Whether you have bottled water delivery for your home or office, you know that water delivery is convenient – you never have to worry about running out of bottled water, you never have to lug heavy bottles from the store to your car and from your car up the stairs, and you never have to price shop. One of the few considerations is where you’re going to store your water. Depending on what you have delivered (three gallon, five gallon or single serve bottles) and where you’re having it delivered (a small Washington, DC apartment, a single-family home in Maryland or Virginia, or a large office in the area), you’re water storage options may vary.

Where to Store Your Bottled Water

Here are some of the most popular places to store your bottled water:

  • Under carports
  • Basements
  • Closets
  • Laundry Rooms
  • Garages
  • Screened in Decks
  • Pantries
  • Crawl spaces
  • Underneath stairs

Best Temperature for Storing Your Bottled Water

Contrary to many reports, varying temperatures do not negatively affect your bottled water. However, we still recommend you store your bottled water in a covered area and try to maintain a moderate temperature when possible. This means keeping your bottled water out of the sun and bringing the water inside when there are extreme hot and cold temperatures in the winter and summer months.

More Tips for Storing Your Bottled Water

Here are some additional tips for managing and storing bottled water:

  1. Make sure to check your delivery calendar so that you always know when to expect your next delivery. By knowing when your next delivery is, you can plan to leave out your empty water bottles or cancel the delivery if you still have plenty of water to last you for the month.
  2. Don’t feel like you have to store all of your three and five gallon water bottles in one place. You can put some of the bottles in the garage, some in the basement, one in the laundry room and one in the closet so you don’t feel overwhelmed by the number of bottles.
  3. Try to utilize the size of single serve water bottles. By taking the single serve bottles of water out of the case, you can store them in several different locations – refrigerator, pantries, shelves, etc – since they are a small, manageable size.
  4. Consider adding larger shelves. By putting up shelves that can support three or five gallon bottles of water in your garage, laundry room or basement, you have the ability to get the water bottles off the floor and out of the way.

For more tips on how to store your bottled water or for more information on water delivery in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC, call Endless Waters.