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How Do Water Dispensers Work? Complete Guide for Homes & Offices

How Do Water Dispensers Work?

 

Good hydration is important for your health, and it starts with easy access to cleaner, pure and healthier drinking water. OAKS Wellness Water takes care of its customers and provides them with the systems according to their needs.

 

OAKS water dispensers are specially designed to keep you hydrated and provide you with filtered water at different temperatures instantly. 

 

It is a single system that may look simpler, but it provides you with water after a complex process.

 

It draws water from a bottled source or a direct water line and filters it through a built-in purification system. After filtration, it provides you with hot and cold water after passing it through cooling, heating and dispensing processes to benefit the Canadian homes and offices.

 

What Is a Water Dispenser? 

Water dispenser is a system that draws water from bottled or reservoir source or directly from water line, filters the water through purification systems like reverse osmosis, carbon filtration and sediment filtration and then cool and heat the water and dispenses it through one tap on the demand of your own choice. 

 

Most of the Canadian people use a water cooler and think that a water dispenser has the same function. Still, it is better than a water cooler as it can filter the water and provide water at the temperature of your choice. 

 

Due to the lot of benefits of water dispensers, it is becoming more popular in Canadian homes and workplaces like offices, gyms, schools, hotels and hospitals, etc.

 

Key Features of OAKS Water Dispensers

OAKS Wellness Water takes care of their customers and gives the water dispenser with a lot of features, like:

 

  • Instant drinking water
  • Hot, cold, ambient, and sparkling options
  • Bottleless and bottled systems available according to your choice 
  • Built-in filtration technologies like six-stage reverse osmosis filtration 
  • Touchless dispensing options for healthcare spaces 

 

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Main Components of a Water Dispenser 

A modern water dispenser contains some main components from the process of drawing water, filtering it and then providing you with hot and cold water on demand:

 

1. Water Source

The water source could be different depending on the type of water dispenser:

 

  • Bottled water systems use replaceable water bottles, and these systems are best for small offices where the water usage is very low.
  • Bottleless or plumbed-in water dispensers are connected to the main water line and used in homes and large workplaces where you need an unlimited water supply. 

 

2. Filtration System

Water dispensers have different types of built-in water filtration systems to remove contaminants from the available water to provide you with cleaner, healthier, hotel-quality purified drinking water. 

 

Filtration Technology

Removes

Sediment Filter

Dirt & debris

Carbon Filter

Chlorine & odor

Reverse Osmosis

Heavy metals & fluoride

UV Purification

Bacteria & viruses

 

The OAKS bottleless water dispenser is specially designed with a six-stage reverse osmosis filtration system to provide its consumers with the best quality of water.

 

3. Cooling Mechanism

To provide you with cold water temperatures, water dispensers have a compressor system in which water gets cold via passing through the refrigerant cycle:

 

  • The refrigerant absorbs the heat, making the water cold.
  • After absorbing heat, the refrigerant changes from liquid to gaseous form.
  • The compressor compresses it by increasing the pressure and temperature, and the gas changes into a liquid to repeat the cycle.

 

4. Heating Element

The hot water dispensers use heating coils and rods inside them to increase the temperature of the water passing through the heating chamber. The thermostat controls the temperature to ensure the maintenance of the temperature of the water used for tea and coffee preparation. 

 

5. Dispensing System

The dispensing system is different in different systems:

 

  • The push-button dispensers may have one common or two different buttons to provide you with hot and cold water simultaneously. 
  • The sensor-based touchless systems are mainly used in modern offices and hospitals, which sense the presence of a cup or glass and provide you with cold and hot water. These are more hygienic water dispensers.

 

How Does a Bottleless Water Dispenser Work? 

The OAKS bottleless water dispenser meets your needs through a complex but simple process:

 

  • Water enters the system from the main water line.
  • Water passes through the filtration system, like a reverse osmosis filtration system, and carbon filters, etc.
  • Water is purified and ready to dispense at cold, hot and ambient temperatures.
  • Water is cooled and heated in cooling and heating chambers
  • Water is dispensed instantly on demand

 

Water enters dispenser → Carbon/RO purification → Heating or cooling → Water dispensed

 

How Does a Bottled Water Dispenser Work? 

Bottled water dispensers use 3–5 gallon water bottles as a water source.

 

  • It is a gravity-fed system and provides you with water by drawing it from bottles. The bottled water dispenser is classified as a top-load dispenser and a bottom-load dispenser depending on the placement of bottles in the internal reservoir.
  • After drawing the water from the bottle source, it cools or heats water to provide you with water at the temperature of your demand.  

