In your kitchen space planning process, you might consider the idea of installing a permanent tankless water dispenser system. Tankless water dispensers are pretty popular amongst homeowners today – thanks to their benefits and attractive designs to choose from.
For new parents who have to prepare baby formula milk for their newborn at unearthly hours in the middle of the night, an instant hot water dispenser will come in handy (bonus points if they come with a filtration system). Convenience aside, you also don’t have to install or drill a permanent hole in your kitchen countertop.
In this article, we will not be listing any air pots due to their poor energy efficiency and poor heat dissipation. Furthermore, electrical thermal air pots are bulky and typically only dispense warm to hot water, and do not come with any pre-set temperatures to choose from.
Coming in first on the list is an instant hot water dispenser from Xiaomi, compactly sized with a regular 3-litre water tank capacity. You will be able to dispense water from over five preset temperatures in 160 or 260 ml, and an in-built keep warm function supplies you with warm water throughout the day. This Xiaomi hot water dispenser comes in two colourways: white, and green (pictured).
As this is a product from China, the water dispenser comes with buttons that are in Chinese and a China power plug, which requires an adapter to use.
- Water capacity: 3 L
- Product size: 27 x 14 x 26 cm
- Pre-set temperatures: Room temperature, 45°C, 55°C, 85°C, 100°C
- Volume selection: 160 ml and 260 ml
- Pipe installation: Not required
- Water filter: –
Xiaomi Wifer Hot Water Dispenser is available at $52.38, and comes in 2 colours – white and green on Shopee.
A portable water dispenser that fits into your pocket? BluePro offers a range of water dispensers and purifiers, but this portable water dispenser truly stands out. Compact and lightweight at less than 1 kg, it is handy to bring along if you are travelling with your little ones.
The water source? You get to choose to plug in a bottle of water directly, or funnel water from a larger bottle or jug via a flexible water tube.
This portable water dispenser requires wall socket electricity access – a pretty neat addition to your office desk or bedroom.
- Water capacity: Up to the bottled water volume
- Product size: 6.3 x 14.2 x 20.1 cm
- Pre-set temperatures: 25°C, 45°C, 50°C, 55°C, 85°C, 99°C
- Volume selection: –
- Pipe installation: Not required
- Water filter: –
BluePro Portable Water Dispenser is selling at $63 on Lazada.
This tank water dispenser will make a great statement piece for your curvy minimalist kitchen interior design.
Nestled within the rounded and retro body of this water dispenser is a 2.8-litre water tank with fast heating nano-film technology. Water levels are conveniently visible via the small window on the side. Dispense pre-sets and keep warm functions are visibly listed on buttons positioned at the top.
Select, wait for three seconds, and you get your hot water. Tea drinkers will also find the keep warm function handy.
As this is a product from China, the water dispenser comes with buttons that are in Chinese and a China power plug, which requires an adapter to use.
- Water capacity: 2.8 L
- Product size: 33.6 x 15.4 x 32 cm
- Pre-set temperatures: Room temperature, 40°C, 50°C, 60°C, 80°C, 90°C
- Volume selection: 200 ml and 300 ml
- Pipe installation: Not required
- Water filter: –
Youpin Water Dispenser is on sale at $75.49 on Shopee.
If you’re looking for a tank water dispenser for your bachelor’s pad, look no further. This water dispenser by Aerogaz has got the perfect one decked in stainless steel housing and a large digital touchscreen LED display.
The water tank capacity stands at a decent 2.7 litres – more than eight cups of drinking water. The entire machine comes with a self-cleaning function, great if you don’t like the washing and drying.
- Water capacity: 2.7 L
- Product size: 31 x 19.8 x 34.8 cm
- Pre-set temperatures: Room temperature, 45°C, 55°C, 65°C, 75°C, 85°C, 100°C
- Volume selection: 100, 200 ml, 300 ml, 400 ml, and continuous flow
- Pipe installation: Not required
- Water filter: No
Aerogaz Water Dispenser AZ 288IB is retailing at $96.92 on Shopee.
Another water dispenser that will sit well in Japandi and minimalist homes, this Toyomi machine comes in two colours: matte white, and matte peach. Aesthetics aside, this water dispenser also features a 4-stage water filtration system that can remove microplastics, chlorine, pesticides, and more.
The four pre-set temperature buttons are conveniently located at the top, though households with children may not be able get exacting temperatures for baby formula milk.
This water dispenser comes with a blue LED light indicator that flashes when water is dispensing, and the water capacity of 3.5 litres is also a good size for small families.
