Why I never want (or need) to drink tap water again!

4, 25, 40 and 87-degree Celsius to be precise. How my heart sang when I learnt about these settings. And the machine wastes no time in dispensing the different temperatures without missing a beat. The four volume options are: 120, 250, 550ml and infinity (until you turn it off).

Sterra may be a young homegrown brand but it’s smart to work with established Korean manufacturer Ovio that has over 20 years of experience in the water dispensers and purifiers scene. Using a four-stage filtration system to filter out dust, rust and sand, it also absorbs and removes residual chlorine and disinfectant and uses ultra-small micropores of 0.01 microns to further eliminate contaminants and bacteria. That’s how I get my metallic-free delicious filtered water!

Using a UV sterilisation process that takes about 30 minutes (that you can interrupt if you want to quench your thirst in the meantime) to complete, there’s basically next-to-nothing maintenance to this water dispenser—perfect for tech noobs like me. You do need to change the filter of two modules every four to eight months and there’s a filter change reminder lamp on the machine to remind you. Each unit also comes with two years worth of filter supply, one-year motor warranty and three-year part warranty.

Available in chromium grey and platinum white, it looks chic anywhere you put it in the house. Gone is the perception that filter-water dispenser has to be bulky and tacky-looking.

Available at www.sterra.sg