Are you looking for a simple and practical way to stay hydrated at home? Installing a water fountain at home is one of the best solutions for easily accessing quality water throughout the day.
In addition to completely replacing plastic bottles, some filtering fountains like the LaFontaine model allow you to naturally purify your water to enhance its taste and quality. Discover all the advantages of this system among other options on the market!
LaFontaine Water Fountain for Individuals – 5L
Provide your family with pure, healthy, and tasty water thanks to LAVIE’s innovative technology. This 5-liter filtering fountain, with its sleek design in borosilicate glass and natural bamboo, fits perfectly into your kitchen or living space.
Designed to effectively neutralize contaminants present in tap water, the LaFontaine product uses UV-A light to naturally purify water while preserving all its essential minerals. No filter, no consumables!
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- Filtre le chlore
- Détruit les bactéries et les virus
- Élimine les traces de pesticide et de médicament
- Réservoir de 5 litres
3 Good Reasons to Use a Water Fountain at Home
1. A water fountain encourages good hydration
Many people tend not to drink enough water, either because they do not have access to a convenient water source or simply because they forget to drink throughout the day. However, dehydration can cause headaches, dizziness, fatigue, or a dry mouth.
Water fountains for individuals allow you to have access to fresh and pure water at any time. It is therefore easier to maintain good hydration throughout the day. In this regard, find out when to drink water to fully enjoy its benefits on a daily basis. Water also helps eliminate toxins from the body, improve digestion, and increase energy and concentration.
Moreover, if you choose a fountain that uses a filtration system like LaFontaine from LAVIE, the taste and quality of the water will be greatly improved. Indeed, UV-A purification eliminates water contaminants (bacteria, pesticides), while reducing chlorine presence.
A higher quality water will undoubtedly be a pleasure to consume!
2. It is a more economical choice
Using a home water dispenser is a more economical solution in the long run. Instead of buying expensive bottles of water that may be contaminated with microplastics, you can fill your glasses and bottles with healthy water from the fountain.
This will save you money in the long term while reducing your environmental impact. Did you know, for example, that tap water costs up to 300 times less than bottled water?!
3. It is also more ecological!
Choosing a water fountain instead of plastic bottles helps reduce the amount of plastic waste that pollutes oceans and landfills.
Unfortunately, we consume 25 million plastic water bottles per day in France! It is high time to develop more sustainable alternatives.
A water fountain for the home is extremely convenient, as it allows you to easily access purified water without having to go out to buy water bottles!
What are the different types of water fountains for individuals?
Now that you are convinced of the usefulness of a water fountain (or if you prefer to call it a “water dispenser”) for your home, you need to know what type of fountain to get!
There are 3 main types of water fountains for your home:
- Network water fountain: A fountain that is directly connected to your home’s drinking water supply. It provides continuous water without the need to replace bottles.
- Bottle water fountain: A fountain that uses plastic water bottles to provide drinking water.
- UV-A filtering water fountain (the technology used by the product LaFontaine): A fountain that uses a natural and innovative purification system to eliminate bacteria and other contaminants present in your tap water. To go further, you can also consult our dedicated guide to choose the best filtering water fountain according to your needs.
Find in this comparative table the advantages and disadvantages of each type of fountain.
|
Criteria |
Bottle Fountain |
Network Fountain |
LaFontaine by LAVIE |
| Filtration Method | None (bottled water) | Classic filtration (carbon) | UV-A purification |
| Water Quality | 💧 | 💧💧 | 💧💧💧 |
| Treated Elements | Pre-treated water, but bacteria that spread quickly in the distribution circuit. | Chlorine Sediments, but bacteria that spread quickly in the distribution circuit. |
Chlorine Bacteria Viruses Traces of pesticides Traces of medications |
| Installation | 🟠 Easy, but handling heavy and bulky bottles. | ❌ Complex (connection to the water network, requires plumbing work) |
✅ Easy (plug into a socket) |
| Environmental Impact | ❌ High (plastic bottles are not eco-friendly) |
🟠 Medium (filters need to be replaced regularly, not recyclable) |
✅ Very low (no plastic waste, low electricity consumption) |
| Initial cost | € | €€€ (expensive installation) |
€€ |
| Cost of Consumables | €€€ (Water bottles) |
€€ (Replace filters) |
None! |
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Which water fountain to choose for the home?
You will have understood that for an individual wishing to equip themselves with a water fountain, not all solutions on the market are equal.
Bottle Fountains: A False Good Deal?
At first glance, these fountains are attractive: no connection to the water network and often a low purchase price. However, the bottles are heavy, bulky, and difficult to replace. They generate a large amount of plastic waste, and the water they contain remains stagnant for several days, which encourages the growth of bacteria.
Moreover, in the long term, the cost of replacing the bottles quickly becomes higher than that of a filtering water fountain!
Network Fountains: A Practical but Constraining System
Directly connected to the water supply, they ensure continuous access to water and can offer water at different temperatures. But this implies:
- an expensive installation by a professional,
- the regular changing of filters, which generates a recurring cost and non-recyclable waste,
- a risk of bacterial proliferation when filters are not changed in time.
LaFontaine: The Healthiest and Simplest Solution for Individuals
Thanks to the use of UV-A technology, LaFontaine from LAVIE offers a completely different approach from other products available on the market.
This system uses chlorine photolysis, a natural reaction triggered by the integrated LEDs in the base, which effectively eliminates chlorine, as well as bacteria, viruses, certain pesticides, and pharmaceutical residues present in tap water.
The absence of a filter eliminates any risk of bacterial proliferation. LaFontaine also operates without maintenance and requires no consumables, while always remaining perfectly safe to use on a daily basis.
For individuals, it is a simple and effective solution: it allows you to consume pure and healthy water all year round, saving money and having no impact on the planet!
