Avalon A4BLWTRCLR Bottom Loading Water Cooler Water Dispenser - 3 Temperature Settings - Hot, Cold & Room Water, Durable Stainless Steel Cabinet, Bottom Loading - UL/Energy Star Approved

Hot– Heats up quick. From room temperature to scalding in about 10 minutes. A ‘how hot?’ temperature dial would be preferred. [Perhaps for the next-level-up version, rather than this: the basic model?] As default-set, I need to wait 10 minutes for my tea to cool enough to drink. Using a kettle, I do not let it get that hot: do not want to burn my tea-leaves. Cold– Yeah, it is cold. But, I don't like cold water. So I never turn on Cold, unless I am expecting guests who might prefer that. [Which I then shut everything off again when they've gone.] Perhaps it is a bit too cold? Perhaps a ‘how cold?’ dial would be pertinent, for the next-level-up version? Again, I am not expecting perfection/exceptional at the cost of ‘cheapest available.’ Temperature Conflict– All the internal tanks are interconnected within the fountain. [They all drain into Cold: but perhaps that's just the slope of my floor dripping it that direction, when powered off?] So, if Hot is left on long enough (3+ hours), the heat starts seeping over into Cool and Cold. Hot left always-on requires Cold to then be always-on too: lest you want your Cool to be warm, and your Cold to be tepid. [Leave it to engineers to expect end-users to turn (and leave) everything on, as the only way for it to work ‘properly.’] So then I must question whether that means Hot and Cold are constantly fighting over temperature, the battleground being within Cool, wasting how much electricity? Noise– I keep the entire thing Powered Off most of the time, preferring my drinking water at room temperature. I have the fountain wired to a switch, turn it on only when the water is running low, to prevent hearing the pump run every time I get a drink. It is not terribly loud, but unnecessary to hear. As it stands, given the volume of water the internal tanks store, I only need to power on the pump every third day or so for my drinking water. [Takes 90-120 seconds to refill.] If left on, there's always a high-pitched ‘eeeee’ noise. I suspect that would be the pump keeping itself primed. In a busy house or office nobody would hear it, but here alone in the woods, where one can hear everything, the sound grates on the nerves. Potential Problem– This fountain keeps pumping nothing, does not auto-shut-off, when the water-bottle runs out. The longest I left it ‘huffing air’ was 20 minutes, just to see if it would stop, as I didn't want to burn out the motor. So, what happens if you get a drink on the way out the door in the morning and thereby it runs out of water? Will it keep pumping nothing all day? I suspect that would kill it. Overall– Excellent. Looks classy. Works well for what it was designed. Five Stars. Would buy again, recommend to others.

It is a good quality product for its price. Easy to set up and perfect size for the kitchen corner. It doesn’t make loud noises as my previous water dispenser which I am happy about it.

We bought this Avalon bottom loading water cooler five years ago and it’s still working. I’m not sure why other people have had bad luck with it, but it’s worked out great for us. I love that it has cold, room temp and hot water dispensing options. The cold is pretty cold and the hot water is definitely really hot. It’s so nice to be able to load it on the bottom instead of the top, and it looks more aesthetically pleasing. It’s also very easy to clean it. It’s a lot easier to load than the top loading coolers. The only downside is that it can get a bit noisy, especially when the water is running low or when the cooler turns on. It doesn’t stay noisy long though, so it’s not a big problem for us but I can understand if it would bother others. Anyway, so far we’re happy with it and the quality of it. Hopefully it’ll last us much longer!

I realize there are like a "million" reviews for this, but I had to let everyone know I have had this since AVALON Bottom loading Water Cooler since 2020!!!! It is STILL functioning perfectly well! I do not leave the cold nor hot switches in the rear of the unit on , I only turn them on when I need to. The water stays HOT at 150 degrees for at least 4 hours (maybe longer, I stopped checking after 4) and it stay COLD for about 3-4 hours!!!!! So there’s no need to leave the switches on all day! I LOOOVE that about this AVALON water dispenser! ❤️ This has helped my unit last this long. It cools down water within 2 -7 minutes to very, very cold, and heats up in about the same time frame. This is a huge space saver because I don't have to have my kettle out on the counter anymore for quick hot water. noor do I want to use my microwave oven for heating water--or or that matter, anything. Not a fan of microwaves that suck nutrients out of water and food . I have had ZERO leakgae, zero issues with my unit. I love this thing so much, i got the black one. donot place or store heavy items on top of it either. (Like cookbooks, etc) This would be a handy item in a home workshed or garage too for when the kkids are thrsty from playing outdoors (or do munchkins even play outside anymore in 20205 with IG and TT LOL?) ! Super easy to clean, I am so happy i found this in 2020. I live in CA and barely can survive here (COL) so I don't have a fancy rich people stainless steel refrigerator LOL with a water spigot. My back doesn't ache from doing it the Year 2000 way either where I would have to lift a 5 gallon jug up high to then pour my waer into the ceramic jug. Those days are gone, thanks to AVALON yay! ONE HUNDRED PERCENT HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I waited almost a month to write this review to make sure we had no problems. We are absolutely satisfied with this water cooler. We've had a few but this is our first Avalon. It's is by far the most quiet water cooler we've owned. The cold is cold and the hot is very hot! I would definitely recommend this to anyone searching for one.

Great have had it for about 4yrs. Still working like day one. Super time saver for tea and hot water. Ice cold water saving considerable $ I over bottled.

Be careful here. The warranty/guarantee does not apply to purchases outside the US and Canada.

Water doesn't cool, only hot and room. Hot is very hot which is great. Sent it for repairs and was told it's a compressor issue which is another AED 650 all in all. Really nice water cooler, sad that it doesn't actually cool water.

Received with wrong power supply 110V/60hz which is not suitable for Europe! Quality looks good in general and customer service team are very good.

The cold water is crisp, the hot water is ready for tea or coffee, and the cool setting is perfect when I want something in between. The design looks clean and modern, and the nightlight and low‑water indicator add real convenience. Overall, I’m very happy with this purchase—it’s reliable, easy to use, and makes staying hydrated a lot more enjoyable.

Ho scelto questo prodotto per la buona valutazione. Il prodotto è arrivato difettoso. Il rumore è molto forte, è impossibile parlare nelle vicinanze. L'acqua fredda non entra. Inoltre alcune parti in plastica sono rotte. Ho provato a restituirlo due volte. E ogni volta bisogna pagare la spedizione negli Stati Uniti. Ma entrambe le volte la merce mi è stata restituita dalla dogana. In conclusione, merce rotta. Meno il prezzo. Meno 250€ per la spedizione. Finalmente l'ho inserito. Ha funzionato per due giorni. Ed è esploso. Fate attenzione quando acquistate questo prodotto per l'Europa. Non lo consiglio!