I am amazed with all the improvements that have been made to water distillers. I had one years ago in the eighties when I lived in Pittsburgh. The water was very bad there so it necessitated our distilling our own water. But the old style distillers took so very long, and there was a metallic taste from the heating element being submerged in the holding unit. This modern distiller is far superior and much faster. The water tastes just like good bottled water. Thank you so very much for for this unit.