How to Choose the Right Location for your Water
Cooler or Dispenser
Everyone needs access to fresh drinking water. It is healthy, refreshing and satisfies your thirst. In your business,
employees will thank you for caring about their wellbeing. But, where do you put that water cooler or dispenser you want to buy?
Location, Location, Location!
It’s an important part of business. You wouldn’t station your office in the middle of nowhere to attract clients would
you? In the same way, you also wouldn’t position things around your office place that weren’t convenient to your staff.
Choosing and then buying a water cooler is the first but not the last decision you have to make. Where will you place it?
Here are some things to take into account as you make that decision.
- Size of the office – We are referring to the number of staff in the office in question. There are water
coolers that can provide fresh drinking water for 40 and also 80 or more people
on a regular basis. You wouldn’t buy a small table cooler for 120 people. The
models of coolers/dispensers you need depending on the number of people. - Shape of the office – If your office space is a square with one way in and one way out, a central location
for the water cooler is ideal. Desks are probably going to be about equidistant
from all points so one person doesn’t have to walk farther than the rest to
reach fresh drinking water. - Position of the mains – This is a key consideration for plumbed in water coolers. Each water cooler comes with
a flexible hose that allows you to station your cooler up to 15 metres away from the water source. So, if you don’t want a table top model in the kitchen area of the office, you have the option of using the stand-alone model in anearby alcove or central location that provides easy access for all staff. Even within the eating staff area, a free-standing cooler can be placed across the
room to eliminate use of precious counter space and also increase sanitation. - Layout of the office – We have talked about the staff area but what about your customers? If you run a
business where daily customer contact is a must, placing a cooler in the reception area is also a key to attracting more business. You are not required
to offer customers fresh drinking water but it can be a deciding factor on whether they stay with your services. In this case, purchasing a reception area water cooler may prove quite cost effective.
Are you considering a water cooler for your business
space? Where you choose to place the cooler within the office is just as
important as deciding which model of cooler to buy.
