I've been drinking water a lot more recently (mainly bottled) and realised I the reason why I didn't as much was because I hated the taste of tap water. They have a HydroTap at work that makes boiling and chilled water as well as sparkling which seems really neat. Was thinking of getting one for the house but the price is $4k+. Are there any other options available? Boiled and chilled water options would be nice, don't really need the sparkling function.
HydroTap or Something Similar?
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Wouldn't it be a reasonable assumption that the water is the same through both your home tap and the work tap?
Is it just the chilling that makes the taste more preferable to you?I suspect it's the filtering as well as chilling. Filtering definitely changes the taste quite a bit. Chilling does too but not to the same extent, although it is always tastier when chilled I find.
Get a Brita jug for ~ $26 and use tap water, or an On Tap Filter $59 if you really use a lot, and put the jug in the fridge.
Paying for water is the biggest waste of money.
Those zip hydrotap units often show up second hand on eBay $300-$500
I got a zip one that delivers normal and boiling water. At the time I was advised that the cold water ones and sparking ones were unreliable, so skipped that bit. Didn't use it much (is in an external room/office) and the filter didn't last long. Found out it has expiry on both time and volume, so I changed the configuration to be volume only, so no problem.
I usually use a Reverse Osmosis system anyway, feeding a water outlet, Coffee Machine and Fridge cold water dispenser anyway.
The zip units are notorious for breaking down and needing expensive maintenance (call out applies).
I'd recommend what Ugly mentioned - try the brita first.
Fill up your bottles at work.
I bought and installed one of these under-sink water chiller units, it's great and has a filter (needs to be replaced once in a while) https://www.watercoolersuperstore.com.au/product-details.php…
I didn't buy it directly from there but found a good deal on ebay for around 500 AUD or so at the time.
It is a chiller only so no boiling water but it's been one of the best purchases I've made - drink loads of water now and its always conveniently nice tasting and chilled!