Pureez Water: Countertop Bottleless Water Cooler

Luxury Water Cooler?

2008-01-10T08:22:00.001-08:00

It's true that Pureez water coolers are unique in their style as well as in the way that they purify water. So, are these water coolers luxurious? Yes and no.

Yes: Pureez countertop bottleless water coolers are very high quality. Purity is ensured through several patented processes. UV lights kill microbes, while carbon filters remove particles. Most filters just strain your tap through some system of mesh wires (how arcane...). The water filtration system employed by Pureez point of use coolers is a huge advancement.

No: Pureez is still way more affordable than most water coolers. Even bottleless coolers usually have costly replacements. Pureez has a UV light and a filter, and while these do need to be replaced, you don't need to replace them anywhere near as often as the parts in a Brita. Not to mention that some water filters make it impossible to replace parts, so you have to buy a new water filtering device every time!

"Point Of Use" for Hot Water

2008-01-09T13:08:00.001-08:00

Point of use is a term used to describe systems of water treatment which work directly on the final source of your water. So, point of use filters don't work on the primary source, not on the reservoir, but rather on the source of water in your home. So, point of use purifiers usually work with whatever piping you have in your house. They might be attachments to, say, faucets or shower heads.

Why is this great? Several reasons:

1. Of course, purer water. Even if municipal tap water in your region is generally safe, your piping is probably not clean. These point of use heaters and coolers take out virtually all impurities.

2. They are easy to install. Many times Point of Use Coolers have attachments that go on your faucet. Even if that's not the case, point of use heaters and coolers don't require that you tear anything out of your kitchen. And that makes point of use hot water heaters, like Pureez, easy to commit to.

3. Point of use coolers like Pureez often can also produce hot water, way faster than your tap. We all know it's annoying waiting for that hot water to get heated enough. Point of use hot water is something Pureez can deliver, at any temperature you need!

4. Point of use water is environmental water, unlike bottled water, which is just wasteful.

Stylish Countertop Water Cooler: Experiencing Water

2008-01-09T09:21:00.001-08:00

How do we experience water? For many of us, drinking water has become a dull experience. We open the dust-covered water bottle that was sitting on the floor or in the back of our refrigerator, twist the annoyingly well-attached cap, and guzzle our stale water while we try to ignore the slight plastic aftertaste.

Do you remember the last time you really enjoyed your water. Maybe it was when you cupped your hands under a small waterfall, or maybe it was served our of a crystal vase in a small restaurant in some exotic EU nation.

The point is: enjoying water is all about the total experience. Water should look good, it should come out of something stylish and unique, and then finally, it should taste pure.

Clean, fresh, elegantly delivered water is what a Pureez designer water dispenser provides. Of course it is a countertop water cooler, so it is compact and easy to use. But, more than that, it looks like no other bottleless water cooler on the market. It isn't just utilitarian - it has style. Not to mention that at the end of it all you get water that has been filtered to perfection using UV, and carbon filters to remove any impurities. Pureez water coolers are the best water coolers because of how they make you feel.

Pureez Coolers Refresh Your Tap

2008-01-07T13:30:00.000-08:00

In a Water Bottle Editorial, the Star Tribune let's us know that conservationism can never, ever catch on, because...well, they don't actually give any arguments as to why this is the case. But, having assumed it, they do give us some food for thought. For example:

Much of bottled water's offensiveness rests in its plastic containers, a characteristic shared by the many more containers of soft drinks sold.

I think it's clear why environmentalists and your average beverage consuming American see a difference between the water industry and the soft drink industry. For one thing, soda doesn't come out of our faucets. Bottled water irks me and many others because it is so readily available at home, with a water system we all paid for, and yet we still waste tons of gas and other natural resources shipping it around in little plastic containers. Besides that, any other beverage can be bought in little aluminum cans. This eliminates much of any argument as to the similarity between the two because, for whatever reason, water can't be purchased in a more sensible way. Aluminum is at least easy to reuse, unlike plastic, which is heavier and harder to recycle.

