Last week was the beginning of the home water cooler challenge for our Sophie, and this week’s instalment of her progress lets us know how she got on with the final part of her task, to drink 1.5 litres of water a day for a fortnight, to see how it affected her energy levels and sense of well-being.
Day 7:
I’m really getting into it now. If I’m out and about, I’ll take a bottle filled up from the cooler with me, and sip it throughout the day, and before I even know it, it’s all gone! Easy peasy.
Day10: Another busy day, rushing around London to meetings and appointments, but my trusty water bottle kept me going and hydrated throughout the rush.
Day 12: Working from home can be a little tricky, particularly when you’re feeling like you’d rather be sleeping than working. So today it was really important for me to keep knocking back the water, to keep me awake and alert and performing my best.
Day14: Well, that’s me done with the challenge. I really thought it would be more of a struggle to complete, but if you simply drink a little water whenever you think about it, then it’s really easy as anything. I’ll definitely be keeping up with the good water habits.
So there we have it- why not take part in your own home water cooler challenge, and see how different you feel after a fortnight? Let us know how you get on!

Having been inspired by the recent campaign by a popular water brand to drink 1.5 litres of water a day for a fortnight, our Sophie thought she’d give it a go with the water from her home water cooler. This is how she got on:
Day 1:
I’m working from home today and I’m busy doing lots of admin, but my water cooler’s never far away, and I’m working on filling up my glass every time I think about it. I’m determined to keep hydrated!
Day 2:
I’m sticking with it, and finding I’m snacking less as I’m drinking more- always a good thing.
Day 3: I’ve been for a run and a swim today, so have drunk even more than usual, which is great. I’m beginning to feel more energised all the time, and I’m less lethargic during the middle of the day, but instead tired because I’ve been burning more energy with physical activity!
Day 5: Went out for drinks last night, so getting enough water is more important today than it has been for the previous few days. Amazingly, my head isn’t too sore-luckily I managed a couple of glasses before I went to bed, and am keeping up with the water today. Never has a hangover been so slight!

Next week we’ll be bringing you the second part of Sophie’s home water cooler challenge; let’s see if she keeps up the good work!

One of last year’s most talked about films was the long-awaited feature of Sherlock Holmes, which sees Robert Downey Jr. play the somewhat eccentric Holmes, and Jude Law his long suffering partner in crime, Watson. Our sister company, The Water Delivery Company, was proud to be the on-set water cooler supplier, as well as keeping the cast and crew topped up with spring water throughout the run of filming. Having had some of our staff go and see the film for themselves, we couldn’t help but notice how marvellously hydrated Holmes seemed to be, despite being such an action-packed character and finding himself involved in so many scrapes (we won’t give any more away, promise). If he were around now, in 2010, we’re sure he’d have invested in a home water cooler for himself-how else does a detective extraordinaire keep himself in such good condition? We would of course also provide him with the convenient and efficient service that we offer all our customers, delivering water directly to his door each week, or however often he so desired.
If you’d like any more information about our products or film preferences, or would like to take us all out to the cinema, please do get in touch and we’ll be happy to answer any questions (or trivia) you may care to ask.

At any time of year, particularly in this aftermath of Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations, we at Home Water Cooler think that encouraging responsible drinking is one of the most important health-protecting observations that can be made. Of course we’ve all enjoyed a drink or two over the festive period, however rehydrating your body by matching your unit intake with the same amount of water is one way of a) avoiding a disgusting hangover and b) protecting yourself from some of the possible longer-term damage that excessive alchohol intake can lead to. It may seem like you’re drinking a lot of water, but trust us, your body will be grateful, and you’ll feel a heck of a lot better in the morning if you take our advice. And of course, if you’re out on Christmas eve this year, save yourself the headache of Christmas morning, and the kids running in overexcited, screeching and yelling, by pacing yourself and knocking back a couple of pints of the good stuff (yes, we still mean water).
If you’d like to share your responsible drinking stories, then please do get in touch, and share your words of wisdom with our other readers! We look forward to hearing from you.

A group of students from Burnley have taken the plunge into the water cooler business, in order to help raise money to build a well in a remote village, thousands of miles away in Zimbabwe. The girls at Thomas Whitham Sixth Form are working to get their coolers onto the Burley site of the school as part of a young entrepreneaur scheme, whilst at the same time helping those who are less fortunate than themselves. A great deal of work has also gone into publicising the drive, with events being held around the school, such as competitions for the teachers to see who can consume the most water in a specific time, to bring to light the dangers of drinking dirty water, and the selling of keyrings and badges to their fellow students.
From all at Home Water Coolers, we’d like to wish them the best of luck, and our admiration for their initiative and drive to follow through a great plan.
If you, or anyone you know, is involved in similar watery charity work, do get in touch and let us know, and who knows, you (or they) may be written about in our next blog!

