Water Refilling Station Setup: How Herritech Customises Water Treatment & Vending Machines

Every water refilling station is different, because every water source is different. At Herritech Ventures, the treatment process is dictated by the customer's raw water quality. Borehole, municipal and surface water each need a different combination of filtration, softening and disinfection. This article explains how a customised H-TECH refilling station works, step by step, and the equipment involved.

How a Water Refilling Station Works: Step by Step

1. Raw water intake: water is drawn from a borehole, municipal supply or surface source into a raw-water tank.
2. Multi-stage filtration: sand (media) filters and activated carbon filters in FRP vessels remove sediment, cloudiness, odour and chlorine. See FRP Tanks & Media Filters.
3. Softening, where needed: a softener removes hardness to stop scale. See Water Softeners.
4. Reverse osmosis or ultra filtration: RO removes dissolved salts and fluoride from borehole water. UF polishes municipal water.
5. Disinfection: a UV steriliser kills bacteria and viruses before storage. See UV & Ozone Sterilization.
6. Stainless-steel storage: treated water is held in a hygienic tank.
7. Bottle rinsing and dispensing: customers' containers are rinsed and filled through a digital vending point.

Ready-Made or Customised?

For many sites, a ready-made H-TECH 3-in-1 station already combines treatment, storage and vending:

Where the water is unusual, such as very hard, high in iron or high in fluoride, or where output needs to be larger, Herritech customises the pre-treatment and sizing. Compare options in Municipal UF vs Borehole RO.

Other Customised H-TECH Vending Machines

• Milk ATMs: from KSh 95,000. See the Milk ATM Price Guide.
• Cooking oil ATMs: from KSh 35,000. See the Cooking Oil ATM guide.
• Water ATMs: from KSh 110,000. See the Water Vending Machine Price Guide.

Planning Your Station

1. Test your raw water. Our Borehole Water Treatment guide explains what to test for.
2. Estimate daily sales to size the machine in litres per hour.
3. Get licensed. See How to Start a Water Refilling Business.
4. Order your station on Buy More Mall, or contact Herritech from any product page for a customised quote.

Frequently Asked Questions

What decides the treatment in a water refilling station?

The raw water quality. Borehole water usually needs filtration and RO (and sometimes softening), while municipal water often needs filtration, UF and UV.

Does Herritech customise vending machines?

Yes. Pre-treatment, capacity and vending features are matched to each customer, alongside a ready-made range on Buy More Mall.

Prices shown are regular prices on Buy More Mall. Many products are currently on offer, so open the product page to see today's price.