Still, from the same editorial, we also get an appeal I can definitely get behind:

Bottled-water foes should take a lesson from the Toyota Prius. It wasn't exhortations from environmentalists that made hybrid vehicles a success. It was $3-a-gallon gas. Similarly, the harms of bottled water are best solved by moving economic levers to address what is, essentially, a market problem.

That conserving money and conserving the environment don't have to be at odds is what Pureez at home tap water filters and dispensers are all about. Pureez costs way less than buying individual water bottles, and it even costs less than traditional water coolers that require bulky and wasteful bottles. Because Pureez at home water coolers require no monthly replacements, the costs of owning a water cooler don't add up over time. You can purchase a Pureez in one easy payment or over time, but once you have one, the water is free! Not only that, but Pureez bottleless tap water coolers go one step further by providing you with two water services neither tap or water can claim to provide: it gives you purer water, and it gives you style. Watch out, tap water systems!

2008-01-03T13:57:00.001-08:00

We're experiencing technical difficulties, hopefully I'll be back soon with more posts and a viewable frontpage!

Edit: Ok, I think everything is back in order. Back next week with more water cooler updates!

New Year, New Home: 10 Possibilities

2008-01-02T09:55:00.000-08:00

10: Change the color of some of your rooms. This is a relatively cheap way to really add some character to your house. Not to mention that when you change something like color, it heightens your awareness of a room. This effect will wear off, but at least for a few months it will energize your whole family to, say, spend more time in the family room. Some hints: for the most part, keep your rooms in the same color scheme. For example, at my place the living, family, and dining rooms are all in natural tones. This signifies a more unified portion of the house. The computer room is in a watery tone, which sets it off.

9: Add style. A few haut pieces (even one pricy sculpture) will really drive home an aesthetic point of view. If you like minimalism, get a minimalist sculpture and it will tie together the sparse arrangement of a room. Or tie in with whatever great furniture you already have. Same with tapestries or murals. Plus, if you buy something pricy, it's an investment in your future. Stylish fine art is selling for more and more these days!

8: Really get a new House! The real estate market can't get any better than it is right now for new home buyers. And moving on up means your have an even bigger canvas on which to express your own personal at-home style. New kitchen, new kitchen appliances!

7: Make your house a home by changing the 'attitude' of your home. Make it a point to have dinner with the whole family at least several times per week. Watch a movie together.

6-1: Buy a red, white, silver, blue, green, or yellow Pureez home water cooler. After all, you need a new cooler (in a new color!) to match your new home! And these water coolers have style and color. Pureez also provides water cooler rentals, so it easy to purchase a Pureez water heating and cooling system. Plus, Pureez tap water filters are actually bottleless coolers (meaning they are small and don't need refills), so they are safe and easy to use for everyone in the family.

Pureez Home Water Coolers : Transform Your Home

2007-12-27T10:03:00.001-08:00

This was one of the first few images to come up when I searched for "Christmas Water." And what an image! This holiday season Pureez hopes that you will think about how to improve your life through water. Drinking more water, drinking healthier water, consuming water without wasting plastic and other resources.

On New Year's, people historically commit to improving their well-being. People consider this to be a time of change and renewal. What better sign of that commitment to change than to change how you consume the most basic of resources: water. Why not make water central to your home and hearth? Rather than buying water cheaply contained in plastic like candy, you could be using a home filtering dispenser to cleanse and transform your tap water! Certainly your home is a fantastic place to start, and Pureez is the most convenient at home water cooler on the market. Cheers!

Cool Countertop Coolers

2007-12-19T12:34:00.000-08:00

Pureez gets down with it's bad self on myspace, errybody!

Check it out:

Pureez Myspace

It'll include links to Pureez, and discusion on bottled water, home water coolers. and all of that watery goodness. Pureez brings coolers into your home and office both online and in person. So enjoy!

