This product is a good addition to kitchen for healthier water, better option than bottled distilled water. The design looks nice, but less practical than it should be. Be mindful when you use it:1. Use a timer (Amazon echo or something) ,and don’t let the water runs dry. turn off the distiller or add more water when the water is low. It doesn’t have a on/off switch, so an Amazon plug would be handy. The auto-shutoff is more of a safety feature. If the distiller runs dry frequently, eventually it will burn out.2. Use filtered water to distill, something like Brita water pitch. The filter doesn’t filter out minerals or lead, which is the reason to distill the water. Don’t use the carbon filter coming with the distiller. It bad for taste to say the least.3. The glass jar is strong, but it won’t survive for too long if you lift up with a gallon of water in it. Use it as storage tank only, and use a big spoon and a glass bottle or something to scoop the water out and carry it around.4. The glass jar is a bit too high. Better to lift the distiller up a bit to make it easier to remove the cover on the jar.Overall, it’s a useful appliance and looks nice, but with quite a few practical flaws that can be got around. It’s basically a electric water boiler, and should last long so far as you don’t let the water run dry.