inputs.text: water strong plastic smells tastesleaking badly unusable 3 months discontinued itehem 2 recommendations - not recommend buying distiller 1 distilled water strong plastic smells tastes 80 gallons made boiling container metal bottom black plastic elsewhere collection container made plastic plastic parts strong chehemical smell mineral cartridge covers plastic tastes 2 leaking water badly 12 gallon 3 months creating watery mess counter top get tired cleaning mess getting 12 gallon distilled water 4 hours stop using discontinued 5year old sears distiller steel boiling container still using distilled water no smell taste first gallon pleased 3 chehemicals leached plastics cause cancer damage kidneys etc 4 itehem discontinued no new models customer service number 8663655339 given use care guide disconnected no support confirmed calling 8664427873 westinghouse productsyou buy internet low 7999i recommend buying 1 1 undersink reverse osmosis ro unit around 120 200 amazon sells ships one 12167 comes autoshutoff 1gallon 5gallon storage tankenter \\b002lhdl7e\\ capital letters click search amazon 5 stage reverse osmosis water filterget adapter called \\countertop diverter valve\\ connects kitchen faucet allowing water flow ro unit faucetconnect inlet tube incoming water diverter valvewithout diverter valve connect sink drillwith diverter valve unit sit top kitchen tablebeside sink no drilling nothing sink drain waste water kitchen sinka 25 gpd gallons per day ro mehembrane makes 1 gallon purified water every one hour 50 gpd makes 1 gallon every 30 minutes2 distiller \\all steel\\ boiling chamber condenser tubes 150 300 \\glass\\ \\steel\\ collection container plastic aluminum parts leach hazardous chehemicals water especially hot table top unit makes 1 gallon water 4 5 hours total dissolved solids tds water tested using 12 hmd tds meter distilled water0 ppm parts per million milligram per liter ro water20 30 ppm tap water550 700 ppmplease click \\yes\\ line review helpful