Pureez Office Water Cooler

2007-12-18T12:15:00.000-08:00

Council pulls plug on office water coolers

"Although coolers have become a traditional place for office workers to exchange the latest gossip, a London council has deemed them - and bottled water - environmentally unfriendly and is insisting that staff switch to the tap variety instead.
Islington council believes it will save more than £8,000 a year on bottled water and thousands more on coolers after it agreed to stop paying for them.
The council, which says the move will reduce its carbon footprint, is now calling on the Greater London Authority and other London boroughs to follow suit."

Proof positive that bottled water is on its way out. It'll only be a matter of time before cities in the U.S. that want to reduce their carbon footprint (san fran, portland) go for similar regulations. And even if they don't, plenty of environmentally conscious companies will see removing their bottled water coolers as a way of showing their personal commitment to the green movement and eco-friendliness.

The article goes on to talk about how this might be the end of water cooler culture. That doesn't have to be the case; you can have a water cooler that conserves energy and is still pretty enough to gather around, and the pureez is just the bottleless water cooler for the job! Pureez makes a perfect office water cooler because it looks good anywhere and can give you steaming hot water anytime!

Pureez Home Water Coolers

2007-12-17T14:05:00.000-08:00

In another installment of "what makes Pureez unique," I want to talk about how Pureez is particularly well-suited to the home and personal use. As I touched upon earlier, Pureez coolers look good, and they're what new environmentalists want in their homes.

That Pureez dispensers look good in a home setting, and can fit in with any decor is certainly part of the appeal of our bottleless countertop tap water dispensers. Another big part of the appeal of pureez heating and cooling filtration systems is that they are compact (that's why they are countertop coolers, they can fit on any countertop). That means they won't cramp your style, and will accomodate your water drinking habits. Pureez tap water filters can easily be moved to different parts of the house (if, say, it would be more convenient to dispense water in the kids bathroom); wherever tap water mains are! Pureez dispensers are the perfect home water coolers !

Pureez filters out Chloramine, and More

2007-12-14T11:07:00.000-08:00

Though I would share with you this article in The Vermonter about chloramine in the tap water drinking supply. Here's a fun quote:

PCAC, however, asserts that there are a number of reasons why chloramine should not be used. “Among the many concerns we have about chloramine, there are eight key points,” says Rebecca Reno, a PCAC member. “One is that there has been no adequate testing on the skin or respiratory effects of chloramine on human beings.”

That, in a water chestnut shell, is why tap water ain't all that great. The government can easily put whatever new, as yet untested substance it wants into your drinking water supply. You might never even hear about it and only experience it once it's running through your tap. Pure and simple, the water might have things in it you don't know about and don't want.

Bottleless water coolers like Pureez eliminate that problem, because they take everything out, leaving you with water that is as pure as possible. Would you want to add chloramine to that?

Bottled to Bottleless, Stylish Pureez ?

2007-12-13T12:12:00.000-08:00

Water and who Dispenses it:

With the explosion of consumption in the bottled water market, the answer to this question is clear: Anybody and Everybody! And most of these self-watering aficionados operate under the assumption that any water is environmentally sound water.

The question really is: what will happen when people realize that environmental bottled water is nothing but a figment of the bottled water industry's imagination? Will they keep in drinking out of those plastic husks because it makes them look like they have a large disposable income. Do they drink water, bottled or without a bottle, because it's fashionable? If so, what happens when it is no-longer fashionable? Will they choose filters, go for an expensive water filter installation, or choose filtration systems that are external? IMO, Countertop Bottleless Water Coolers are the future: they advertise your consciousness of the issue, but aren't as expensive of a huge overhaul of home or office.

Certainly at this point there appears to be a connection between greenness and style, which we've discussed. That being the case, a lot of these newly environmentally conscious, whole foods luvin' consumers are bound to leave the bottled water market.

Pureez asks: What does it take for Water to be Environmental?

2007-12-12T11:04:00.000-08:00

Pureez asks: What does it take for water to be environmental?

Environmental Water...hmm. What makes water “environmental”? Well, for this I think we first need to look at environmentalism, and then at how water, water consumption, and finally, water services, factor into this.

