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.