Drinking fountain

Drinking fountains are placed in a public space to pure drinking water to offer residents and tourists the possibility of a free refreshment. Drinking fountains are usually set up by municipal authorities or local administrations, partly with the help of sponsors, within the municipality. The majority of these wells have an additional collecting basin which functions as a drain. They differ from water dispensers in that they are installed in generally outdoor use, have no cooling facilities and are fed from the public drinking water supply.

In spas, specializing in mineral water treatments, usually includes additional drinking fountain, outside the spa town of typical drinking halls, the healing spring water donate.

Various designs

While in some drinking fountains, the water runs only when a lever or button is pressed, the water flows constantly in other variants. Drinking fountains are available in the northern hemisphere usually only in the warm seasons in operation, as in the winter months due to freezing the internal pipe systems may be destroyed.

In addition to on drinking fountains, there are also mobile drinking fountain equipment, which are used, for example, at major events or seasonal ..

Pictures of drinking fountains

Drinking fountain with controls to activate the water flow in Vienna

Drinking fountain with constant water flow in Stresowpark in Berlin- Spandau

Drinking fountain Berliner type on the grounds of the KIT

Portable drinking fountain in Austria

Street drinking fountain in Portland ( Oregon), USA

Regulations in Germany

For the installation of drinking fountains, there is a recommendation of the DGKH that lists, among other material, and water filters. For commercial users, is to keep a log book binding ( previously regulated under SchankV in ), in the example, maintenance and cleaning are entered.