 

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Types of Water Dispensers 

Besides bottleless and bottled water dispensers, these systems are classified into some types depending upon their design and usage:

 

  • Countertop Water Dispensers: A small, compact design system used in home kitchens and small offices.
  • Freestanding Water Dispensers: A high-capacity usage water dispenser system uses at large workplaces like offices, gyms and schools.
  • Touchless Water Dispensers: A hygienic sensor-activated system mostly used in healthcare and corporate spaces.
  • Sparkling Water Dispensers: A system used to provide chilled carbonated water, and is mostly used in premium office environments and hospitality sectors.
  • Commercial Water Dispensers: A system providing a hot and cold water supply at large scale.

 

Benefits of Water Dispensers for Canadian Homes & Offices 

An OAKS bottleless water dispenser comes with a lot of benefits for Canadian homes and offices:

 

  • Convenience: It provides instant hydration with an unlimited water supply.
  • Better Water Quality: It provides cleaner and healthier water by passing the water through its filtration technologies.
  • Sustainability: It works for ESG and sustainability goals and reduces plastic wastage.
  • Cost Savings: It is a long-term cost-saving system.
  • Workplace Wellness: It increases employee productivity by improving their hydration.

 

Water Dispenser Maintenance & Cleaning 

Like every system and appliance in your homes and workplaces, the water dispenser also needs maintenance like filter replacement, sanitization, exterior cleaning and drip tray cleaning to run smoothly. The recommended frequency of each type of amenity is as follows:

 

Maintenance 

Frequency

Filter Replacement

Every 6–12 months

Sanitization

Every 3–6 months

Exterior Cleaning

Weekly

Drip Tray Cleaning

Weekly

 

Common Problems with Water Dispensers 

You may face some problems with the water dispenser overuse, like the dispenser is not cooling, leaking water, slow water flow, strange water taste and odor or noisy operations, etc. There is a possible cause behind each problem:

 

Problem

Possible Cause

No cold water

Compressor issue

Slow dispensing

Clogged filters

Bad taste and odor 

Old filter

Leaking water 

Loose connection

Noisy operations

System needs cleaning

 

How to Choose the Best Water Dispenser 

You need to consider some factors like office size, filtration system you need, energy efficiency, maintenance requirements and modern features, etc., before choosing a water dispenser for your home or workplace. You may choose the system according to your workplace type:

 

Workplace

Dispenser

Small Offices and homes

Countertop bottled or bottleless dispenser

Corporate Office

Freestanding plumbed-in system

Gym and schools

High-capacity dispenser

Healthcare Facility

Touchless UV hygienic dispenser

Restaurant and hotels

Sparkling water dispenser

 

Why Bottleless Water Dispensers Are Growing in Canada 

The Canadian homes and workplaces are switching towards OAKS bottleless water dispensers due to a lot of reasons: 

 

  • To be hassle-free of  lifting, refilling and replacing water bottles
  • ESG sustainability goal trends
  • Workplace and employees wellness initiatives
  • Rising bottled water costs
  • Improved filtration technology of bottleless dispensers
  • Reduced plastic bottle usage
  • To minimize the carbon footprint

 

Conclusion

The type of NSF certified OAKS water dispenser could be any, but the main purpose of OAKS is to hydrate their customers with cleaner and healthier water at their easy, unlimited water access. It works in a sense to provide you with filtered cold, hot and ambient water according to your needs, whether you are using it at home or the workplace. 

 

It is recommended to always take into account your needs and compare dispenser types and models before choosing any system. 

 

If you need any advice regarding installing a water dispenser for your office, contact OAKS professionals to request a free quote.

 

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FAQs

How does a bottleless water dispenser work?

Bottled water dispensers draw directly from the main water line. It draws water from the water line, filters it and dispenses it at the demanded temperature. 

Yes, a bottleless, plumbed-in water dispenser filters the tap water by using a six-stage reverse osmosis filtration process or through activated carbon filters. 

Hot and cold water dispensers are a combination of heating and cooling chambers working in harmony. The water passes through the respective chambers to provide you with hot and cold water. The thermostat ensures the temperature remains constant until you turn off the valve. 

Yes, a bottleless water dispenser is much better than a bottled cooler as it is a long- term cost saving system that reduces plastic bottle waste, provides an unlimited supply of hot and cold water, along with providing you with the surety of hygienic water without any bottle contamination.

The replacement of filters depends on the water usage. But the ideal timeline for moderate water usage is to replace the filters every 3-6 months.

Yes, water dispensers are very safe to use in offices and schools. You only need to install it well, maintain it and sanitize it every 3-6 months. 

Written by Joseph Mroueh

Joseph, founder of Oaks, develops high-quality whole-home and drinking-water filtration systems. He focuses on delivering reliable, clean, and safe water solutions for modern households.

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