(Part 2) Best water dispensers & coolers according to redditors
We found 64 Reddit comments discussing the best water dispensers & coolers. We ranked the 30 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
![Primo Bottom Loading Water Cooler - 2 Temperature Settings, Hot & Cold - Energy Star Rated Water Dispenser with Child-Resistant Safety Feature Supports 3 or 5 Gallon Water Jugs [Black]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31M9+kvXx6L.jpg)
This is sorta glamping-level, but if you're on a 2-3 day with a few people, you need Water. Lots.
My buddy has a subscription to 5 gallon water bottles, like the kind you get on top of water coolers in an office. He brought a couple out and we stuck this on top and set it all on the end of the picnic table - and it was SO USEFUL.
https://www.amazon.com/Powerful-Electric-Battery-Operated-Dispenser-Drinking/dp/B00CN51R16/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1495648487&sr=8-2
It was the hit of the whole campsite, allows you to dispense water for handwashing by yourself, just great.
Not a backpacking-tier item, but if you're bringing the squad out for a long weekend, good angle.
I use both work and thrift. My employees all drive nicer cars than I do. I buy my clothes at thrift shops, grow a lot of my own food, rarely eat out, my wife cuts my hair, etc.
I am now at a point where I would consider myself semi-retired (in my early 40s). My businesses both have managers, so any "work" that I do is either meetings, or driving around picking up supplies that ran out unexpectedly. I don't have regular hours, so I get to spend a massive amount of time with my wife and kids. My wife no longer works, so we get to garden, can, and thrift shop as much as we want.
Yesterday my "work" consisted of calling a plumber friend (one other bonus to owning your own business is that you make friends with a lot of other business owners, who will do favors for you) and arranging for him to install an instant hot water dispenser in one of my commercial buildings. I'll get the instant hot water heater installed for next to nothing, and the lease holder is willing to pay $5 a month more in rent for the duration of her lease. She likes tea.
I siphon would work just as well.
You could rig it with a tap easily enough.
These are widely available you can repurpose them for kombucha brewing.
Only a small amount of plastic makes contact with the brew.
The ceramic is glass glazed and therefore safe.
Consider an in-sink hot water dispenser. Great for hot tea, blanching vegetables, filling sauce pans, I could go on an on. Best add on feature by for fo me. A close second is above and below led lights on the cabinets. Automated and fully dimmable.
InSinkErator H-WaveC-SS Involve Wave Instant Hot Water Dispenser System with Stainless Steel Tank, Chrome https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W0Q61K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3trLBb5VCHPZQ
When I was five years old, I was at my grandmother's house and noticed that she had a small, bulky faucet next to her kitchen sink's on/off knob. I thought it was a soap dispenser, and turned it on. I noticed that it had a spring that shut it off shortly after the knob was released. Wanting to try out this cool soap/water mixture dispenser, I climbed up on to the counter so that i could shove my hands under the faucet after releasing the knob, before it shut off.
I do just that.
Turns out it's an Instahot. Both of my hands were under it for that instant it was on.
Get commercial grade drop-in induction burners. They're better than all that fake consumer shit that's designed better to relieve rich people of their excessive money, particularly when they don't know how to cook and appearances are more important than function. You can customize your worktop surface limited only by the creativity of your carpenter, not limited to a 30-36" wide rectangle.
Get one combination microwave convection oven. If you bake a large turkey or two every year, then buy a large electric roasting pan or a large smoker/grill for the backyard. Most people don't need a large oven in their kitchen. A smaller counter-top or over-range convection microwave oven bakes and heats a lot faster for individuals, couples, and small families.
I also suggest getting a built-in water filtration system, water softener, a small tankless water heater for the dishwasher and hot tap-water faucet, instant hot-water tank dispenser and Insinkerator Evolution Excel. That garbage disposal is scary powerful, yet quiet with little vibration. It can even chop and grind rib bones into nothing.
Things not listed so far:
Electrical:
Add even more lights! Be sure they are well insulated (additional sealing after they are installed). Using a narrow beam (40 degree and under) and lots of cans will result in no glare from the lights. Pick the trim first (gimbal and straight down); we went with Juno 4" cans and Philips LEDS 8PAR20 F25 2700 & 8PAR20 F36 2700. Odds are your local electric supply house will have more LED bulbls than the big box stores. I would check Costco first though because their prices are hard to beat. Go on houzz for even more ways to spend thousands of dollars on lighting.
See if solar power is viable in your location. Payback can be 5-10 years.
Outlets in the crawl space and attic for pest control among other uses.
Outdoor xmas light outlets high up outside (controlled from a programmable timer switch).
Auto closet/pantry lights http://www.functionaldevices.com/lighting-controls/lightcontrollers.php; I would go for ones with a timer.
12vdc for outdoor lighting and under cabinet kitchen lighting.
Outdoor motorized blinds.
Fans that are in the attic for you bathroom & kitchen (a lot quieter); be sure they are thermally protected.
Hot water recirculation pump or point of use instant hot water heater as a boost for the bathrooms that are a long ways away from the hot water source.
If in the US, outlets where you store electric toothbrushes.
Retractable ceiling outlets in the garage.
Lighted mirror in the bathrooms.
Whole house vacuum system (a lot quieter).
Whole house surge protection.
Have a young one? Get outlet protection.
Instant hot water for kitchen.
Remote controlled lights for the master bedroom.
USB combo outlets for charging portable devices.
HVAC related:
Radiant heated floors and above vents for AC.
These are pretty decent for the price. Zen Water Systems Countertop Filtration and Purification System, 4-Gallon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002F5732Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KSeTAbZFSQT6A
There's a countertop reverse osmosis unit that's good too, but it's outside the budget.
found one on amazon for 270 plus filters around 20$ (filter was in the Q&A), mentioned they lasted 12months or 750 gal. That's the US link.
Something like this https://www.amazon.com/Primo-Black-Bottom-Cooler-Dispenser/dp/B008AYUADK/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=water+cooler&qid=1557211865&s=gateway&sr=8-5