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The only practical purpose of this appears to be to author a blog post about it.

The true hack would be to purchase a mechanical water filter, probably much higher quality for the money spent, and have it attached to the plumbing. Bonus is it works when the power's out.

Aren't these water dispensers built into most fridges nowadays?

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> The true hack would be to purchase a mechanical water filter, probably much higher quality for the money spent, and have it attached to the plumbing. Bonus is it works when the power's out.

Well, no. That's a solution, and it's probably practical, but in no way is buying a replacement a "hack".

They are but in my experience, they're not very good at chilling the water. They usually dispense ice, too, of course, but sometimes you don't want ice, or the bottle neck is too narrow.

Not to say I would put one of these machines in my house, but I can see how it would be superior in some ways.

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