Environmentalism: it ain’t easy being Green:

As always, I turn to Wikipedia, which has this to say about environmentalism and the environmentalist movement:

In general terms, environmentalists advocate the sustainable management of resources, and the protection (and restoration, when necessary) of the natural environment through changes in public policy and individual behavior. In its recognition of humanity as a participant in ecosystems, the movement is centered around ecology, health, and human rights.

As you can see, it’s about minimizing one’s impact on the earth and its natural resources. So being eco-friendly with your use of various waters or water services is not necessarily about consuming less or even destructing less. Instead, Eco-Friendly Water is really about the net impact of every action. Cumulatively, then, let’s look at water consumption. Tomorrow, that is!

Pureez: They're Countertop Bottleless Water Heaters too!

2007-12-11T09:45:00.000-08:00

Water Heaters and Water Filters ... or Both in One (Pureez)

I wanted to devote a little time to hot water. Now, simple water filters don't heat or cool, meaning you have to leave it up to whatever your faucet can currently do with it's temperature - this is a problem because many faucets can't change the temperature of your water very quickly. Specifically, many tap water faucets are bad at heating: either they take forever or they don't do it at all.

Than you have Coolers. Your standard office water cooler has a bottle from some big brand of tap like Poland Spring or Aquafina. It doesn't filter these, even though, as I mentioned earlier, these bottled water sources aren't exactly clean or safe. As far as heat, they can give you either freezing cold, or boiling hot, water. No warm water! No lukewarm water!

Those temperatures are unacceptable. Coolers are also Heaters, and as such they should be able to give you a range of temps. Pureez does that: you can get your water boiling hot, freezing cold, and anywhere in-between. Warm, coldish, room temp, you name it. Perfect for moms with picky babies, or just businesses with persnickety employees! And, we are a complete water filtration system, not just a water dispenser! Basically, we are a countertop bottleless water heater.

Should be a Commercial for All Bottled Waters

2007-12-10T11:30:00.000-08:00

Couldn't help but post this video. The Watery Truth: you Can smack whatever name, brand, or label you want on a bottle of water. But if you are talking about filters, or any kinds of coolers and filtration systems, you have to give a factual account of what it is you are doing to the water. Bottleless coolers and heaters do just that - they give you science. And the science (and taste, and look, and purity) of Pureez countertop bottleless water coolers is a cut above.

Pureez is a product meant for someone who wants simplicity, but doesn't want to be dumb about it.

Pureez has a Facebook page!

2007-12-07T09:50:00.000-08:00

Want to find out what's new with Pureez? Want to chat with us in real time, give us suggestions for what else we should put on the Pureez website, or find out who else is a fan? Check out our facebook page! That's http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6491543756

We've posted pictures, and information on Pureez, the Environmentally Friendly Countertop Bottleless Tap Water Filter. You can post comments, start discussions, and become a fan of our water coolers. This is our freshest and most direct connection with you, the filtered water consumer! Coolness?

Environmental Water Cooler Rentals

2007-12-06T14:23:00.000-08:00

Pureez is the only provider of environmental water cooler rentals, or of any kind of water filtration systems, for that matter, that understands that we want to be cool, and not just eco-friendly. We want to be original, and not just conscientious. And we want to look good, not just feel good, about our what sits on top of our counter and hydrates us. You just can't beat the design of these water coolers. Compact, colorful, and programmable!

the environmental countertop water heater/cooler with style!

2007-11-29T07:49:00.000-08:00

So, I was looking at one of the many environmentalist sites I frequent, treehugger, when I noticed something interesting pertaining to environmentally friendly tap water filters, specifically the stand-alone countertop coolers. There's apparently one cooler that filters with clay and is safe for the environment, but there's one problem: it's ugly!

That's right, being eco-friendly is no longer about wearing hemp sandals and growing you hair long, mannn. Todays environmentalists are smart, savvy, and like a sleek, modern aesthetic. That's where Pureez really stands alone amongst environmental water services.