- Water capacity: 3.5 L
- Product size: 15 x 21 x 27.6 cm
- Pre-set temperatures: Room temperature, 60°C, 80°C, 100°C
- Volume selection: 250ml and continuous flow
- Pipe installation: Not required
- Water filter: 4-stage water filtration, each filter costs $8.
Toyomi Water Filter FB 7735F is retailing at $128 and comes in matte white and matte peach from Toyomi.
Here’s a sleek water dispenser clad in stainless steel and fronted by a touchscreen panel. This Cornell water dispenser comes with a 2.7 litres water tank capacity and self-cleaning function (perhaps best for a single’s kitchen). The water level reminder function will notify you to fill up the water tank when it’s running low.
Cornell’s water dispenser comes with an Aqua Optima Evolve+ filter – a 5-step filtration system that comes with activated carbon which absorbs chlorine and filters out impurities. However, do take note that the filter may contain small black carbon particles on the cartridge or in the water, but it is normal and harmless.
- Water capacity: 2.7 L
- Product size: 15 x 26.8 x 31.1 cm
- Pre-set temperatures: Room temperature, 60°C, 80°C, 100°C
- Volume selection: 100 ml, 200 ml, 300 ml, 400 ml, and continuous flow
- Pipe installation: Not required
- Water filter: Aqua Optima Evolve+ filter, each filter costs $10.90.
Cornell Water Dispenser CWDS270DS is on sale at $159 on Shopee.
Decked in stainless steel for extra durability, this water dispenser by Tecno features a LED display that shows the temperature and volume of the water as it dispenses. For those of you who don’t like the multitude of buttons, Tecno kept it clean with just four buttons indicating lock, temperature, volume, and on/off switch right below the LED display. No decision fatigue!
For a peace of mind, the Techno water dispenser also comes with Strix Aqua Optima water filtration technology from the UK, as well as boil-dry protection safety feature.
- Water capacity: 4 L
- Product size: 19 x 28 x 24 cm
- Pre-set temperatures: 45°C, 55°C, 65°C, 75°C, 85°C, 100°C
- Volume selection: 100 ml, 200 ml, 300 ml, continuous flow
- Pipe installation: Not required
- Water filter: Strix Aqua Optima filter, each filter costs $20.
Tecno Water Dispenser TID2208-V2 is available at $165 on Shopee.
Featuring a smart LED display with touchscreen buttons, the Bestar IonBot S50 water purifier comes with a large 5-litre water tank capacity, good for bigger household sizes. It is the only water dispenser in this list that will alert you when your machine needs a filter change.
If you want a tankless water dispenser with advanced filtration technology without permanent pipe installation, then this is the water dispenser for you. The IonBot S50 water purifier comes with a 4-stage filtration with reverse osmosis and removes up to 99% of impurities in your tap water. Furthermore, the water purifier also comes with a filter alert change function that will notify you whenever it is time to change the filters.
- Water capacity: 5 L
- Product size: 19 x 41 x 39 cm
- Pre-set temperatures: 45°C, 55°C, 75°C, 85°C, 90°C and 100°C
- Volume selection: 150 ml, 300 ml, 500 ml
- Pipe installation: Not required
- Water filter: Reverse Osmosis filtration, 1-year filter replacement set costs $79.90.
Bestar IonBot S50 Water Purifier is available at $299 on Shopee.
A new and cost-effective water dispenser model by Sterra, this tabletop water purifier is unlike Sterra’s older tankless water dispensers.
This new Sterra Y Tank comes with separate water tanks for both hot and cold water. It’s also the simplest to use – push any one of the three levers to dispense and stop the water flow manually. You won’t have to meddle with any buttons, except a child-proof slide lock for the hot-water lever.
With its in-built dual tank design, this bulky dispenser machine will take up a significant amount of countertop space. Regardless, Sterra’s tabletop purifier does not require you to manually fill in the tank, as it still requires water pipe, hence drilling may be required.
- Water capacity: 3.5 L for cold water, and 1.1 L for hot water
- Product size: 31 x 43 x 48 cm
- Pre-set temperatures: Cold, room temperature, and boiling hot water
- Volume selection: –
- Pipe installation: Required
- Water filter: 4-stage filtration system, 1-year filter replacement set costs $160.
Sterra Tabletop Hot & Cold Water Purifier is retailing at $399, and comes in cool metallic, snow white, and space black from Sterra.
Text: Jyn Teo/Home & Decor