There is often a debate on whether it is better to rent or buy a water cooler. Certainly if you were shop around and look on places like ebay you could pick up a new or used water cooler for less than you would rent one for a year. However, if you own a water cooler, you are responsible for it and this means servicing, repairing and most importantly sanitisation. Water is a natural breeding ground for bacteria and over time whether you like it or not, biofilm then bacterial outbreaks will occur, meaning whoever is using the water cooler - your family, employees or work colleagues - are at risk. It is therefore essential that is you choose to purchase a water cooler you either get someone to regularly sanitise (we recommend every 3 months) or learn how to do this yourself.   

The term rent is a little misleading. Good quality water cooler companies and Water Coolers Melbourne is no exception, provide a full sanitisation and filter change service. A better way to look at the rental charge is to say it is a service charge. At Water Coolers Melbourne we provide the water cooler free and then make a small monthly or annual fee for the servicing options that you choose.This should give you piece of mind that your cooler is clean, safe and hygienic.  

1. You have to store spare full bottles.

2. Then comes the empty bottles to store!

3. If the deliveries are late/forgotten or you drink a bit more then you can run out of water.

4. A bottled water cooler is an open system - meaning that every time you change a bottle you introduce more bacteria to the system - did the last guy that changed the bottle wash his hands after being at the toilet then touched the neck of the new bottle?

5. Lifting and changing bottles is hazardous and awkward. Think OH&S.

6. Variable monthly bills depending on your useage and delivery notes to match up. How many times do they get it wrong?

7. Are old fashioned traditional coolers with the blue bottles not just so 80's looking?

8. You may be lucky and get the same delivery guy every week but more than likely another random will be coming in and out of your office...oh and what was that in point 4 again?

9. Lastly but most important is for environmental reasons, it is plain madness to have water - which is freely available through our taps, and perfectly safe - distributed and delivered by large trucks and vans, using up lot's of fuel in the process. It's like the time before refrigerators we used to have ice delivered by trucks and carts - now an out dated practice.

Even if you don't choose a filter system or even one of our coolers, you should still consider removing that old bottled water cooler. There is a water revolution taking place!