Although the so called plumbed water dispensers have become quite popular because of their low cost, no bottle hassle and constant supply of filtered water, bottle water coolers still continue dominate as a preferred choice. Whether it's for offices, public halls and other big households, where a lot of people need easy access to drinking water, having a bottled cooler gives freedom to its owner on how to set it up, what model dispenser to use, how much water to supply, and what brand of water to use.
With the ability to easily change the water jugs, refilling and maintaining the cooler requires less effort. While a plumbed dispenser relies directly on the water supply of the building and may becoming dysfunctional at any time there is a problem, a bottled cooler is only dependent on electricity.
Performing regular maintenance is important for the taste and quality of the provided water, and while that involves a lot of hassle with a bottleless dispenser, it takes little effort and only a few minutes with a bottled one. With home made or bought special made cleaning substances, you don't need someone's help or service to perform maintenance. If you want to avoid maintenance completely, some manufacturers offer models that are made in such a way as to easily replace the parts that suffer the most. It is a cheap and efficient option, and something you do just once each couple of months.
With a bottle water cooler you have the complete freedom of choosing your water supplier and changing to another one when not satisfied. Another bonus is that you're free to choose a model that fits your available space, in the office or home. From desktop to freestanding, bottle water coolers can fit on any table, desk, corner or between furniture, without depending on water supply pipe and tap exit locations. You are often provided with plenty of additional accessories to choose from, like bottle racks, sanitize kits, bottle covers (important if the cooler is used in the open or being transported), plastic cups and cup holders, recycle bins and so on.
Perhaps the only downside of bottle water coolers is the necessity of buying new bottles all the time, although a short-term solution is to use the same bottle and simply refill it. Make sure not to use a single bottle for too long as plastic, even of best quality, has negative effect on water when exposed to it for an extensive amount of time. A glass bottle on the other hand doesn't have such shortcomings.
Bottle water coolers are an optimal way to provide accessible drinking water to people, thus saving their time and improving their health care. The latter is becoming more and more crucial as the risks of contamination are increasing rapidly each following year.
