Having a water cooler in the office is essential in order to ensure that everyone has easy access to fresh drinking water and keeps well-hydrated.
The question is which water cooler is best-suited to your office needs. Would a bottled water cooler or a point-of-use (POU) water cooler better suit the size of the business and staff complement?
Which Water Cooler is the Best for My Office?
Before investing money in a water cooler, it is best to find out what water cooler is best suited to the size of the business, the type of business, the size of the office, and the amount of people who need access to drinking water.
When working out how much water needs to be supplied, work on the amount of individuals requiring water multiplied by 6 glasses of water per person per day.
Small Offices
Small Offices are businesses where there are a dozen personnel or less, which means that you need to provide a maximum of 72 glasses of water every day. Most small offices will do well with a bottled water cooler, as the big bottles of water will take a while to empty. One thing to remember is that you will need a small space to store at least two bottles; one empty one and one full one.
Medium-Sized Offices
The choice of which type of water cooler to get becomes a bit more difficult as the number of employees increases. Medium offices have less than 200 employees, and if one multiplies that by six glasses of water each per day, it means that you will need to supply around 1,200 glasses of water per day. A bottled water cooler would still be fine for this size office, or may more than one in different areas, depending on the layout of the office. Remember though that the storage space that you would need would increase, and depending on delivery schedules you would have to store somewhere in the region of 20 bottles, full and empty.
Large Offices
Large Offices definitely demand plumbed-in or mains water coolers, otherwise known as POU water coolers. These are plumbed directly into your main water supply, which means:
- There is no need for bottles, deliveries or storage space;
- There will always be sufficient water available for drinking, 24/7/365;
- All POU water coolers can be fitted with filters, so the water will taste almost as good as spring water, which will encourage everyone to drink more water
Once you have decided which type of water cooler you need, then it is time to decide which model is best-suited. Living-Water has a great range of both bottled and POU water coolers, so contact them for a free needs assessment and quote on the best water cooler solution for your needs.
