Distilling with this device is easy and fun. The product arrived within a week. Before you start, clean it throughly to remove the plasticky odour from the stainless steel-kettle. Distill a couple of runs and toss the results away. Then it will be fine.
Controlling temperatures is easy. When the desired temperature is reached, the device beeps once. The beeping cannot be turned off. Otherwise the device does not make much noise, the fan is quite quiet.
The stainless steel condenser with the aluminium fan is brilliantly designed and it really works without any extra cooling.
There are no leaks during the distillation as long as the fan is on and the silicone seal is kept dry. And yes, the kettle still warms up if the fan is disconnected. This is useful for example for mashing small amount of malts.
Distilling water is easy, but of course distilling alcohol is also possible with this machine. Don't do it unless you know what to do. Read a couple of books on the subject first. Don't follow the instructions of this machine.
The included plastic jug does not seem to be very good quality. I would not use it for any liquid intended for drinking. Instead you can use any glass jar found from your kitchen.