Pureez is the sophisticated water filtration system. As i mentioned earlier, there is no such thing as an environmental water bottle. But, if you're looking for bottleless water cooler rentals, look no further than Pureez for a distinctive rental that lessens your use of bottles (keeping you green),and also looks good and lasts way longer than conventional sink filters like Brita or PUR (saving you green). For clean, eco-friendly water for the new envo movement, Pureez is the obvious choice.

Pureez: The Eco-Friendly Water Cooler

2007-11-26T13:48:00.000-08:00

As many of you now know, recently there’s been a backlash against bottled drinking water.

Bottled water is good for your health? Cool down, check out the facts.

The Natural Resources Defense Council gives a less-than-glowing report on the bottled water industry. Is bottled water safe? Not particularly: it is about as safe as tap, if not less so, because it isn’t tested as often. Does bottled water hurt the environment? Absolutely! In addition to contributing to large amounts of plastic waste, we burn massive quantities of fossil fuels when we transport bottles of tap-quality-water across the country. When you consider that your local reserves are probably better, it’s a massive waste of resources.

And that leads us to the most troubling danger of bottled water:

“Recent research suggests that there could be cause for concern, and that the issue should be studied closely. Studies have shown that chemicals called phthalates, which are known to disrupt testosterone and other hormones, can leach into bottled water over time. One study found that water that had been stored for 10 weeks in plastic and in glass bottles contained phthalates, suggesting that the chemicals could be coming from the plastic cap or liner. Although there are regulatory standards limiting phthalates in tap water, there are no legal limits for phthalates in bottled water -- the bottled water industry waged a successful campaign opposing the FDA proposal to set a legal limit for these chemicals.” – Natural Resources Defense Council

Wow. So, not only is bottled water as bad as tap, but it also contains freaky PLASTICS! Makes sense – think about how thin those plastic bottles are; any amount of heat at any point in the journey and…well, you get the picture.

The bottled water fad was just a bunch of Group Think , and it’s fading fast.

Here’s where Pureez steps in: Most filters do the same things bottling companies do (some series of mesh strainers, or some reverse-blahsmosis nonsense). Not Pureez! Pureez uses UV rays to kill microbes. Microbes can’t survive! Because these UV frequencies don’t occur naturally on earth (unlike mesh filters, which can never totally eliminate pathogens). Pureez is on the cusp of a revolution of plastic-free, super-pure water! No cancer-causing plastics, and no questionable tap. It's sure to be a hit this cyber tuesday :)

Let the revolution begin!

Pureez Water Video Presentation - Kiosk Video

2007-11-06T19:46:00.001-08:00

The process of Water purification

2007-08-31T08:19:00.000-07:00

Water purification is the process of removing contaminants from a raw water source. The goal is to produce water for a specific purpose with a treatment profile designed to limit the inclusion of specific materials; most water is purified for human consumption (drinking water). Water purification may also be designed for a variety of other purposes, including to meet the requirements of medical, pharmacology, chemical and industrial applications. Methods include, but are not limited to: ultra violet light, filtration, water softening, reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, molecular stripping, deionization, and carbon treatment.

Water purification may remove: particulate sand; suspended particles of organic materal; Parasites, Giardia; Cryptosporidium; bacteria; algae; virus; fungi; etc. Minerals calcium, silica, magnesium, etc., and Toxic metals lead; copper; chromium; etc. Some purification may be elective in the purification process, including smell (hydrogen sulfide remediation), taste (mineral extraction), and appearance (iron incapsulation).

Governments usually dictate the standards for drinking water quality. These standards will require minimum / maximum set points of contaminants and the inclusion of control elements that produce potable drinking water. Quality standards in many countries require specific amounts of disinfectant (such as chlorine) in the water after it leaves the WTP (Water Treatment Plant), to reduce the risk of re-contamination while the water is in the distribution system.

