
Originally Posted by
oj88
Yes, mas matipid yung suggestion mo. But depende pa rin.... Kung maya-maya bukas ng ref to get a glass of water, it will consume more electricity. And then you will have to replenish the water in the pitcher/jug multiple times a day and syempre, palalamigin ng ref yan.
In reality, zero-sum yan.
FWIW, you are buying a water dispenser for the convenience. That's it. Just replace the 5-gallon jug every couple of days and you can have instant hot/cold water anytime.
What I do is, I have a timer setup on both the Hot and Cold circuits. Yung Hot water, available lang from 6:00-8:30am (breakfast time) while the Cold water is available only from 7:00am-9:00pm. Anytime during the day kung kailangan ko mag-init ng tubig to drink coffee (minsan lang), meron akong routine to turn on the Hot water for 20 minutes only, then patay sya ulit until the following morning.
4 water dispensers in our compound.... all are local brands.. Kyowa, Camel, American Heritage (or Home), etc. Never bumigay compressors. May isa lang, medyo natunaw connector ng heater (assembly defect).
In other words, they're pretty reliable.
Pero, sabi mo nga... ang problem sa inyo is electricity. Any appliance won't last long kung unstable electricity supply mo.