Why did I switch from “community drinking water” back to “water purifier”? You may not believe me!

Some time ago, a new set of “community drinking water” system was installed in our neighborhood, and the property owner was so excited that he swiped the screen in the group every day: “Come and try the freshest healthy drinking water!” At first I was looking forward to it, thinking that I no longer need to boil water myself, and I don't need to carry heavy buckets of water up the stairs, so it's a big relief! But what happened? After a few days of use, I silently put the home water purifier back - the reason, to say really a little heart, not to vomit!

First of all, why I was attracted to “community drinking water”. In fact, the main word is two words - convenient. Think about it, you can go downstairs to receive fresh pure water, which is more than anything else. Especially for lazy people like me, the most dreaded thing is to buy bottled water at regular intervals, but also to make an appointment with the water delivery master, and the other party is often late. Sometimes in the middle of the night, I find that there is no clean water in the house, the anxiety is really whoever uses it knows. So I heard that as long as you swipe a card, a twist of the faucet can drink directly, not only safe but also healthy, my heart of this girl was immediately captured!

However, this beautiful fantasy did not last long, and soon all kinds of real problems made me fall down. The biggest bug is - hygiene problems. Don't look at the appearance of high quality, in fact, the equipment maintenance is completely unable to keep up. Once I went down to pick up the first pot of water in the morning, just opened the valve, a strange smell came ...... my gosh, the taste is more irritating than tap water. More than once encountered this situation, some neighbors even reflected the drink stomach uncomfortable. Later I realized that if the machine is not used for a long time or maintenance is not in place, it is easy to breed bacteria, produce odor. This is not at all what is advertised as “ready to drink, healthy and worry-free”.

Another problem is the queue. Originally thought that the peak commuting everyone to take two pots on the go, but the reality is far more than that. Once in time for the weekend cooking with a large pot of soup, guys, in front of a line of five or six people, each person is full of a few large bottles. While waiting and checking their cell phones, unfortunately, the more the vegetables in their hands, the more wilted, people are getting more and more impatient. I suddenly remembered the old days when I used to use a water purifier at home, all it took was a flick of the finger and within three seconds clean hot/cold purified water was flowing out, the feeling of happiness was all too real.

Another thing that disappointed me was the so-called “all ages” gimmick. In the leaflet, it is written very beautifully: “Elderly and children can drink it without the need for secondary heating.” But in fact, my parents always feel that cold things can not be drunk directly, every time or used to boil the direct drinking water before drinking. And some of the neighbors said that children occasionally have sensitive stomachs, so it's easier for them to get diarrhea with this community drinking system. So in the end, everyone would rather go back to the old way of either boiling their own water or installing a reliable home purifier.

Of course, it is not to say that “community drinking” has no benefits at all, for example, the price is indeed much cheaper, but also eliminates the problem of environmental pollution of the barrel waste. But if you really want to pursue quality and experience, it falls far short of expectations. I seriously studied the principle, in fact, many of the so-called “high-tech” equipment, in essence, or rely on simple filtration or ultraviolet sterilization, as long as the back-end maintenance a little bit unable to keep up, it is difficult to guarantee the real meaning of safety. And so many people in the community together with a common system, even if the property is sterilized every day, you dare to ensure that each link is 100% hygiene? After all this, I finally understand that what suits you is the best. At first that was fooled by the dizzy editor, now has grown into a careful budgeting big smart ah! Now that the family has reinstalled a new purifier with RO reverse osmosis technology, there is no need to worry about the water quality will be tainted, and hot and cold switching minutes, the key is to control all the hygiene in their own hands. Now not only can my mom give my baby milk powder with confidence, but also my husband and I can make tea and coffee with peace of mind every day.

If you are torn in the end to choose which, in fact, here can give you a few [tips]:

1. Focus on the needs of family members. If there are children and the elderly, the standard of hygiene must not make do.

2. Value for money, you can try to mix and match mode - daily cooking, washing dishes with community drinking, a lot of direct entry or recommended exclusive home purifier.

3. Regularly check the filter life, regardless of which brand, do not be superstitious “once and for all”.

4. Select regular manufacturers and service providers, and try to choose a big brand with after-sales protection.

5. For the rental party or often move friends, you can consider portable desktop small cartridge equipment, more economical than moving heavy buckets!

Writing here, I would like to ask you all, have you encountered similar embarrassment? Welcome to leave a message together! In fact, many things in life are like this, seemingly convenient new gadgets may not be suitable for everyone, sometimes the traditional method is more down-to-earth and reliable. I hope that my experience can help partners who are hesitating, if you like this life share remember to like the collection ~!