Making the Most of Drinking Fountains

Get your drinking fountains installed, maintained and repaired

Drinking water fountains are a great addition to any building or public space. They help keep your visitors, customers and employees healthy and hydrated. They provide a place for people to gather and socialize. But drinking fountains, especially an outdoor drinking fountain, can be tricky to properly install, and if they are not maintained properly, they can easily break and require repairs.

To learn more about making the most of drinking fountains, take a few minutes and read through this guide. It will help you:

1. Get your drinking fountain professionally installed.

2. Get your drinking fountain professionally repaired.

3. Get parts for your commercial water fountains.

 

Properly install a drinking fountain

When you are putting in new drinking fountains, it is best to have them professionally installed. This will ensure the fountain is operating at the proper pressure and temperature and will head off any problems that could lead to expensive repairs.
Try: Drinking fountain manufacturer Halsey Taylor has a searchable list of authorized service shops on its website. Just use the drop down menu to select the state you're located in. The Building Trades Directory will help you find a plumbing contractor that can install your water fountains.

Properly repair a drinking fountain

Repairs on water drinking fountains can be complicated, especially if the problem involves the cooling unit. So unless you have someone on staff who is familiar with fixing water fountains, you may want to call a professional. Just make sure to find someone who is authorized to do warranty work, if the water fountain is still under warranty.
Try: Water Treatment Technologies is a factory-authorized repair shop for most major brands of water fountains, including Oasis, Halsey Taylor and Sunroc. The shop serves the Phoenix area. If you're in the Tampa, Florida, area, give a call to Conley Water Cooler Service. The shop is factory authorized to do warranty and nonwarranty repairs on most major brands.

Find the right parts for a drinking fountain

If the repair job is not complicated, your in-house technician may be able to do the job, with the proper parts. Fortunately, parts for a commercial drinking fountain are fairly easy to come by, with plenty of companies selling them on the Internet and shipping them anywhere in the country.
Try: Check out DrinkingFountainDoctor.com, a specialist in drinking fountain parts since 1987. The company carries parts from every major manufacturer of commercial drinking fountains, including American Standard, Oasis and Elkay. Equiparts is also a major supplier of parts for commercial water coolers. The company has repair parts for all major brands ready to ship.

 

• If you are located in a cold climate, don't forget to shut off the water to outdoor drinking fountains in the winter. This should prevent any unnecessary damage from frozen pipes.

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