Hi there. I've had my distiller about 1 1/2 mos. I make a gallon of water about every three days. Oddly enough, distilled water is the one thing my husband is on board with. Of course, we both work full time too, so we are out of the house a lot. Otherwise I assume we'd be making more. I think with shipping and all, I paid $84 for my unit. So far so good.