Coworking Space Water Dispensers

FAQs

• How can a water dispenser help my coworking space cut costs?

  Replacing bottled water and delivery services with an on-demand system helps coworking spaces save on recurring purchases, storage, and staff time.

• What makes Vivreau water dispensers different from other options?

  Unlike many standard dispensers, Vivreau systems are engineered and manufactured in Europe to the highest quality standards. Each system is built for reliability, durability, and exceptional water purity.

• How does a Vivreau system support sustainability goals?

  Each Vivreau system can eliminate thousands of single-use plastic bottles each year, while also reducing transport emissions. They make it easy to demonstrate your commitment to the planet.

• What ongoing maintenance is required?

  Vivreau provides scheduled service and filtration replacement by certified technicians. Your water stays pure, cold, and reliable without adding to your team’s workload.

• How many water dispensers does a coworking space need?

  Count peak concurrent users per floor rather than total membership, since a 200-member space rarely has 200 people in it at once. As a starting point, plan a dispense point per floor or per distinct zone, then add one wherever members would have to cross the space or pass a closed door to reach water. Placement drives usage more than unit count: a dispenser in a visible shared kitchen or lounge gets used, one tucked into a back corridor does not. Walk the floor at your busiest hour before deciding, because that is the only time the real pattern shows.

• What happens at peak times when everyone wants water at once?

  This is where specification matters most. Chilled and sparkling water both draw on a finite reserve that refills at a fixed rate, so sustained back-to-back use can outrun recovery even on a well-sized unit. Ask any provider for the recovery rate alongside the capacity figure, and describe your actual peak rather than your headcount. Splitting demand across two dispense points usually beats one larger unit in a shared space, because it removes the queue as well as the capacity constraint. If members are waiting, the amenity stops reading as premium regardless of how the equipment looks.

• Is a shared water dispenser hygienic in a coworking environment?

  It can be, and the design choices are what decide it. Look for dispense points that do not require a glass or bottle to touch the outlet, surfaces that clean easily, and a documented service schedule rather than ad hoc attention. Vivreau offers ThermalGate on the Extra I-Tap, which automatically and regularly heats the tap to disinfect it. Beyond the equipment, the operational answer is a scheduled clean of drip trays and surrounding surfaces, since in a shared space those get more contact than the tap itself. Certified technician service on a set interval keeps filtration current without adding to your team’s workload.

• What does installation involve in a leased coworking building?

  Usually a conversation with the landlord before anything else. A plumbed-in system needs water line access and, depending on the unit, a drain path, which often means the building management and sometimes the base-building contractor are involved. Start there, because approval timelines, not equipment lead times, are what typically delay these projects. Then confirm the practical details per location: worktop depth and base cabinet space for an integrated tap, floor clearance for a freestanding unit, and CO2 placement if sparkling is included. Operators running several sites should check that service coverage extends to every location before standardizing on one configuration.