Selecting Water Cooling Units with Low Operating Costs-Australia

In public places or crowded areas, one of the most essential facilities required is the availability of drinking water. In Australia, there are innumerable parks, shopping malls, schools, colleges, office buildings, restaurants, public buildings, etc. and in each of them, a huge number of people spend their time for various reasons, daily. 

 

A drinking water fountain or water dispenser would serve the purpose of providing these people with clean, chilled drinking water. Selection between these two units can be done on the basis of people per hour visiting a particular area. In large public places such as a park, shopping mall and schools, the number of visitors are large, which means there is a requirement for large amounts of continuous supply of water.

A drinking water fountain would serve the purpose in such an area. It is directly connect to the mains so a continuous supply of water is available and the electricity supplied would help keep the water cool. The choice of wall mounted unit or standalone one can be made depending on the location, for example in a park it is better to keep a wall mounted to ensure no one steals it, while in a school a standalone type would work. In offices, restaurants and public building, the number of people visiting is less, actually in some of these locations the main consumer of the water would be the employees. As the number of people is less, a water dispenser would be enough to meet their drinking water needs.

Drinking water fountains and water dispensers have a large operating cost and it could burn a hole in your pocket if you are not careful. Here are a few tips to save money on them:

• They consume a lot of electricity as they have to maintain the temperature of the water. This can add up to a huge electricity bill, if one is not cautious. Be sure to turn the unit off during non-working hours or holidays, when it would not be in use.
• Monthly check-ups and maintenance would help them run efficiently and reduce risk of breakdowns in the future. A breakdown can be a very costly affair.
• Wherever possible inform people to carry their own small plastic bottle or glass. This would help save money on the cost of plastic or paper cups as well as help save the environment.

How Does Water Coolers Work?

A water cooler is a specially designed electric appliance that is used to dispense bottled water through pr installed faucets. Generally, they are designed to accommodate usually 2, 4 or 5 gallon sized water bottles. Though they are more commonly found in offices, coolers can be used for residential usage as well. It can be extremely useful in places where drinking water is not sufficiently cold enough to satisfy people.

Water coolers are often referred to as water dispensers but there is a technical difference between the two that should be understood clearly to be able to differentiate between the two. Basically, water dispensers dispense or cool room temperature water whereas a cooler chills water. It is true that some stores use these two words interchangeably which makes it even more confusing for the purchasers.

If you are a bit concerned on reading this, here is a tip to correctly identify a cooler. A water cooler is one whose unit is going to be electrical. It is going to have a compressor or some other type of refrigeration unit to cool the water. Whereas dispensers will not have any such refrigeration units and in most cases driven by power and not electricity. Therefore, check the specifications carefully and you will be able to classify on your own.

Coming to its types, water coolers are typically available in two main types in the forms of free standing and countertop units. Both are highly popular in the markets as of now but their area of application is a bit different from each other. The free standing units are mostly used in offices and the commercial sectors whereas the countertop units are more commonly used for household usage. However, this should not be treated as a standard convention as there are exceptions as well.

 

The countertop models are comparatively cheaper compared to their free standing counterparts simply because the free standing models are stronger and designed to deliver a bigger volume of water with a greater efficiency compared to counterpart models.