Office Water Cooler Choices
Getting
a water cooler for the office has a bunch of benefits for the employees in
relation to their health and their perked up productivity. For office
administrators and company owners, there are many things to consider in buying
a water cooler for the office.
Some
of the things to consider are the temperature options and the choice between
having a bottled model versus and bottle-less one. There is also the need to
have something that fits the office needs while being environmentally-friendly.
The
most common type of office water coolers Brisbane are those with the 5-gallong upside down jug
on top. There are also bottle-less models, also known as point of use water cooler
option that you can consider. Here are some of their features which can help
you decide which model you want for your office.
Bottled
The
bottled office water coolers Brisbane use plastic jugs to provide your water. The water is
pre-filtered. The plastic jugs used will usually end up in a landfill that
takes up years (1000 years) to decompose.
There
would be a need to have a delivery service to bring you your 5-gallon jug and
provide your water. Know that the transportation of water jugs releases harmful
emissions into the air.
Bottle-less
The
system does not use any plastic jugs. (This reduces the waster sent to
landfills.) The system will need to hook up with an existing water line.
The
water coming from the water line is filtered. There is no need for a delivery
system. This would mean that there is a reduction of transportation emissions
going into the atmosphere.
More discussions
One
other addition is that bottled office water coolers Brisbane typically end up costing more over
their lifespan because of the constant need to purchase water cooler option.
If
the office has the capacity of tapping into a water line, the best option is to
buy the bottle-less water cooler. This is to save money reduce plastic waster
sent to the landfills, while bottle-less water will pay for itself.
Temperatures
An
office has three options with regards to temperature ranges when buying a water
cooler – hot/cold, hot/room temperature, and room temperature/cold. You need to
decide if your office needs to have the hot water feature, or not.
Water
coolers with both hot and cold water use much more energy since they need to
maintain water tanks at two temperatures (hot and cold).
Energy considerations
In
a study sponsored by a water cooler manufacturer, it takes 57 kilowatt hours to
produce 1 liter of hot water. Meantime, it takes around 13.kilowaat hour to
produce cold water.
Moreover,
the standby power consumptions of a room temperature/cold water cooler are 160
watt hours per day and 726 watt hours for a hot water/cold water cooler.
Based
on the findings, even if you are not using the hot water feature in your water
cooler, it is still using more energy (electricity). Ideally, the room
temperature/cold water cooler is good if you do not use the hot water option
feature.
However,
each office has different water cooler needs and your purchase of a cooler will
depend on the particular needs of your office.
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