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Bottled Water Coolers Are Not Necessarily Healthy. Bottled water coolers are open systems Open System Water Cooler Open systems such as bottled water dispensers have a human factor – someone has to replace the bottles. They may introduce dirt and germs into the system, by touching the top of the bottle or the connection point, sneezing on it, or allowing dust and germs in the air to come into contact with the water supply. Dirt and other impurities and germs, bacteria, fungi, and biofilm may end up in contact with the water. Compare closed system water coolers, such as bottleless water, which have internal water supplies and always give clean and healthy water. – water in the reservoir is open to the air. And the top of each new bottle or jug dips into your reservoir, as well. Here are a few questions you may want to ask yourself: •What happens during flu season when someone grabs the neck of a new bottle? •Ever wonder where the dust on the top of your stored spare bottles ends up? •Anything floating around in your office air that you’d rather not have in your stomach? It’s an acknowledged problem – so much so that the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) recommends that bottled water coolers be sanitized every 3 months. So, anyone in your office remember the last time your water cooler was cleaned? Water Jugs Themselves May Be Unhealthy. Don’t forget. Bottled water companies store your water before delivering it to you. It’s likely those jugs stay in storage a few more weeks before you use them. Sure would be nice to drink fresh water, wouldn’t it? Of special concern to a number of people, water jugs are typically made from plastics that use the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) as a hardening agent. Because BPA may leach out of plastic and into water, if it’s in your water jug, you may be drinking it. A number of regulatory agencies now view BPA as a possible health hazard, and a number of states and the country of Canada now ban the use of BPA altogether in certain food-and drink-related containers. Any reason you want BPA in the bodies of your co-workers? Bottleless Water Dispensers Are Safe, Closed, Healthy Drinking Water Systems. Bottleless water coolers are connected directly to your water source. They’re a closed system Closed System Water Cooler Closed systems such as bottleless water do not provide an opportunity for dirt and germs to enter the system. The water supply is contained within the system, and with ultraviolet sanitization and antimicrobial protection the water is completely safe. , so what’s outside your water cooler stays outside your water cooler. The water you’ll be drinking hasn’t been stored for weeks in plastic – it’s filtered and purified when you’re ready to drink it. And many bottleless cooler companies go an extra step to add self-sanitizing technologies to ensure the cooler remains pristine. With bottleless water filtration, you get fresh, purified, great-tasting, safe drinking water whenever you want it.