Countertop Water Cooler

This item has many features such as a cooling capacity of 42 degrees and a five gallon capacity. The item is usually constructed of heavy plastic with a separate bottle top for holding the water. The item can also be purchased from home stores in a ceramic crock construction.

Countertop water coolers are appropriate in the home, the office and even by the pool. They come in decorative ceramic, stainless steel and crystal. You can often purchase a wooden stand to hold the item rather than placing it on the countertop.

With a countertop water cooler, a family can have fresh spring water readily. Arrangements can be made for the water delivery to the home and the pick up of the empty bottle. If a family so wishes, the water can be cooled down to 42 degrees. If so desired, the countertop water cooler portion of the item can also be used to contain or cool lemonade, tea or other beverages.

Searching for the perfect countertop water cooler is not too difficult a process. There are many water companies that will supply them as part of their contract to deliver water to your house or office. Each area has a number of different water companies that you can call for your supply of water.

Several well known companies manufacture a countertop water cooler: Avanti, Cuisinart, Alpine, Crystal Quest, and Oasis are just a few of them. They have features such as “quiet cooling”, built in filtration systems and energy efficiency to recommend them. These items can cost from one hundred to one thousand dollars or more.

Some countertop water coolers also have a hot water feature. Those that do have a child safety switch to prevent them from being scalded. These can be used to make hot chocolate and hot tea. The countertop water cooler weighs about five pounds and can utilize either a three or five gallon jug of water. These are easy to install.

If you do not want to have to bother with weekly or monthly delivery of water bottles for your countertop water cooler, you can purchase a POU (Point of Use) water cooler. These items do not use bottled water but rather utilize water from your house or office’s water supply. A line supplies the countertop water cooler with the access to the water. They also have a water filtration system built into the machine to assure clean, clear water. The Point of Use water cooler provides both cold and hot water at the touch of a switch/faucet. It can cool and heat a gallon per hour. It will arrive fully assembled and ready to hook up to the water system. It will have an automatic shut off valve to close off the incoming water when the cooler is full.

For convenience you cannot beat a countertop water cooler.