5 Gallon Bottled Water

In recent years the use of bottled water has been rapidly increasing across the globe. It is believed that bottled water is safer and healthier for you and thus most people spend money installing 5 gallon bottled water systems in their home or offices. But there are many factors that you should consider before you do the same. Here are some pros and cons of 5 gallon bottle water.



The pros of using 5 gallon bottled water are: ·

• You have various choices of water brands as most of the brands nowadays provide 5 gallon bottled water with home or office delivery.
• You have freedom to place this 5 gallon bottled water anywhere such as on desks, tables or even between furniture or in the corner of your room.
• You need not worry about dealing with problems like shear, rust, corrosion, leaks, cracks, etc.
• You will be relieved of worrying about any water malfunction or a water supply shortage, lack of water pressure or any other trouble, as you will have an independent source of water.
• 5 gallon bottled water can be easily replaced or upgraded. You need not do any tedious plumbing job or installation work with wrenches or drill holes for the water supply through any systems or pipes etc.

These cons of using 5 gallon bottled water are:

• Many brands of bottled water advertise their bottled water as natural spring water or pure glacier water. But they are nothing more than normal tap water and you have to pay the same higher price for 5 gallon bottled water.
• Your municipal tap water is always regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) but the bottled water industry is not and these institutions have no authority over the private distribution of water.
• The material used to make 5 gallon bottle water containers wastes 3 times more water to make the bottles, than the water that actually goes into the bottle itself.

In European countries lots of costumers think that mineral waters have medicinal properties and offer health benefits. These waters are of a very high mineral content in a few cases, above the concentrations that are accepted in drinking water. Such mineral waters have long been accepted on this basis and are considered foods instead of drinking water per se. Though some mineral waters might be useful in giving essential micronutrients, like calcium, the World Health Organization (WHO) is not aware of any evidence to support beneficial effects of drinking mineral water.