Sküma Water
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Initially I was excited by this…
Initially I was excited by this solution as the marketing I saw on Instagram highlighted that the solution dispenses both hot and cold water and that the filter lasts for up to a year. On receiving the product I’m afraid I found it very basic, and it felt more like it was a Beta testing product. The water filtering sound is extremely loud, loud enough to hear around the house (it sounds like a small diesel truck engine running). It’s also very labour intensive, I have to empty the waste water tank approximately 4-6 times daily and fill the main tank twice daily in normal use. That doesn’t sound like a lot but doing this 30 or so times per week does feel frustrating. The cold water function is not chilled so in warm weather such as now the water is room temperature and I have found the hot water option to be extremely unresponsive and frankly dangerous. When the hot water function is pressed, it takes up to a minute to start and then starts spurting boiling water sporadically, this only ceases five seconds after the off button is pressed or I have to pull the plug out. Additionally the mineral system trips in and out for some reason and the daily values of the mineral system are only a few % per 2L of water so have minimal real nutritional impact. Recently I was advised that for hard water areas the filter only lasts 5-8 weeks versus the one year originally advertised. The system now makes a continuous clicking noise. The water does taste very clean but for the additional cost, time and usability I find the system quite a lot of work.