Filtered Water Dispenser

Using filtered water dispensers is a convenient way of providing safe and clean drinking water in offices, homes, and other commercial establishments.

Water coolers and water dispensers have become important as the levels of contaminants that can cause illnesses and other water-borne diseases in today’s drinking water increase.

To pick the best filtered water dispensers in the market, one has to keep in mind several factors as well as some features of the dispensers.

The first factor one should consider is the filtering technology used in the water dispenser he will be purchasing. Water coolers that utilize reverse osmosis work by having water pass through a filtering membrane.

This method is effective in removing substances and inorganic chemicals in the water; however, it wastes a lot of water, with only 25% of the water turning into safe drinking water.

Dispensers that use the distillation process, on the other hand, do not waste as much water but it does produce bland tasting drinking water. This occurs because the filtering process involves vaporizing and condensing water which in effect remove minerals from the water. This process is effective in removing solid contaminants in the water but is inefficient in removing organic and chemical pollutants.

Water dispensers that utilize UV rays are effective in removing organic contaminants in the
water but are ineffective in removing chemical contaminants. There are, however, filtered
water dispensers that incorporate all these technologies to ensure that the water is not
only clean and safe to drink but also does not taste bland because of over distillation.

One should consider the size of the water dispenser. There are portable coolers that can
be placed on top of the kitchen counter or on top of tables while there are standalone
water dispensers that are bigger and require more space. One should also make sure
that the dispenser he will be buying has a reasonable price proportional to the filtering
technologies it utilizes.