by Fern Shaw | Nov 13, 2025 | bottle fed water coolers, touch free water coolers, water cooler, Water Coolers
Why Water Cooler Maintenance Matters
A clean water cooler isn’t just about appearance – it’s about safety and wellbeing. Regular cleaning helps prevent bacteria, maintain water quality and extend the life of your dispenser. Here’s a simple five-step checklist to help you keep your water fresh and your workplace healthy.
- How Often Should You Sanitise Your Water Cooler?
Aim to conduct water cooler sanitation every few weeks. This prevents the build-up of bacteria, mould and algae that can affect both taste and safety.
Quick tips:
- Wipe down taps and outer surfaces weekly with a food-safe disinfectant.
- Avoid harsh chemicals – they can leave residues.
- Always wash your hands before refilling or touching the dispenser.
If you want to reduce touchpoints altogether, consider a touch free water cooler for added hygiene.
- What’s the Best Way to Maintain Water Dispenser Hygiene?
Water dispenser hygiene includes cleaning both visible and hidden parts.
- Empty and clean the drip tray daily.
- Rinse removable components with mild detergent and warm water.
- Let all parts air dry before reassembling.
These quick actions keep your dispenser hygienic and safe for daily use.
- How to Prevent Bacteria in Your Cooler
To prevent bacteria in your cooler, avoid positioning it in direct sunlight or near heat sources – warmth encourages microbial growth.
Best practice:
- Position your bottle fed water cooler in a shaded, well-ventilated area.
- Always use sealed water bottles from trusted suppliers such as AquAid.
- Replace bottles promptly and avoid leaving a part-used bottle on the cooler for extended periods.
Correct positioning and handling help ensure your water remains consistently fresh.
- Why a Monthly Cleaning Guide Helps
Although AquAid services its coolers as part of every rental agreement – every six months for mains-fed units and every three months for bottle-fed models – regular light cleaning between services is still recommended.
A monthly cleaning guide helps your team keep the dispenser hygienic between professional visits.
Checklist idea:
- Wipe down external surfaces regularly.
- Keep drip trays empty and clean.
- Ensure bottles are changed promptly and correctly.
These simple actions help maintain water freshness between AquAid’s scheduled service visits.
- When to Rely on AquAid’s Professional Maintenance
One of the benefits of installing a water dispenser from AquAid is knowing it will always be professionally maintained. Our engineers automatically service mains-fed water coolers every six months and bottle-fed coolers every three months – including full internal sanitation and filter changes.
If you’re an AquAid customer and need support between service visits, contact AquAid for expert advice.
Key Takeaway: Simple Steps for Lasting Freshness
Keeping your office water safe is straightforward when you follow these steps to keep your water fresh:
- Sanitise regularly.
- Maintain internal hygiene.
- Position your cooler correctly.
- Clean lightly between AquAid service visits.
- Rely on AquAid’s scheduled professional maintenance.
A clean water cooler means healthier staff, better-tasting water, and peace of mind – all with minimal effort.
by Fern Shaw | Nov 3, 2025 | mains fed water cooler, water cooler, Water Coolers, water dispenser
In schools, colleges and universities, convenience, safety and wellbeing all play an important role in creating a positive learning environment. Installing a water dispenser or water cooler might seem a small change, but it brings a range of practical benefits for both staff and students.
Supporting Smooth Daily Routines
In busy educational settings, time is precious. A water cooler allows teachers, support staff and pupils to easily access hot or cold water without queueing or waiting for a kettle to boil. This small convenience helps keep lessons running smoothly and ensures everyone can get a quick drink between classes or meetings.
Cost and Energy Efficiency for Schools
Running a school efficiently means keeping a close eye on resources. Kettles and old-style boilers consume far more electricity than a modern, energy-efficient water dispenser. Over time, this can lead to measurable savings – freeing up funds that can be better spent on pupils and learning materials.
