Are you thinking about water cooler solutions for your office? Keeping employees hydrated is the best way to promote health and wellbeing at work – and it will boost productivity too. But with lots of different water coolers to choose from, how do you know which is the right one?
Bottled Water Coolers
One of your options is a bottle-fed water cooler, with the distinctive bottle on top feeding fresh, natural water into the cooling system. There are several types of bottled water coolers, offering different water temperatures (ambient, cool or even hot) and available in free standing and desktop varieties. You can even match your cooler to the colour scheme in your office, having it in white, black, stainless steel or brushed metal.
Mains Water Coolers
These days, many people prefer to fix their costs by buying or renting plumbed-in water coolers, which take water from your mains water supply and cool or heat it as needed. A good example of this is our Eden Unlimited range equipped with Brita/3M designed filters so you can be sure that all impurities are removed before you take a drink.
Still confused about which Eden Springs water cooler to choose? Try our water cooler solution test to get some ideas. We’ll even throw in some figures on estimated water consumption so you can work out how much your bottled or plumbed-in water cooler will cost you.
Despite the seemingly non-stop rainfall in the winter months, it’s always the same when summer rolls around. Somewhere in the UK, there’s a hosepipe ban. The truth is, we all need to do more to conserve water, not just in summer. Here are a few tips to get you started:
1. Fix those leaks
According to Planet Green, a dripping tap can send 20 gallons of water down the drain every day, and a leaky loo can use 90,000 gallons of water in a month. Stop that water from dripping away by changing washers on sink taps and shower heads and checking them regularly for leaks. Prevention is the best approach, in this case.
2. Make some improvements
Lots of new homes are built with water conservation in mind, but if yours isn’t one of them, then consider replacing your existing showerhead with the low-flow variety and installing a dual-flush toilet. Check out the efficiency ratings of your dishwasher and washing machine, looking not just at electricity but at water use. Making the right choice when buying a new appliance can save litres of water over its lifetime.
3. Avoid the drain
While you may not wish to drink used shower water, your plants won’t be as squeamish. Collect the run-off water in empty containers and use this to water your plants. You can do the same with excess water from virtually any washing process (a few soapsuds won’t do your garden any harm). Any water your pets haven’t drunk can also be used for this purpose.
These three tips will help you make a good start on conserving water. Have you got any tips of your own to add?
So you think you know all about water and health? Test yourself on the following facts about hydration and dehydration.
1. Men have a higher percentage of water in their bodies than women.
2. You only get about 1 litre of your daily requirement of 2.5-3 litres of water from your food. You need to drink water to get the rest.
3. Water helps to keep your bloodstream liquid so it can flow and cushions your joints.
4. Water moisturises your skin so it looks and feels better.
5. Water is a shock absorber in the eyes, spinal cord and in the amniotic sac in pregnancy.
6. Most foods contain water, even the dry, hard ones.
7. Elderly people are at increased risk of dehydration because of declining kidney function, changes in hormones, lack of mobility, chronic illnesses and the effects of medication.
8. Stick to your daily water requirement; drinking too much could result in ‘water intoxication’.
9. It’s a myth that drinking water causes fluid retention. In fact, drinking water flushes out excess sodium and reduces fluid retention.
10. Your body does not store water so you must drink water every day.
A fun, innovative project is springing up in London this summer, and Eden Springs is a part of it. We’re supplying empty water bottles to the Oikos Project, which is creating a fully functional theatre made of recycled and reclaimed materials. The Jellyfish Theatre is being built on a playground in Southwark and will be open to the public at the end of August. At the same time, the Red Room company has commissioned two playwrights, Kay Adshead and Simon Wu, to write plays to be performed in the venue.
A Water Cooler wall – or not!
The original plans called for an entire wall of the theatre to be made from empty water cooler bottles, but because of health and safety considerations Eden Springs’ water cooler bottles are instead being used for decoration. They’ve been sent out to dozens of Southwark students who have transformed the ordinary bottles into objects of beauty, showing that a little creativity goes a long way. Inspiring, isn’t it?
Focus on reusing resources
According to Ben Melchiors, Project Manager at the Red Room: “Our main goal is to focus on reusing materials, how we build and utilize resources and particularly how the average person can do something about climate change.” And it seems to be working – the project has had 72 volunteers working on site, plus dozens of others in other locations. The construction phase is scheduled to end on August 20, with shows running in the theatre until October 9. The theatre will then be dismantled from 11–24 October.
Get a donation for your charity now!
Eden Springs is happy to support the Oikos Project, as well as other charity ventures. You can raise money for your favourite charity every time an Eden Springs water cooler is installed through our charity water donation page. We’ll donate £30 for each and every cooler installed following a fundraiser’s recommendation and we also supply free water for fundraisers, so tell your friends, family and workplace about Eden!
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At Eden Springs, we’re really proud of our Charity Water programme, but even more important is the work that we support. This year, we’ve been supplying bottled water to Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research for a series of events. Now in its 50th year, Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is the leading UK blood cancer charity.
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Are you thinking about water cooler solutions for your office? Keeping employees hydrated is the best way to promote health and wellbeing at work – and it will boost productivity too. But with lots of different water coolers to choose from, how do you know which is the right one?
Despite the seemingly non-stop rainfall in the winter months, it’s always the same when summer rolls around. Somewhere in the UK, there’s a hosepipe ban. The truth is, we all need to do more to conserve water, not just in summer. Here are a few tips to get you started:
So you think you know all about water and health? Test yourself on the following facts about hydration and dehydration.
A fun, innovative project is springing up in London this summer, and Eden Springs is a part of it. We’re supplying empty water bottles to the 
