Philips Water Station, Hot & Ambient Filtered Water Dispenser, 2.2L Capacity, 6 Temperature Presets, Touch screen, UK Power Plug

EDIT: I HAVE HAD TO RETURN THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS. Steam repeatedly sets off the touch screen. Annoying when it stops the flow halfway through, terrifying when it starts the flow up again randomly because it takes 30sec for the screen to auto lock and there's no manual override.MY ORIGINAL REVIEW:The things I love about this machine:Functionality is pretty intuitiveCapacity is greatHeating capability is decentThings in not so keen on:Speed of dispensingIt's a bit noisy when dispensingThe indication beeps are annoyingIt's very demandingI know that last one seems odd, but when the descale indicator comes on you really need to pay attention to it. In hard water areas this could need doing more often. I'm in a very hard water area, I have an inline filter on my tap but even in combination with the filter in the machine, I'm still having to do it every 3 weeks or so. It takes 120g of citric acid every time.I've noticed that as soon as the descale indicator comes on, the machine starts to get a little strange in functionality. It can stop dispensing fully, and it beeps a lot more.Pay close attention to the part of the instructions that says to keep it ventilated. Otherwise steam can condense on the outside of the display. At worst it can activate the machine without human intervention at best it causes a lot of beeping if the screen has managed to lock like it's meant to.Even with clear space around mine, I've still needed to add a bandana made from a thin muslin cloth. Otherwise it yells at me constantly after use and has reactivated a couple of times. The screen only stays active for 60 seconds after being unlocked, but that can be enough. I change the cloth when I do the descale.So, on the whole I really like it. It's the best dispenser I've owned or used, and the filtration is great. But it seems to need a natty little fashion item to make it less annoying (or potentially dangerous).

Absolutely love this. Easy 1 cup teas on demand: push button and come back in 2 minutes to add milk. We refill with a jug so rarely remove the water canister.The descale function does not seem to always run to its end, but then it is just a matter of run a full tank with descaler and then another full tank without, so not complicated to do even without digital hand holding.Uses about the same counter space as a kettle but more versatile , more energy efficient, and less noisy.Is the water 100 degrees when set to 100? I don’t know but I do know that it makes just as good, maybe better cup of tea as the kettle did.No build up of limescale means that every cup is clean and without bits.Plenty fast enough for us. Any wait is less than the wait for a kettle to boil.Lower temps for nighttime mint tea means can drink them right away, so that’s less waiting right there.My previous kettle is still in the cupboard just in case, but haven’t had it out once since this little machine arrived.

The media could not be loaded. I've fancied a machine like this for a while now, but most of the affordable market options either boil and dispense from a tank or boil a small amount at a time and dispense it. This machine boils as it dispenses, siphoning from a removable tank- exactly what I wanted, but at what price? I'm not sure, honestly, that it's worth 5x the cost of a higher end kettle, and I'm struggling to justify why it costs so much- especially as this type of machine is an accessibility need for some disabled people! That aside, I decided to treat myself during a 30% off sale, and honestly, I do love it. It makes a lovely brew- the filtering makes a difference, and the idea of consuming less microplastics is definitely appealing. I just wish it was more reasonably priced as a lot of people won't be able to justify the expense.The machine has a range of temperatures and quantities to dispense- I've found an average mug is about 250 and a larger mug is 300. Sadly the auto-tea button is 250 so I'm having to manually set it, but it does retain the settings as long as it's connected to the mains. It takes less than a minute to fill a 300ml mug with boiling water, which is great especially if you're making drinks for more than one person. I've yet to use the other settings but as I make bread frequently I am excited to try the 40 degree baking setting for my yeast mix!The drip tray is removable for easy emptying or filling a larger item such as a pan. The water tank also removes for filling. I did see a review complaining about a 'design flaw' where the water tank wasn't removable without spilling everywhere- but their tank is actually missing a part which plugs the drain on removal so you can easily take it to the sink to empty and refill it.The water filter part of the tank is separate to the machine and I see no reason it couldn't be used without the filters if you wanted to, on the understanding that you would need to descale and clean cycle the machine more often. Doing so may invalidate the warranty though- I'm sticking to filtered water for the time being at least!UPDATE: after only a few weeks of use, the volume numbers on the side of the tank have wiped off- just with being filled and emptied and my hands rubbing against them. You'd think they'd be waterproof! It's a shame that such an expensive machine has such a silly manufacturing flaw. Also, sometimes after being emptied and rinsed in the morning the filter gets slightly airlocked and only half the tank passes through so the water level is higher in the filter tank than the filtered tank instead of equalising. I'm reluctant to bang it on a work surface to remove the air bubbles as I don't want to break the plastic tank, so the only way to remove the bubbles is to repeat the initial filter prep- soaking in a bucket of water and shaking it around- which is time consuming and a waste of water.