Igloo Hot & Cold Water Cooler Dispenser

I tried 3 different water coolers before deciding to keep this one. The other brand that's popular on Amazon does not produce cold enough water, I don't know why. You would think it would be the primary focus when designing a water cooler. Unpacking, testing coolers, and repacking them to return is not fun, so you can imagine how upset I was the first 3 times. However this ended up being the best purchase I made last year and has been running 11 months strong so far. I have read some reviews indicating a chance of trouble on the horizon but so far it's working the same. I did order it when it was 100 higher than the current price so that's upsetting but no way to get that 100 back now. I also find it odd the out-of-the-box height for most water coolers is just a bit low for my height. I use an Avalon stand that I initially bought for the Avalon water cooler before returning it. It works well enough not to wobble for this Igloo and brings it to the height desired. I would still be careful not to accidentally push it as the feet don't line up and lock in as it would with a same brand water cooler. I have it next to wall to reduce the chance of it being knocked over. A corner would be even better. I got my 3 5 gallon jugs at a local grocery store, already filled, but I refill them at Publix. I think you can buy the 5 gallon jugs already empty if you don't want to buy them filled to save a couple bucks from a hardware store or maybe here on Amazon but I choose this route. I replace the 5 gallon jugs every 6mo - 1 yr because I get worried about bacteria maybe starting to grow but it's possibly overly cautious. The reusable caps for the jugs I got on here as well. I don't use a subscription refill service because I feel like those are a rip off, at that point I'd rather just buy individual plastic bottles of water. I also don't have a place outside my apartment I can leave them and not worry about them getting blown away or stolen. Also the staircase to the upstairs apartments is right next to my door so there's no where to put it without blocking that. Overall, works as a good solution. I'll edit my review if anything goes wrong.