The Water Cooler Company and Connect Pure today launched a joint venture in Drinking Water Fountains. Drinkingwaterfountains.co.uk is the UK’s first dedicated resource for customers looking to source drinking water fountains.

Drawing together the widest variety of water fountains available in the UK, this resource also draws together a nationwide network of engineers able to install, maintain and service customers fountains.

Drinking water fountains now have a dedicated home in the UK. The recent push by the mayor of London, Boris Johnson regarding the benefits of drinking water fountains has further served to raise the profile of water fountains as an important public amenity.

For further details please look at www.drinkingwaterfountains.co.uk or call 0845 500 4455.

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The Water Cooler Company has a background in providing drinking water solutions to schools and public places. In these environments accessibilily is often a major concern – and therefore this article lists the options for accessible water fountains.

Advantages of Drinking Water Fountains

Drinking water fountains were originally developed in the United States by a company called Halsey Taylor which has since been purchased by the largest manufacturer of water coolers in the United States, Elkay. Fountains were originally developed for high usage environments where it was important that the unit would require little maintenance and was robust.

Most drinking water fountains are plumbed directly into the mains-water supply meaning a limitless supply of water at all time – which often makes them more appealing than bottled water cooler.  Also most drinking water fountains can be plumbed into the waste water system meaning that excess water is unlikely to affect the surrounding area.

Floorstanding Drinking Water Fountains are not always suitable

Drinking water fountains that are typically put into offices and leisure centres are often floorstanding drinking water fountains and do not have good accessibility for users such as the disabled.

Accessible Drinking Water Fountains

For customers who require accessible drinking water fountains one option is a wall mounted fountain and we hold these as a stock item in our London warehouse.  Please read through the detail on this model of wall mounted fountain.

Another option when accessibility is a concern is a mini drinking water fountains which provide access at a lower level and it is this fountain that we most often install in schools across the country.

Wall Mounted Sinks 

Alternatively customers may prefer a simple wall mounted sink as shown at the top of this article. The wall mounted sink is often perfect for outdoor environments as it is not linked to an electical supply.

For full details on this model or any accessible drinking water fountains either email contact@thewatercoolercompany.com or call us on 0845 500 4455.

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The Water Cooler Company offer the full range of Elkay drinking water fountains including the floor standing and wall mounted models. We also stock a full set of spare parts for the range and issue five year warranties on certain parts of the range. 

The Elkay range of drinking water fountains are both available for rental and purchase from us. The Water Cooler Company provide customers with a full installation service where required. Please use our contact form to make an enquiry. For full information on the Elkay Drinking water fountains please call us on 0845 500 4455. Please click on the images below for more detailed information on the products.

The Elkay range was developed by the Halsey Taylor. Personally affected by the impact of contaminated water, Halsey W. Taylor dedicated his life to provide safe drinking water in public places. The company he founded, Halsey Taylor began producing the Puritan Sanitary Fountain nearly a century ago and still focuses on delivering quality, innovative products for providing safe, public drinking water. From the introduction of the first refrigerated water cooler to the modern-styled Voyager unit of today, Halsey Taylor continues to be an industry leader in style and practicality.

The Water Cooler Company offer a wide array of water coolers and drinking fountains for both indoor and outdoor use from the Elkay range. All of our cataloged units meet the high standards of ANSI/NSF61 to assure the public of a safe water cooler or fountain.

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The Water Cooler Company offer customers a variety of Stainless Steel Drinking Water Fountains – one is available on the main drinking water fountain page of our main site and is a middle of the range fountain. This Classic drinking water fountain has a stainless steel top and spray coated metal side panels.

In the specialist section of our website we offer wall mounted stainless steel drinking water fountains, mini stainless steel drinking water fountains for schools which also offers disabled access. 

For customers interested in the highest quality drinking water fountains we firmly recommend customers to look at the Elkay range of stainless steel drinking water fountains.

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The Elkay range of drinking water fountains are amoung some of the highest specification drinking water fountains available in the UK.  The Elkay company in the States is probably the longest established water cooler manufacturer in the world and they are built to serve office environments over a long term.

The EFA range of floor standing drinking water fountains are the traditional favourite for offices, schools, factories and public premises. 

