motorola V185s. In fact there are 6 Motorola models in the list. And the Blackberries as well. Check out the whole list here.

On the other hand, the Beyond E-Tech Duet D8 (have never heard of it before) has the lowest radiation level. It is immediately apparent that Samsung phones dominate the list with no less than 15 out of the 20 phones. See the whole list here.

White noise machines

When I initially heard about white noise machines, the first thing that came to mind was the horror movie "White noise" where a guy tries to contact his dead wife from beyond the grave.

Anyway, I later learnt that White noise sound machines are special devices that produce specific type of sounds that help to mask unpleasant noises. I was intrigued as I learnt that there are numerous forms of white noise machines in the market for different purposes. Apparently the most popular are the sleep-aid sound machines for colicky babies. As a dad of two kids I know how parents can suffer when the kids can't go to sleep. The sound is similar to wind blowing through trees or a rushing waterfall. My wife told me that it sounds like air coming in through a moving car window. Found a range of sounds machines at sleepwellbaby.com, some in the guise of soft toys.



These are not only for kids but may be effective for adults who have trouble falling to sleep. Besides insomniacs, installing a white noise machine in offices is said to improve productivity.

Do check out the wide range of high quality products for sleep, wellness and relaxation on the Sleepwellbaby website.