Reliable and Convenient Access for All
Having a constant supply of fresh drinking water helps maintain a calm, organised atmosphere throughout the day. Mains-fed water coolers ensure water is always available, whether in staff rooms, corridors, or shared student areas. There’s no need to restock bottles or worry about supplies running out, making it easier for everyone to stay comfortable and focused.
Hygienic and Professionally Maintained
Clean, safe water is vital in educational environments. AquAid service all mains connected water coolers every six months and all bottle-fed coolers every three months. Each visit is carried out by WHA accredited engineers, ensuring high standards of hygiene and care. Regular maintenance keeps the units spotless and reliable for both staff and children.
A Simple Addition with Lasting Benefits
Adding a water dispenser – as an example – a free standing water fountain – to your school, college or university is an easy, cost-effective way to improve convenience, reduce energy use and support a cleaner, more efficient learning space.
by Fern Shaw | Oct 29, 2025 | water cooler, Water Coolers
There’s no shortage of chatter about the water cooler. It’s earned a spot in everyday language – from the ubiquitous ‘water cooler chats’ to those quick catchups where someone says, “See you at the water cooler in ten.” Sure, it’s where you refill your water bottle, but it’s also where ideas are shared, there’s likely a bit of banter, jokes may be told and workmates connect for a few much-needed minutes away from their desks.
And who knows – somewhere out there, there may be a guru meditating next to a water cooler, ready to share a pearl of wisdom with anyone stopping by for a refill.
Water Cooler Wisdom: Breaks Make You Better
Let’s clear something up – taking a break doesn’t make you lazy. Quite the opposite. Studies have shown that short breaks during the day actually boost productivity, creativity and focus. It’s the workplace version of a power nap, except with water instead of a pillow.
When you take a few minutes to refill your water bottle or glass, you’re not just giving your mind a breather – you’re rehydrating your brain. And a well-hydrated brain is sharper, quicker and far better at remembering things (like where you left your water bottle).
Water Cooler Reflections: Which Type Are You?
So, which are you – the full-throttle workaholic who powers through the day without looking up, or the balanced pro who knows a quick water break can work wonders?
Whatever your style, having a water cooler nearby can make all the difference. It’s a small but mighty workplace upgrade – good for your body, your focus and even your team spirit.
Water Cooler Action: Time to Call AquAid
If your workspace doesn’t yet have a water cooler, now’s the perfect time to change that. At AquAid, we provide a wide range of office water coolers and hydration solutions to suit every workplace – whether you’re a small office, a busy warehouse, or a large corporate environment.
We’d love to help you find the perfect fit.
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Stay refreshed, stay productive and keep those water cooler conversations flowing.
by Fern Shaw | Oct 27, 2025 | Water Boilers, water cooler, Water Coolers
You’d think it would be simple, right? Water is just two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. So why can’t we just mix them together and end the world’s water shortages once and for all?
Well, as it turns out, that’s where things get a little … explosive.
The Science Bit (Without the Headache)
To create water, you need both hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Mixing them together, however, doesn’t magically make water – you just end up with a room full of flammable gas and some nervous scientists.
For hydrogen and oxygen to truly bond, their electrons need to link up. And that requires a sudden burst of energy, basically a spark, to get the atoms to ‘hook up’.
Sounds easy enough, but here’s the problem: hydrogen is highly flammable and oxygen feeds fire. Put them together and one tiny spark later – boom! You get water … and possibly an impressive fireball.
So, What’s the Alternative?
Not to worry, there’s no need to start mixing gases in the office kitchen to stay hydrated. There are brilliant minds out there working on safer, sustainable ways to generate water.
For now, if you’re after a reliable and constant source of water that doesn’t go ‘boom’ when you drink it, speak to us at AquAid.
Safe, Healthy Hydration
Explore our range of water coolers, hot water boilers and water fountains – the perfect solution for all your drinking water needs – for offices, worksites, schools, hotels and anywhere else you’d rather keep things calm, cool and well hydrated.
