Sküma Water
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A great gadget for healthy tasty drinking water
I’ve had a Skuma for a year now, and I have not regretted buying it. Firstly the unit looks great and sits nicely on my counter. It’s easy to refill and empty waste water, and I love its overall design. There is room for improvement however; my water tanks do not sit completely uniform and this can be a little cosmetic irritation but it’s only a minor one that doesn’t impact on the function of the unit. If you have OCD like me though you will notice it! The filtration is great, and the water tastes noticeably better; I could definitely never go back to tap water again. I love the fact that you can add in minerals using the additional hydration boost bottles (they also do a vitamin D and an alkaline one to improve coffee taste but I haven’t tried these yet). Adding minerals is important, since just drinking RO water is not a good idea. The hot water function is also very handy, although it can be a little bit spluttery, meaning if you put a mug under it you will get some splashing. It’s also not going to be as hot as the water you get from a kettle, but it comes close. Again, I’m hoping this will be improved in future. Finally, the customer service and overall experience of dealing with the Skuma team has been fantastic. I had some issues with an earlier model Skuma and one of the founders got in touch with me quickly and they sent a new unit free of charge the next day. They really listen to their customers and want to do the right thing, which is great when the unit itself isn’t cheap. Overall though I’d say it’s been worth it - I’ve stopped buying bottled water (good for me and the environment too) and my water just tastes so much better. The hot water function could be improved, but this is not a massive problem when I mainly got the unit to replace drinking bottled water.