Brio CLBL420V2 Bottom Loading Water Dispenser

Très satisfait, merci

Bonne machine, refroidi bien.
Très bruyante, je ne recommande pas!
Petit bémol sur la livraison, le livreur l’a laissé tomber du camion sans faire attention, le dessous de la boîte était evantré et la porte de la machine légèrement bosselée à deux endroits!
Contente de la machine mais très déçue de la livraison!

This thing can get really loud. It also has a very bright red light that flashed when the water tank is low. That being said, we love it and use it all the time. My family just started using the cirkul water bottles so water has been our main beverage… having this to fill as needed has been awesome. I think the price is fair if you plan to use it regularly. The water can be room temp or cold… it has a hot water feature but we haven’t tried that just yet because we have a toddler and feel safer with that feature off. Over all we would recommend!

Good

This my third water dispenser and the best one by far. I love the look and how easy to use. I love the 3 temperature setting. It is great looking too!

Bought this for my aging parents who previously had a standing water cooler where the bottles had to be inserted up top and were starting to have a harder time lifting up the 5 gallon water bottles. I love the design of this cooler – it’s beautiful, modernized and sleek. Installing 3 and 5 gallon water bottles is no hassle, you open the door to the lower compartment and insert the bottle (you have to remove any preinstalled caps from the bottle – no problem) and then insert the pump. Takes a few moments to cool (or heat) but once it’s done it’s basically ready to go. It’s a real game changer especially for my parents who just have to insert the bottle in the lower compartment.

My only gripes with the apparatus are three things:

First, the sound of the pump is quite noticeable; even after you are done dispensing water, the pumping sound continues for a short while after. It really is not the worst thing in the world and I imagine that my folks are probably used to it by now, but it was the first thing I noticed considering our previous water cooler was pretty silent. But for the convenience of loading the bottle at the bottom instead of the top it is a worthwhile compromise.

Secondly, the nozzles dispensing the water suck. Actually, there are no nozzles, they are more like small “nubs”. It’s weird to describe but you can look at the pictures and see. The spouts are not all that noticeable, so if you are dispensing water, you have to kind of double and triple check that the opening of your cup or bottle is directly under the dispenser, which is annoying. I worry that I might miss and the water will fall into the tray. On top of that, the space for dispensing water is cramped, meaning that the distance between the nub spout and the grated drain basin is short. Like, why is that? I have a pretty standard sized water bottle and it does not fit in that space, so I end up having to tilt the bottle, which makes guessing where the spout is slightly harder. You would think they would have made a space that accommodates most water bottles. I do think they tried to accommodate but the space really is smaller than it appears in the photo. Again, it really isn’t that much of a deal breaker, just an advantage the previous cooler had.

Finally, the labels on the panel with the indicator lights are confusing. The led lights are underneath three symbols; the left symbol with a snowflake, the middle symbol which is for hot steamy water, and the right symbol which indicates that it’s time to get a new bottle when the water runs out. The led light lights up to indicate that the water is cooling or heating, so if you want the coldest cup of water possible for example, you dispense the water when the led is off. Led off means that the cold water is ready to drink. Usually, we think of lights as an indicator of things being ready, but that’s fine. Maybe Brio wanted to save on the life of the bulb snd chose to turn off the light once the optimal cold (or hot) temperature is reached. The bigger problem though is that the Cold, Snowflake led light is on the left, and the button to dispense cold water is on the right. HUH?? Why not just put the Cold led indicator light to the right or put the cold water button on the left so that it would match the image on the front panel? I don’t quite understand that. Seems like a very sensible thing to do. In any case, the buttons themselves indicate whether they are dispensing cold water (right button) or hot water (left button) or room temperature (middle) water, but I can easily see making the mistake by using the icons that are plastered on the front. I really do think they need to change this.

Otherwise, this is still a game changer product. I’m really happy with how its build and the overall feel of the product and I know my folks are more than grateful. For that alone, it’s a top-notch purchase and would recommend anyone to pull the trigger if they are thinking about a bottom-loading cooler.

It was delivered in about a week and was easy to set up. My only dislike is the button dispenser displays. There is one on top – these are the buttonsyou use to dispense the water temp of your choice. However, right below it is another row of water temp display lights that absolutely do not coincide with the top. For children this is utterly confusing! Other than that the cooler is quiet and works well. I’ve been using it for 2 weeks so I’ll update if necessary. The hot water is the right temperature, however the cold isn’t as good as you’d except. The room temperature is pretty much the same temperature as the cold. All in all it works.