Why Plumbed-In Water Coolers Are Ideal For Busy UK Offices

Giving your employees easy access to cool, refreshing, and fully filtered water every day is one of the best things you can do to stay healthy, hydrated, and productive during their working day. And in workplaces up and down the country, employers are doing just that. With convenient plumbed-in water coolers (also known as mains-fed water coolers) as the source, it’s a practical, efficient, and environmentally friendly way to connect to your existing mains water supply and provide an uninterrupted supply of fresh, filtered water without the need for storing bulky plastic bottles. So, let’s dig in to find out why this type of water cooler is the perfect bit of kit for busy UK offices.

A cost-effective option

One of the biggest challenges for businesses when buying any new kit for the office is ensuring that it’s a cost-effective option. This challenge is the same when you’re weighing up the choice between a bottled water cooler or a plumbed-in alternative. But one of the key advantages office mains-fed water coolers have is their cost-effectiveness.

By using your existing mains water supply, whether you rent or buy a plumbed-in water cooler, you can immediately reduce your monthly expenses by not having to factor in the costs of regular bulky water bottle deliveries. Over time, the savings made from this can be considerable. And, of course, you’ll save a lot of storage space too.

Environmental positives

If your current water dispenser is a standard bottled water cooler, then switching to a plumbed-in water dispenser means you’ll be making a proactive, eco-friendly choice. With many plastics ending up in landfill sites or as litter polluting our oceans and rivers, importantly, a plumbed-in water cooler means you’ll be reducing your reliance on plastic. 

On top of this, it means you’ll be contributing to reducing global plastic waste and shrinking your carbon footprint with all the associated production and transportation of water bottles. You’ll also be saving precious natural resources. For any eco-conscious business looking to achieve its sustainability goals, a plumbed-in water cooler is better for the environment and a great step forward.

Unlimited filtered water

With no water bottles to put even a temporary stop on the flow of water from your water dispenser, a freestanding plumbed-in water cooler gives everyone a direct and continuous supply of fully filtered water 24/7. That means you, your staff, and visitors have a constant and convenient supply of water whenever it’s needed without running out or waiting for deliveries.

You might wonder, given that your tap water is already filtered, what the point of installing a plumbed-in water cooler actually is. But, though mains tap water is treated to make it 100% safe and drinkable, there can be certain tastes or odours can linger. With an advanced filtration system, your plumbed-in water cooler will filter out everything, giving you great-tasting water every time.

Slimline design

In any office, floor space can be at a premium. So, the thought of adding a water cooler into the mix might cause a layout headache. Luckily, plumbed-in water coolers like the ArcticStar 55 have a super slimline design at around 1ft deep and 1ft wide, which means they can slot in just about anywhere without causing an obstruction or being too big and cumbersome. 

On top of their freestanding slimline design, plumbed-in water coolers don’t take any additional valuable space that comes from storing full and empty water bottles. Such compact designs like these can easily fit into any office layout – and a plumbed-in water cooler can even be installed anywhere up to 13m away from the mains water inlet.

Low maintenance convenience

When you install a plumbed-in water dispenser, you do it because you want to give your teams a convenient, healthy, and essential way to stay hydrated. What you don’t do it for is to give yourself a high-maintenance device that has the potential to cause more work. Fortunately, water coolers like this are designed for complete ease of use and low maintenance, making life easier.

With no more struggling to lift heavy water bottles and a complete installation and aftercare package, your water cooler will look after itself. Regular maintenance, like filter changes and sanitisation, is straightforward and often included in your rental service agreements, so your cooler stays clean inside and out and in tip-top condition.

Better health and hygiene

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, all businesses gave a little more thought to health and hygiene in the workplace. As a result, more and more of them migrated to touchless water dispensers to avoid the spread of germs and bacteria in the water cooler’s high-touch areas. Using a footswitch or even a smartphone app to avoid physical contact altogether, businesses are quickly understanding why they need a touchless model this year.

But the addition of a plumbed-in water cooler’s advanced filtration system means the water can be as clean, pure, and healthy as possible, too. Alongside giving you the purest filter of tap water you can get, eliminating all bad odours and tastes, advanced filtration can actually remove more contaminants and even microplastics than ever before, giving you the highest quality water all the time.

Your water, your way

So, with all these benefits of having a plumbed-in water cooler in your offices, especially a touchless model, what else can they offer you? Well, quite a lot more actually. Here are just a few of the key highlights they can bring to meet the needs of you and your team. 

Different water types

Chilled or ambient are the two standard levels of water temperature you usually get on most water coolers. However, depending on your chosen model, you can also add hot (up to 96ºC) water and sparkling water to that list as well.

Model variations

Despite plumbed-in water coolers having super slim, space-saving designs, if you’re really struggling for space, then you can always consider a countertop option. These compact models offer all the same benefits as their taller cousins but can be placed on tables, desks, or kitchen counters.

Water capacity

Despite the average footprint of most plumbed-in water coolers being only around 1ft square (30 x 30cm), they can still have a wide range of cold water capacities. From 5 litres per hour up to 50 litres per hour, ensuring there's a model to suit every office type, from high footfall to infrequent use.

Get plumbed in with Thirsty Work

For busy offices anywhere in the UK, a plumbed-in water cooler can give you a cost-effective, environmentally friendly, low-maintenance, and convenient way to stay hydrated. By investing in your team and one or more of these water coolers, everyone has access to great-tasting, pure-filtered water whenever they need it, keeping them healthy and productive all day.

To learn more about our range of plumbed-in water coolers, installation, and maintenance packages, and how they can benefit your team, whatever its size, talk to our Thirsty Work customer service team today. Call them on 01392 877 172 or email hello@thirstywork.com and get your free quote, or start your 10-day free trial on the water dispenser of your choice.