How to Make Distilled Water for Free—and All the Ways to Use It at Home

Learn how to distill water for plants, humidifiers, medical requirements, cosmetics, drinking, and other needs.

By Deirdre Mundorf | Published Apr 5, 2022 3:53 PM

"Tools & materials:
5-gallon stainless steel pot with a lid
Round baking rack
Tap water
Glass bowl
Ice
Oven mitts

STEP 1: Put the baking rack in the pot and add water.

Place the baking rack into the bottom of your 5-gallon stainless-steel pot. Next, add about two and a half gallons of tap water to the pot (or fill it about halfway if you’re using a smaller pot).

TEP 2: Put the glass bowl on top of the water in the pot.

Place the glass bowl into the pot. It should float on the surface of the water. The baking rack will help prevent the bowl from coming into contact with the base of the pot. Make sure that there is sufficient space for air to circulate around the sides and the top of the bowl.
STEP 3: Place the inverted lid on top of the pot and fill it with ice.

Invert the lid (assuming the lid is concave if looking at it from the bottom) and place it on the pot. Fill up the lid with ice cubes. The ice cubes are helpful when making distilled water, as they will cause the water vapor to condense on the underside of the lid more quickly. Then, the distilled water droplets will fall into the glass bowl inside the pot.

STEP 2: Put the glass bowl on top of the water in the pot.

Place the glass bowl into the pot. It should float on the surface of the water. The baking rack will help prevent the bowl from coming into contact with the base of the pot. Make sure that there is sufficient space for air to circulate around the sides and the top of the bowl.

STEP 3: Place the inverted lid on top of the pot and fill it with ice.

Invert the lid (assuming the lid is concave if looking at it from the bottom) and place it on the pot. Fill up the lid with ice cubes. The ice cubes are helpful when making distilled water, as they will cause the water vapor to condense on the underside of the lid more quickly. Then, the distilled water droplets will fall into the glass bowl inside the pot.

STEP 4: Boil the water and monitor the ice left in the lid.

Set the burner between medium and medium-high heat. Ideally, you want it hot enough that the water in the pot simmers, but does not boil. Check back on your pot periodically. If the ice in the lid has melted, dump it out in the sink and replace it with fresh ice (use oven mitts; the lid will be hot). It will likely take about 45 minutes or so to turn the tap water in the pot into distilled water.

STEP 5: Allow the distilled water to cool before storing it.

After all of the tap water in the pot has evaporated, condensed, and dropped into the bowl as distilled water, the process is complete. Before placing the distilled water into bottles or putting it to immediate use, allow it to cool completely.:"

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