Features

• Flexi-Guard safety bubbler to avoid contact accidents. 

• One piece sculptured design Cascade basin 

• Universal design easily connects to standard electrical & plumbing fittings 

• This environmentally friendly cooler uses non-CFC refrigerant 

• Removable front panel for easy maintenance 

 Details:

• Water supply 15 mm 

• Water waste 32 mm to fit UK waste options  

• Electrical supply 220v, 50 Hz single phase, uses 13 amp fuse 

• One piece satin finish stainless steel cascade basin 

• Colour: Granite vinyl (standard) or Stainless Steel (extra cost) 

Additional Options:

• Glass Filler 

• Internally Fitted Filter 

• Flexi-Guard® Anti-Microbial  Safety Bubbler – Elkay products are  equipped with the Flexi-guard Safety Bubbler, featuring contemporary  styling and a special anti-microbial  agent that is infused into the bubbler  for extra hygiene.

The Elkay range of drinking water fountains are both available for rental and purchase from us. The Water Cooler Company provide customers with a full installation service where required. Please use our contact form to make an enquiry. Please download the brochure and full specifications by clicking on this link  elkay_efa_drinking_water_fountains.

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Wall Mounted Drinking Water Fountain

Our wall mounted drinking water fountain is an easy access drinking water cooler  perfect for schools and public service environments where there has to be consideration for special needs access to drinking water.

The water fountain is mounted at any height on a suitable wall and the incoming water and outgoing waste are both concealed within the wall cavity.

The fountain features an extra deep basin which makes it more suited to higher capacity environments such as swimming pools and gyms. On three three sides of the fountain  just below the basin are three front and side easy touch controls which start and stop the water dispensing with a simple hand push.

This fountain also features a flexi-guard anti-microbial safety bubbler. This firstly means that the bubbler is soft at the head which avoids any accidents should someones head be pushed towards the bubbler while drinking.  Secondly the anti microbial layer on the guard mean that there is no chance that foreign bacteria can attach themselves to a very open part of the water cooler

It comes in a vinyl finish, with an optional stainless steel body should customers require. It can produce up to 29 litres of chilled drinking water per hour, and meets all the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act. with regard easy access to the water cooler.

Optional fittings include

• A stainless steel body.
• An additional goose neck glass filler mountable within the main basin area. 
• The integration of a water filter within the body of the fountain.

Our wall mounted drinking water fountains are both available for rental and purchase from us. The Water Cooler Company provide customers with a full installation service where required. Please use our contact form to make an enquiry.

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Ideal for primary schools. These junior drinking water fountain have a small footprint, and are very rugged and durable. They are available as floor standing or wall-mounted and it’s compact size makes it  ideal for use with younger children.

The Mini Drinking Water Fountain is available in black as illustrated, and the Mini Plus Drinking Water Fountainr is available in stainless steel.

The Mini can dispense up to 18 litres of chilled drinking water an hour, while the Mini Plus can dispense up to 30 litres an hour.

There are two Mini drinking water fountains available – both of which use a Direct Chill coil technology cooling system which reduces running costs and increases efficiency. It only cools the water you use providing customers with a very cost effective solution in comparison with typical industry fountains. The lower capacity model can dispense 18 litres of chilled water per hour, the higher capacity model dispenses up to 30 litres per hour.

• Rugged steel construction
• Stainless steel sink top
• Coil on coil refrigerated cooling system
• Low maintenance
• Easy installation
• Environmentally friendly CFC Free Refrigerant R134a
• Compact, stylish, economical
• Optional internal filtration system.
• 12 month warranty
• Optional lever-activated cup filler
• Optional push-button cup filler
• Optional pumped waste system where no immediate drainage is available
• Optional wall mounting bracket for extra sturdiness
• Optional vandal resistant security screws 
• Optional Counter Top Basin/Wall Mounted Basin
• Optional Cup Filler/Push Back Glass Filler//Bubbler
• Water supply and drainage required
• Dimensions: Height: 610 mm - Width: 307 mm - Depth: 307 mm

The Mini and Mini Plus Drinking Water Fountains are both available for rental and purchase from us. The Water Cooler Company provide customers with a full installation service where required. Please use our contact form to make an enquiry.

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