Ground water (usually supplied as well water) is typically a more economical choice than surface water (from rivers, lakes and streams) as a source for drinking, as it is inherently pre-filtered by the aquifer from which it is extracted. Over large areas of the world, aquifers are recharged as part of the hydrologic cycle. In more arid regions, water from an aquifer will have a limited output and can take thousands of years to recharge. Surface water is locally more abundant where subsurface formations do not function as aquifers; however, ground water is far more abundant than the more-visible surface water. Surface water is a typical raw water source used to make drinking water where it is abundant and where ground water is unavailable or of poor quality. However, it is much more exposed to human activity and its byproducts. As a water source it is carefully monitored for the presence of a variety of contaminants by the WTP operators.

It is not possible to tell whether water is safe to drink just by looking at it. Simple procedures such as boiling or the use of a household charcoal filter are not sufficient for treating all the possible contaminants that may be present in water from an unknown source. Even natural spring water - considered safe for all practical purposes in the 1800s - must now be tested before determining what kind of treatment, if any, is needed. Lab analysis, while expensive, is the only way to obtain the information necessary for deciding on method of purification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_purification

The Best Water Image Online

2007-08-31T08:18:00.001-07:00

About Water - From Wikipedia

2007-08-31T08:16:00.000-07:00

Water is a common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life.[1] In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor. About 1,460 teratonnes (Tt) of water covers 71% of the Earth's surface, mostly in oceans and other large water bodies, with 1.6% of water below ground in aquifers and 0.001% in the air as vapor, clouds (formed of solid and liquid water particles suspended in air), and precipitation.[2] Some of the Earth's water is contained within man-made and natural objects near the Earth's surface such as water towers, animal and plant bodies, manufactured products, and food stores.

Saltwater oceans hold 97% of surface water, glaciers and polar ice caps 2.4%, and other land surface water such as rivers and lakes 0.6%. Water moves continually through a cycle of evaporation or transpiration, precipitation, and runoff, usually reaching the sea. Winds carry water vapor over land at the same rate as runoff into the sea, about 36 Tt per year. Over land, evaporation and transpiration contribute another 71 Tt per year to the precipitation of 107 Tt per year over land. Some water is trapped for varying periods in ice caps, glaciers, aquifers, or in lakes, sometimes providing fresh water for life on land. Clean, fresh water is essential to human and other life. In many parts of the world, it is in short supply. Many organic molecules as well as salts, sugars, acids, alkalis, and some gases (especially oxygen), are soluble in water.

Beyond the Earth, a significant quantity of water is thought to exist underground on the planet Mars, on the moons Europa and Enceladus, and on the exoplanets known as HD 189733 b[3] and HD 209458 b.[4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water

Drinking Unknown Water

2007-08-30T17:42:00.000-07:00

Chlorine and Chloramine contaminants in tap water

2007-08-30T17:26:00.000-07:00

Chlorine:

The experimental use of chlorine began in the 1890's to combat water-borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid. It quickly gained wide acceptance because of low cost and high efficiency in killing just about everything hazardous in the water. Chlorine allowed population centers to spring up and thrive without any epidemic outbreaks.

The problem with chlorine is that it is a known poison and the safety of drinking this poison over the longterm (i.e. your lifetime) is highly uncertain. Also, chlorine reacts with water-borne decaying organic matter like leaves, bark, sediment, etc. to create a family of chemicals called trihalomethanes and other highly toxic substances. Trihalomethanes, or THM's, include chemicals such as chloroform, bromoform and dichlorobromethane, all of which are extremely carcinogenic even in minute amounts.

Chloramine:
Chloramine is another substance used now in many larger municipalities (i.e. Los Angeles). In systems where the level of chlorine is at the highest acceptable level but need still more disinfection, the utility will then add a chlorine/ammonia compound. Chloramine is represented as totally safe but with the Disclaimer to not give chloramine-treated water to your animals or use it in your fish tanks (it kills fish)!

Pureez Water

2007-08-30T17:20:00.000-07:00

dont be stupid with water

2007-08-30T17:18:00.000-07:00