With the summer seemingly behind us, we are looking forward to the return of hot drinks to give us that warm, fuzzy feeling and make us forget about the dreary conditions outside.
There are two main options to providing your office with hot water, water boilers or water coolers which provide cold and hot water solutions.
What should you consider when deciding between these two options:
1) Office size
For an office size of up to 25 people, a cold & hot water cooler will suffice. The average water cooler will produce an average of 6L of hot water per hour, which will accommodate 25 people getting one cup of hot water per hour. Compare that with the typical water boiler, which can produce in excess of 25L of hot water per hour, and you see that it might be slight overkill to get a water boiler for an office size not larger than 25 staff members.
2) Staff preference
Some people are skeptical about the hot water option on their water coolers. It is sometimes difficult for the tea /coffee connoisseur to imagine that anything but a kettle could produce just the right temperature to brew the perfect cupper. The average temperature from a typical water cooler can range between 87 deg C to 97 deg C; however, temperature fluctuations can be annoying.
Our solution to this is the Executive water cooler. The award winning Hot tank system within the Executive cooler is vacuum-sealed, with mechanisms very much like a flask. This means that heat is retained much more effectively within the cooler, so each and every cup dispensed will be as hot as the previous, at an average of 94 deg C.
3) Price
The average cost of a purchasing a water cooler is £299.95. The average cost of purchasing a water boiler is £499.95. You do the math…
4) Location, Location, Location
Water boilers will either be wall mounted or sit on a counter top. Water coolers will either be Floorstanding or sit on a counter top. The location from which your hot water will be dispensed must also be taken into consideration. Areas like staff rooms, canteens, cafeterias, conference rooms, etc. are better suited to water boilers. Areas where there is not much counter space for hospitality are better suited to water coolers, including offices, hallways, reception areas, etc.
There are many more factors you could take into consideration; the above are just the main areas to think about. Please feel free to contact Living Water delivery company, should you need more advise on this. Whichever option you choose though, I hope you enjoy your winter warmers ;)
