Mediocre at best. Leaks. Doesn't support "no-spill" systems. Missing Instructions. Cheap Screws.

I just set it up. Here are my thoughts.

Pros - as other reviews stated, the porcelain is nice. The water cooler looks nicer than the average water cooler.

Cons - The porcelain was dirty when it arrived. It arrived in two boxes, and neither one contained setup instructions. The setup wasn't difficult, but it would have been nice to at least see a picture. One of the screws snapped in half, which made me wish I would have used my own rather than the ones that came with it. I signed up with a water delivery company, and unfortunately, they left the "no spill" bottles at my front door. The caps of these bottles are not intended to be removed, and this water cooler doesn't support that type of cap. The cap ended up working out well though. I jammed a straw up the middle and that allows enough air in for the cap to work. The no-spill caps did help prevent the spilling when I put the bottle on it, even with a straw stuck in the middle. However, once the thing filled up with water, the spigot started leaking all over the floor. The mess motivated me to go to my computer to write this review. I now have to drain the thing to try to tighten that plastic nut some more that fastens the spigot.

There was a sticker that said it was "lead free." I'm not sure if I found that statement comforting or disturbing. Before reading that, I guess I had just assumed that a water cooler would be lead free. The porcelain is made in China. The stand is made in Vietnam.

[Friday, December 21, 2007]

Leaks

Although the water dispenser is easy to set up and looks nice it leaks. The main purpose of the dispenser is to hold water and if it leaks it is pretty much of a waste. I wouldn't buy it.

[Monday, August 27, 2007]

Product is great, but the stand....

The directions are not very clear how to assemble the stand. The all important missing line is "Tap the bottom of Part B to remove bottom wooden bar, then insert Part A, replace the bar on part B". The bar that I am referring to is put together with wooden pegs. After a half hour, we started tapping on the parts, and the bar finally came loose. It reminded me of a Chinese puzzle until then. ;-).

The product is excellent and the company is A1.

[Saturday, July 28, 2007]

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