Just given up on my Maytag side by side fridge freezer because of numerous design and quality related faults (including tainted drinking water) becoming apparent this summer and needing an alternative source of chilled purified drinking water bought one of these :
After the first few days we noticed a tainted mouldy smell from the upper (input) reservoir, although the filtered water still tasted OK. the water in there was noticeably warm, about the same as a heated swimming pool it measured 82F. Room temp is about 72F. It is getting heated by waste heat from the peltier cooler unit below it. I feel it can't be safe to store drinking water in an open container for up to four weeks (the life of a cartridge) at 82F, simply topping it up to replenish continuously what has been used, (there is a warning in the manual about flushing it after a period without use), and also wonder if the activated charcoal cartridge (which is open to the reservoir) is removing the chlorine which the water company adds to the water to make it safe to drink. Environmental Health websites recommend storing cold water below 68F to avoid growing Legionella. 8-((
We have now had an incident of two members of the household suffering stomach upset and diffuse allergy symptoms (upset stomach, itchy skin and hives). Nobody will drink the water from it now so it's going back
Does anybody know, could this be a serious enough health hazard to be worth taking up with somebody like trading standards ?
DG