New technology can replace five-gallon bottles on home and office coolers
QUAD CITIES, IA - Recently Vetter’s, Inc., a Culligan Water dealer located in the Quad Cities has obtained licensing rights to produce and distribute PURELOCK™, a home and office water system that operates using “bagged water.”
The PURELOCK™ system uses a single-use, three-gallon bag that does not contain Bisphenol A (BPA), a common additive in the production of polycarbonate and PET water bottles. Furthermore, the bags are made of an FDA-approved, 100%-recyclable, low-density polyethylene that can be attached to an existing water cooler through an upgraded cooler top. Lastly, the water used in the PURELOCK™ units is the same used to fill the bottles.
“As a leader in the local water industry and business community, we feel it is our responsibility to continually provide our customers with cutting edge technology and more eco-friendly alternatives,” says Marty McCarthy, vice president of Vetter’s, Inc. “This product offers added levels of convenience and sanitation, plus it drastically reduces the carbon footprint associated with most polycarbonate and PET bottles.”
In addition to the environmental impact of this new technology, Vetter’s Inc. customers see many everyday benefits. For example, each PURELOCK™ unit weighs approximately 20 lbs. less than existing five-gallon bottles, making them much easier for anyone to lift onto their cooler.
McCarthy also points out that the storage of bags is much easier than that of five-gallon bottles.
Moreover, “bagged water” technology positively affects the overall function of the water cooler. For instance, the PURELOCK™ system reduces the airflow necessary to operate existing systems. This reduction of airflow can lead to less bacteria buildup over time, and consequently result in a healthier drinking system. In addition, the cooler upgrade unit is easily removable and is dishwasher safe making it easy to clean any time.
“All in all, this is a great product that offers the consumer so many added values,” added McCarthy. “In a value-driven and environmentally-conscious world, we feel this product is an example of creative problem solving and an example of our commitment to our community and customers.”
Vetter’s, Inc. currently services most of Eastern Iowa and parts of Western Illinois. For a limited time, the company is providing upgrade units free of charge.
Disclaimer: Culligan dealers are individually owned and operated. Vetter's, Inc. and their six locations are the first, and currently the only, to produce and distribute the PURELOCK™ units within the Culligan system.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Don't Let Your Water Get Taken Along For The Ride
You’ve heard the stories about environmental waste from bottled water in those handy 16 ounce plastic bottles. To hear the stories you’d think these bottles are single handedly responsible for high gas prices. We were curious that the stories did not attack soft drinks in plastic bottles or one gallon plastic bottles in the grocer store. They all use petroleum but not a peep from the media. We did some research and found that the story is being driven by a public relations firm hired by the nation’s water utilities. Why do they care?
First every consumer that buys bottled water is telling the nation’s water utilities that they don’t trust the product that comes from their tap. So they feel every person carrying a bottle of water is an attack on their competency. In a way after deaths several years ago in Milwaukee due to cryptosporidium and high manganese or boil water alerts in hundreds of cities yearly, it is understandable why the consumer is skittish.
Second, while most water tests okay at the utility well head, things happen to water after it travels miles under city streets. For instance, every time a water main breaks, e. coli, a bacteria that can cause illness, enters the pipe. In some cities water mains are made of lead that can leach into the drinking water. Some cities have been aggressive in changing out those pipes, but that didn’t stop them from sending water through those pipes for years without telling the consumer about the risks. And there must have been risks or the utilities wouldn’t spend millions replacing pipes. And lead pipes may be better than what lies under some city streets. In some southern cities, hollowed out cypress logs still are part of the water system in those communities.
Third, chlorine is added to purify the water. Google chlorine sometime and see what the health effects it causes. In World War I they called chlorine “mustard gas” and they used it to poison enemy troops. Now we put it in our water to keep illness from infesting our water supply. You certainly will want to keep from drinking that and some would argue we shouldn’t even shower in the stuff.
Water needs to be portable because hydration is key for health. A healthy diet is an acceptable trade off for the environment. If you’re concerned about being seen carrying bottled water, put a sticker on it saying “I recycle”. Because the only way bottled water can waste petroleum is if we don’t recycle the bottle.
First every consumer that buys bottled water is telling the nation’s water utilities that they don’t trust the product that comes from their tap. So they feel every person carrying a bottle of water is an attack on their competency. In a way after deaths several years ago in Milwaukee due to cryptosporidium and high manganese or boil water alerts in hundreds of cities yearly, it is understandable why the consumer is skittish.
Second, while most water tests okay at the utility well head, things happen to water after it travels miles under city streets. For instance, every time a water main breaks, e. coli, a bacteria that can cause illness, enters the pipe. In some cities water mains are made of lead that can leach into the drinking water. Some cities have been aggressive in changing out those pipes, but that didn’t stop them from sending water through those pipes for years without telling the consumer about the risks. And there must have been risks or the utilities wouldn’t spend millions replacing pipes. And lead pipes may be better than what lies under some city streets. In some southern cities, hollowed out cypress logs still are part of the water system in those communities.
Third, chlorine is added to purify the water. Google chlorine sometime and see what the health effects it causes. In World War I they called chlorine “mustard gas” and they used it to poison enemy troops. Now we put it in our water to keep illness from infesting our water supply. You certainly will want to keep from drinking that and some would argue we shouldn’t even shower in the stuff.
Water needs to be portable because hydration is key for health. A healthy diet is an acceptable trade off for the environment. If you’re concerned about being seen carrying bottled water, put a sticker on it saying “I recycle”. Because the only way bottled water can waste petroleum is if we don’t recycle the bottle.
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