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Housekeeping & Waste Management

Mirage Watercooler’s preoccupation is that the water delivered to the cup/bottle is of the highest quality. This relates directly to the sanitisation of all components that come into contact with the water prior to dispensing.

The day-to-day cleaning of non-water contact parts is a housekeeping discipline but Mirage can often help with the management of waste or spilt water.

If this is a subject that causes you concern with unsightly spills and staining on the outside of the cooler and, occasionally, unpleasant odour please contact Mirage Water Coolers on […]

By |November 22nd, 2018|waste management, Water Coolers|0 Comments|
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The Importance of Sanitisation

Any equipment dispensing drinking water requires periodic sanitisation. In time a natural build-up of lime scale can be evident. Whilst not a major health concern this can produce unsightly, white ‘bits’ in the water. Equally the presence of any bacteria is to be avoided.

Depending on the type of water cooler or hot water boiler sanitisation can involve the cleaning/replacement of several parts including reservoirs, taps, filters and drip trays.

Mirage holds a comprehensive data base of every customer’s water cooler/s’ programme of sanitisation.

Special Offer: Any new customer taking out a […]

By |November 16th, 2018|Water Coolers|0 Comments|
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Bottle Fed ‘v’ Mains Fed Coolers

Taste – Personal preference always plays a part. Some consumers want the taste of natural spring water from a bottle fed cooler. Others are happy with mains water fed through a carbon micron filter that removes the vast majority of any impurities.

Convenience – With a bottle fed cooler one has to buy, store and carry bottles of water constantly throughout the year. With a mains fed cooler the only possible additional demand/cost is cups.

Cost comparison – Most water coolers from Mirage are rented and a mains fed cooler is […]

By |November 8th, 2018|Water Coolers|0 Comments|
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Water Cups and the ‘Plastics’ Debate

The number of customers enquiring about paper cups instead of plastic has increased recently. Historically paper cups were arguably more complicated in terms of recycling than plastic cups as they had a thin plastic membrane on the paper to make them water tight. To some extent that remains the case, however, Mirage are now able to offer the following which fit any type of cup dispenser on our bottle fed and mains fed water coolers.

The appearance of these cups is very similar to a traditional paper cup whilst Starch […]

By |November 1st, 2018|Recycling|0 Comments|
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