Not sure which water cooler suits your needs? Contact us at AquAid where one of our friendly team will be happy to help you find the perfect fit.
Just one note – our water coolers aren’t designed for scientific experiments. Best leave that to the professionals!
by Fern Shaw | Oct 15, 2025 | Water, water cooler, Water Coolers
That rather clever, my dears, is apparently a quote by Leonardo da Vinci. Who he? According to Wiki, this genius was a (don’t hold your breath now) polymath, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer.
To see how truly marvellous water is, I’ve gathered a selection of quotes about water. I think they’re rather lovely:
If there is magic on the planet, it is contained in the water. ~ Loren Eisley
Everywhere water is a thing of beauty, gleaming in the dewdrops; singing in the summer rain; shining in the ice-gems till the leaves all seem to turn to living jewels; spreading a golden veil over the setting sun; or a white gauze around the midnight moon. ~ John Ballantine Gough, A Glass of Water
Water flows humbly to the lowest level.
Nothing is weaker than water,
Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong,
Nothing surpasses it.
~ Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Water is H2O, hydrogen two parts, oxygen one, but there is also a third thing that makes water and nobody knows what that is. ~ D. H. Lawrence, Pansies
When the well is dry, we know the worth of water. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Praised be Thou, O Lord, for sister water, who is very useful, humble, precious, and chaste.
~ St. Francis of Assisi, Canticle of the Sun
We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. ~ Jacques Cousteau
I’d hazard an opinion that water is not just the driver of nature, but ultimately the driver of life. Without water we’d be in a sorry situation very quickly.
Fortunately for us Earth dwellers, we do have water. What we need to remember though is that potable water is becoming scarcer than need be. It is our responsibility to ensure that we protect this, the most important of our natural resources.
At AquAid, we like to do our bit, by providing water coolers that don’t leak or drip, but sit quietly and unassumingly in their designated water cooler area (wherever you decide that may be) offering a constant, consistent supply of refreshing drinking water.
by Fern Shaw | Oct 1, 2025 | water boiler, water cooler, Water Coolers, water dispenser
Is International Coffee Day cause for celebration? We think so. (Though it’s possible your jittery enthusiasm is less ‘cheer’ and more ‘over-caffeinated’.)
Do we rank in the global coffee consumption lists?
No, we do not. Not even close. Luxembourg does. Finland does. As do Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
Okay, but if we are drinking coffee, is it good for us?
Coffee probably makes the modern world go round – and it’s been doing so since it hit the West in the 1600s. But as with all good things, the golden rule applies: everything in moderation.
That morning coffee (ideally after breakfast) is a great way to get going. But if your day is fuelled solely by creamy lattes and sugar-laden cappuccinos, the benefits of coffee can quickly get buried under the calories.
Pro tip: Pair every coffee with a drink of water to stay hydrated. Not only is it great for your body, but your skin and energy levels will thank you too.
A pre-workout coffee? Yes, really.
Many avoid coffee before exercising, thinking it’s too dehydrating. Actually, a cup of coffee before a workout can help boost fat burning, improve endurance, and reduce fatigue – just hold the honey and whipped cream.
It’s what’s inside that counts.
Coffee is packed with flavonoids, powerful antioxidants that help stop LDL cholesterol from oxidising—great news for your heart health. And if you keep it simple (read: black coffee, no sugar), your daily brew clocks in at just 2 calories. Diet-friendly and delicious.
But first … hot water.
No coffee without hot water – which is where we come in. With an AquAid water dispenser, instant hot water boilers, or boiling water taps, getting your perfect cup is effortlessly easy, whether you’re in the office, at home, or anywhere in between.
Even better? Every cup you brew helps support Christian Aid and The Africa Trust, who bring clean drinking water to communities across Africa. So, while you’re sipping your hot coffee, someone else is getting access to safe, life-changing water.
