Clover B7A Hot and Cold Water Dispenser With Adjustable Cold Water Thermostat

We bought this along with 4 Gallon Water Cooler Filter Purifier - Save $$$ - Place on Cooler - Transform Tap Water to Healthy Mineral Drinking Water by Zen Water Online. Wasn't sure how it was going to work together with this but everything is working great. The reason I selected this cooler was that a reviewer said it did not leak and lasted. We had a leak when an old cooler finally broke and it created a mess. So we want to avoid this for a long time to come... This cooler does run very quiet as well and the water temperature is perfect - nice and cool.

Unlike others I have had ( and the one this replaced) this unit really works. It's easy to install a new bottle, I think because the unit is a convenient height (about countertop height ... waist-level). The cold is really cold, the hot is really hot, and the unit is remarkably quiet. It's got clean, simple design ... Offers sufficient clearance under the nozzles to accommodate a pint/liter glass or bottle ... And it's very easy to clean the outside. I never cleaned the inside, just loaded a bottle and started to use it. I use filtered water ... Never noticed taste differences. It's in a corner of the kitchen and looks nice there. I recommend this product, and would by another ... Although it doesn't seem likely I'll need one for a long time to come.

I have this for about a month. It works well. very hot and very cold water. sturdy construction. appealing looks. easy to load water bottles because of the safety stick (punctures the water bottle so that it does not spill when turning it on top of the cooler.) I had one from another brand, and this one is worth a little extra money. It is more professional and has just a few extra touches that make the extra money seem worthwhile. I recommend it for a small business or office setting.

I purchased this unit for the convenience of dispensed hot & cold water. I based my decision on researching reviews both here and on other sites. The product was purchased almost a month ago, I did not get around to installing it until recently as I was waiting for the bottle on the old cooler to empty. But people kept installing new bottles and I didn't get the chance until a couple of days ago. The item was received undamaged and in factory packaging. What I did not like was the absence of factory manuals. No problem, I downloaded the appropriate one from the factory website. So far the product has given good service. The hot water dispensed is adequately hot and the cold water adequately cold. There is no sign of plastic tasting water, unlike other company's coolers in investigated reviews. There is no sign of leakage but the installed bottle does have a consistent habit of constantly bubbling as if the water has not settled. The amount of water dispensed from each spigot is a little weak. Not quite the dispensing strength of the older unit. A side effect of this new dispenser is that everyone is now using it much more often than the old one. After two days the bottle is already more than half drained. This is going to impact future bottle deliveries. Maybe the usage will go down once the novelty has worn off. The unit is also Energy Star rated, I do not purchase appliances unless they have this rating. For anyone in the market for an economical hot/cold water dispenser I would recommend this model. UPDATE (05/04/12) Was in contact with the manufacturer regarding an item not specified in detail in the service manual. My question to the company was "Is there an approved cleaning technique for this unit?" I know how to clean water coolers but the service manual specifically warned against using other liquids other than bottled water. This would inhibit the standard cleaning techniques I know/use. The prompt answer back from the company: This is what we recommend: 1. 1 cap of bleach to ½ gal of warm water. 2. Pour a little in the tank and wipe down. 3. Soak the faucets and baffle in the solution. 4. Run a little of the solution through the entire system 5. Rinse thoroughly with clean water, 2 gal at least. I was relieved to see that the recommended technique is in line with known cleaning procedures for water coolers. But this is straight from the horse's mouth. Health protocol advises that this should be done approximately every two months. I just thought that current and potential owners would like to know.

The man who I get my filtered water from recommended this product. It is not the cheapest, but not the most expensive. Luckily I had Amazon gift cards to use. So far I love it. It is running perfectly. Had it for 1 month now. The cold very cold..and the hot is very hot. In fact my mother says she thinks her cup of coffee stays hot longer. Also the hot handle one uses to dispense hot water is very easy to use. I love it so far and would highly recommend.

I needed a dispenser to replace my 4 year old GE unit. These Big Box units, which sell for a little over a hundred bucks, seem to last about 3-5 years with constant use. When I did my research of the current brands sold by the Big Box stores, I wasn't thrilled with the reviews. None of them seemed to be particularly positive. So I continued to look for other alternatives, willing to pay a little more if I could find a unit that got better ratings. That's when I found the Clover dispenser. The ratings were good and I was willing to spend a little more for it. The unit itself is a standard water dispenser, with one hot and one cold spigot. Setup was easy: just clean the exterior, plug it in, and insert a bottle. (I've read that some other brands require more extensive cleaning, so the fast setup was nice.) One small negative is that the bottles seem to require a little more effort to insert onto the inner post than my previous units - but that's not a deal breaker. Water flow is very good for the cold side, faster than my previous units. The hot side seems about the same as previous units. One feature that this doesn't have is an adjustable temperature feature, so if you want that, this isn't the unit for you. So far, so good. We'll see if this outlasts the 3-5 years that previous units lasted. UPDATE: Have had the unit for about 8 months now. Still working well, although the flow from the hot water dispenser has slowed down. I suspect that it's due to scale build-up in the unit. So, I went back to the (rather sparse) manual to find instructions on how to descale the unit...and all it says is to descale the unit (no actual instructions). I went to the company's web site...and nothing. I emailed the company and was told to "follow the instructions for the descaling liquid." Huh??? After emailing them back, I got a response to "use any descaling product for coffee makers." When I asked for more explicit instructions (since a water dispenser is NOT a coffee maker), I got nothing. I've had other water dispensers, and they each had their own particular descaling instructions. As far as I'm concerned, that's pretty poor customer service. So I'm reducing my rating to 3 stars.

Sturdy product. Looks nice. Good cold and hot temperatures. Faucet handles are a little wimpy but serviceable. I am using it with 3 gallon containers. Did not impart any weird tastes. No leakage so far.but it has only been in service a few weeks. Directions call for plugging it into a GFI outlet (ground fault interrupter outlet) which you might want to know ahead of time if you need to get an outlet modified for it as I did. Was shipped promptly.

I am not happy with this product. I paid the extra money for this unit because it said very hot water. My 10 year old Sunbeam that finally kicked the bucket was so darn hot. It was practically boiling temperature. This Clover sucks on hot temp. I bought it so I didnt have to use my counter top electric boiler since my sunbeam broke. I make small pots of loose leaf tea. it doesnt do a good job on getting flavor or opening the tea leaves very well. My tea isnt even that hot when i pour to drink it. I also wanted it so if I make a pot of tea and its strong that I can pour half tea and go to Clover and put 50% hot water. It doesnt even work well with that.... So I am stuck with a pretty water machine that has extra cold water. I still use my electric table top now because the Clover B7A blows. Customer service says it could be defective and they would rectify but I think these manufacturer cos are getting scared about lawsuits and they dont make them hot like they used to. If you want to make 1 cup of tea bag tea it might do the trick. If you just want a dependable water machine for your 5 gal with cold water then this may be for you. But if you are a tea enthusiast like me then the clover sucks. One would think the Koreans would know how to brew tea and what temperature works well for it. But dont advertise very hot water if its not.....