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The importance of design: Upward spouts ensure greater sanitary safety
Water coolers. News 05/05/2023The latest coronavirus pandemic has changed many of the routines that the population had. Among them is washing your hands more frequently or even wearing a mask in certain environments with little ventilation. Ultimately, we all seek safer environments and we take many more precautions, although sometimes we are not aware.
An example is drinking water from public fountains or water dispensers or used by numerous people in a specific environment. It should be remembered that in recent months the use of free water in the streets has been promoted, with more and more public drinking fountains. But also in offices or even venues such as universities. A key to enhancing health security and that most are unaware of is betting on the pumps upwards.
Although the coronavirus is not transmitted by water, according to the information that has been obtained during all this time, it is preferable to always implement fountains with the spout facing up . At Canaletas we have a patented design where we defend this model, since health safety prevails both for drinking directly, and for filling bottles or filling glasses.
The fact that the spout is facing up and, therefore, the water goes from bottom to top , allows the nozzle to be protected where it ends up coming out. In addition, in the case of Canaletas, the water outlet has a small shell that further covers this point, avoiding direct contact with the mouth .
The same objective is had in the case of filling a bottle or a glass, since this protector prevents the container in question from coming into direct contact with saliva. It must be filled at the moment in which the water, once shot, is falling.
And finally, it prevents any bacteria from remaining in the water . In other words, by driving the water out, any bacteria that has escaped the previous sanitary filters cannot go back through this route, thus reinforcing the hygienic guarantee. Small details, especially in health matters, matter. And that is why Canaletas includes them in its designs.