However, even in England where the water is safe, people are still worried about the purity of tap water.

They often end up spending a small fortune on bottled water just to be safe. But bottles aren't the only answer.

Why not produce your own pure drinking water? Solar distilled water is a safe, inexpensive and environmentally friendly option.

Lead, mercury and arsenic are just a few of the pollutants that find their way into our drinking water. I could go on but I don't want you getting paranoid about it! The basic principles of solar water distillation are pretty simple. The process is similar to the way nature makes rain.

The sun heats water until it As the water evaporates, water vapor rises, condensing on the glass surface for collection.

This process removes impurities such as salts and heavy metals as well as bacteria result is water cleaner than the purest rainwater.

So no more throwing away plastic bottles. A solar distilled water machine is an environmentally friendly way of obtaining clean drinking water.

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