| Water vending machines are self service water | | | | particularly designed for in-store use. They come with |
| dispensers. You can fill up your containers, bottles, | | | | a no-coin format. The consumers are required to pay |
| and jugs with pure water at these machines. Water | | | | the amount at the counter inside of the store. |
| vending machines provide water of good quality in | | | | The cost of water sold through these machines is |
| return to inserted coins, paper currency, card, or | | | | relatively higher than pre bottled water found in the |
| token. Most of them are placed in front of | | | | stores. Usually, drinking water supplied through these |
| supermarkets and petrol stations. They can also be | | | | machines costs from 0.25 to $0.35 per gallon. |
| found at health boutiques, large hardware stores, | | | | Water vending machines make use of two different |
| apartment complexes, service stations, and grocery | | | | technologies to measure the quantity of water in the |
| and convenient stores. | | | | machine. Some types of machines use water meters |
| Water vending machines are available in a variety of | | | | with an electronic pulse output. Some are timer |
| styles including free-standing units, and wall and | | | | based machines. Compared to bottled water, water |
| window mounted equipments. Most water vending | | | | offered from these machines passes through a |
| machines dispense one to five gallons of pure water. | | | | heavy filtration process using ultra-violet lights, |
| Some are available with options such as UV sterilizer, | | | | particulate filters, and reverse osmosis filtration |
| coin changer, fill and flush, bill acceptor, and meter. | | | | methods. In order to supply good quality water, the |
| Some models of water vending machines are | | | | machine must be maintained properly. |