Whether you have a water dispenser at home or in the office, one thing is certain: lifting those heavy bottles every time you run out of water is inconvenient and, if not done correctly, you can seriously hurt yourself!
First of all, those 5-gallon bottles seen in the office or at home can weigh upwards of 40 pounds! And even if you lift the bottle correctly, with your legs, maneuvering them inside the small space where the bottle and dispenser meet can be difficult. Aside from the inconvenience of these water dispensers, there are several other downsides to them as well.
Downsides to Bottled Water Dispensers
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Bottled Water Dispensers are not Sanitary.
When placing a bottle on the bottle water dispenser, it isn’t unheard of to place your hand on the mouth of the jug as it is being lifted. And it also isn’t uncommon for a person not to have washed their hands before installing the water jug.
There is also the issue with the mouth and spout. If someone is drinking from their cup and is ill, they may expose their whole family or the whole office to their illness by way of the bottle water dispenser spout. Oftentimes people unknowingly hit the rim of their glass or mug up against the spout exposing others to their illness.
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Cleaning the Cooler.
All water coolers need to be cleaned, and it is recommended to clean your water dispensers every six months or so. The problem is a lot of people who use bottled water dispensers aren’t aware that the dispensers must be cleaned.
Just because you use a perceivably “safe” plastic jug doesn’t mean the water is clean. In fact, the National Science Foundation International states that 2.7 million germs can be found in one square inch of a water cooler.
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Plastic Bottles Contain Harmful Chemicals Which Leak into Your Water.
Many plastic bottles that are used in bottled water dispensers in offices and in homes can leak a chemical called BPA (bisphenol A) which is linked with certain kinds of cancer, heart disease, and cognitive problems.
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Creating the Bottles for the Bottled Water Dispensers are Wasteful and Harmful to the Planet.
During the production and transportation of bottles used in bottled water dispensers, tons of harmful chemicals are launched into our atmosphere and into our environment. If that isn’t enough, the amount of plastic bottles in our landfills is growing, and these bottles can take over a thousand years to disintegrate.
The Solution to Bottle Water Dispensers
Using a water purification system or a bottle-less water dispenser is a great solution to the bottled water dispensers. For one, they are much more cost effective – you can drink a gallon of purified water for .02 per gallon as compared to the average of .79 per gallon of the bottle water dispensers.
Next, you never have to worry about running out of fresh drinking water with a bottle-less water cooler. In fact, you won’t even have to worry about accepting deliveries for those heavy 5-gallon jugs.
Aquasani, conveniently located in Springfield, Mo., sells and services bottle-less water dispensers in Southwest Missouri, Mid-Missouri, and Northwest Arkansas. In fact, we can show you how to clean your bottle-less water dispenser, or we can set a twice-yearly schedule to come out and clean it for you.
About Aquasani
Aquasani is an authorized dealer for Rainsoft, WaterLogic, & JavaSmart. Based in Springfield, Mo., Aquasani services areas in the Ozarks including Jefferson City, Springfield, Mo., Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Joplin, Branson, and even Harrison, Arkansas and Bentonville. In essence, we service Mid-Missouri, Southwest Missouri, and Northwest Arkansas, and have been servicing these areas since 2006. We offer home water softener systems, drinking water filtration systems, whole house air cleaner systems, problem-solving water filtration systems and we also offer a coffee service to businesses in these above-mentioned areas as well.
The coffee service business is simple: an office purchases coffee from us, and we provide the coffee maker/dispenser, deliver the coffee to the office as often as needed, and we even clean the coffee makers monthly.
We specialize in water filtration for both commercial businesses and residential homes. If that isn’t enough, we provide free trials for our coffee and water cooler services. If you would like a free estimate, schedule an appointment with us by calling (417) 881-4000 and one of our Aquasani teammates will sort you out!