Valentine’s Day is on the minds of many of us, particularly as it seems to be creeping closer and closer…If you’re looking for new and exciting ways to treat the love of your life to something special this year, look no further than your home water cooler, and execute any one of our innovative and ground-breaking ideas, any of which are a sure fire way to impress your someone special:
• Treat them to a lovely cup of tea made from the hot tap on your home water cooler. Delivering it to them in bed along with a continental breakfast is another good way to earn brownie points.
• Use some of the spring water from your home water cooler to make ice cubes; make them special by adding chopped up fruit, jelly heart sweets, or, if you’re feeling very adventurous, a ring…(we cannot guarantee that this is the best way to propose…)
• Get in touch with us and make sure that your water order is taken care of for the next week. You could even set up an automated delivery system so that your other half literally doesn’t have to lift a finger (until they need to pour a drink, that is).
If you have any questions about our products or about setting up a romantic auto-order, please do get in touch and one of our friendly team will be more than happy to help.

As we think we’ve said before, we at Home water coolers love water, and all things water-related. As we endeavour to bring a little love/joy to the world as often as possible, we thought you might like to hear some of these things, so you too can reflect and enjoy the thought of them.
Paddling pools: Although not quite appropriate for the season, these pools of joy bring happiness to all those lucky enough to dip in. Bring on the summer time!
Snowmen: Following our snowy weather this winter, we’ve fallen in love with snowmen, snowballs and all other snow-related things all over again. Definitely not just for kids.
Rainbows: Although indirectly water-related, but a definite (much more pleasant) bi-product of rain, rainbows bring a smile to even the saddest face. And of course, there’s always hope that we’ll be the one to find the pot of gold at the end of it.
Our home water cooler: Hugely useful and enriching for the whole family, our home water coolers bring us joy every day of the year, whatever the weather or season. What a gadget.
Have any other watery preferences? Do get in touch and who knows, you may find your contribution part of one of our future blogs. That’s one way to get famous, certainly.

Following last week’s troubleshooting blog, we thought we’d do one more, to help as many of our customers as possible in finding solutions to problems with their home water cooler. Of course, these blogs can also be used for later reference, in case one of these incidents was to occur in the future.
Tap has snapped off: If one of the taps on your cooler has broken, please do get in touch with the home water cooler office as soon as possible, and we will arrange for an engineer to come round and replace it for you, free of charge. When calling, please do let us know if it is the hot, cold or room temperature tap which is faulty.

Drip tray is full: The drip tray, which is infinitely useful for catching excess water from the taps, can be completely removed from the cooler and emptied into the sink. During your quarterly sanitisation, our engineer will completely clean out the driptray as part of the process.

If you have any questions or queries about your home water cooler or any of our other products or services, please do get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

We love our home water coolers, but occasionally things can go wrong. We thought we’d compose a little troubleshooting guide which helps deal with some of the most common problems that our customers encounter, to help you save time in dealing with them.
Leaking cooler: If it appears that your home water cooler is leaking, it is most likely because of a hairline crack in the bottle. Simply remove the bottle (the valve in the cap will prevent any water left inside from spilling out) and replace. Please do let the office know that this has happened, and we’ll replace the bottle free of charge on your next delivery.

The water isn’t dispensing/water is only coming in small amounts from the tap: Air pockets can sometimes form inside your cooler when the bottle is changed, which can in turn mean that no water is being dispensed when the taps are released. Simply lift the bottle off the cooler, whilst another holds down the taps as though pouring a drink. This only needs to be done for a few seconds, after which the bottle can be replaced and water should flow at its normal pressure.

If you find that these tips do not solve your particular problem with your cooler, please do get in touch as soon as possible and we’ll send one of our engineers out to you.

The good old, trusty, never-failing traditional English cup of tea. How we love you so. You solve almost any problem, by providing a delicious accompaniment to various biscuits and other sweet treats, by simply being a lovely, hot, soothing drink with which we can wind down after a hard day, after a walk in cold weather, with which we can sit and natter with old friends. Oh yes, we love tea, and we know lots of you do too. Which is why it’s such a joy to be able to use water from our home water cooler to make one. No cup of tea should have to settle for second-rate water, oh no, and with our spring bottled water or water filtered from your own mains supply, it doesn’t have to. The hot tap on your home water cooler will dispense water heated enough for hot drinks (so do be careful when pouring it, as it may scald any hands that are in the way), which also saves precious time rather than waiting for the pesky kettle to boil. Let’s face it, when you want a cup of tea, hanging around isn’t what you want to be doing.
If you have any questions about any of our products or services, please do get in touch and one of our team will be happy to help.