Brio Moderna Bottom Load Water Cooler Dispenser - Tri-Temp, Adjustable Temperature, Self-Cleaning, Touch Dispense, Child Safety Lock, Holds 3 or 5 Gallon Bottles, Digital Display and LED Light

Update 4/5/2023 Still works and still is quiet however we are noticing a sound in the water pump. The water trickles out for a few seconds when dispensing has stopped which is annoying and fills up the collection tray quickly. I emailed Brio and have not heard back from them. Hoping there is an easy fix. Update 11/5/2022 Still running perfectly. I wanted to add an update regarding other reviews mentioning noise. When you place the 5 gallon bottle in the cabinet take notice to the pump and the the hard plastic tubing. If the bottle or tubing touches the pump you will hear a loud rattling sound. Simply pull the bottle towards you with enough room to still fully close the door and that should solve the problem. Also twisting the bottle to wrap the tubing around the bottle helps as well. The video you see is the sound of the ozone generator. It runs for an hour and a half then shuts off. So please don’t think the video shows how loud the unit actually is. The actual running sound of the unit is very quiet. This review includes positive experience with customer service (for Brio) which is a good thing! Also includes positive experience with Amazon returns. Also comment about video in the end of review. MAKE SURE YOU LET THE WATER COOLER SIT UNPLUGGED FOR 24 HOURS BEFORE TURNING IT ON. Let the oil settle so your cooler lasts a long time. Yes, their is compressor oil in refrigerating items such as this. Same applies to air conditioners and fridges/freezers. Let it settle as the cooler was most likely shipped on it’s side. This is as per the manufacture. Not mentioned in instructions but from customer service call that I made. They need to update their manual. As of right now two days after receiving this water cooler I have nothing but positive things to say about it. It works perfectly. Hot water is hot. Cold is ice cold and the best one is the room temperature. I prefer that when rest of family likes cold. The water pump makes a low noise when pumping water back into the cold tank as well as the hot. Pump works continuously on room temp, but stops when you stop filling your cup as it should. The compressor seemed loud the first day but the next day is seemed to have settled in. (Remember the oil has to settle so yes it’s like an engine that needs oil. Let it do it’s thing. Let it break in) The best thing about a bottom loading water cooler is no more violent splashes against the wall or wherever your current top loader is. You know what I mean. Now it’s easy breezy just insert the nozzle and slide it in. Close the door. DO NOT OPERATE THE BUTTONS FOR WATER UNTIL YOU INSERTED NOZZLE INTO CONTAINER. You’ll ruin the pump. Only negative thing about this is it is low. So you have to bend a bit if you are moderately tall. No big deal. Not worth taking a star off a review for that. The first water cooler that was sent was damaged really bad. I submitted a return request and was instantly given a return label to print out. Option to have UPS pick up or bring to UPS location. I opted to bring it to UPS myself as the UPS workers here seem miserable so why make them even more miserable. The second one arrived in perfect shape. When the second one arrived I called Brio customer service and within minutes was connected to a human being. This is a really good sign that this brand has good support backing up their products. I called to inquire about if this should sit for 24 hours prior to turning on and they said it should sit to allow it to settle. This holds true with any refrigerating device but I thought maybe it would be different here. Glad I called. They were super friendly. Regarding the negative reviewers: One person said they had to press really hard on the buttons to get water. Did you think to remove the thin plastic film that is over the surface for protection during shipping? That’s the reason why. Your low rating should be deleted. Another person reviewed this and said it arrived damaged. You do know you can send it back and they send you a replacement at no additional cost? I did exactly that. The first arrived damaged so I sent it back. Two days later the current one arrived in perfect condition. Don’t review a product based on damage. Take pictures of damaged package before opening and then take pictures of damaged product just to cover yourself if they don’t believe you. My experience overall is positive. I think some of the negative reviews are based on not operating the cooler properly and not noticing their is a protective film over the control panel. Added video of the ozone self cleaning in operation. It sounds like their is an ozone generator with an air pump pumping it into the cold water holding tank. You can hear it bubbling. Not loud it makes a humming sound and it’s supposed to shut off after 90 minutes. Pretty cool!

The first machine we bought broke within a year. It stopped cooling the water, and the water was always warm above 60° since it was under warranty brio sent us a brand new one after we sent them video proof of its defect. Less than two years later, the second one started to show F1 and stop working often they have no idea why and said it’s a hot water issue. Even with the hot water off we still were getting F1. After prolonged period of having unplug while we were traveling, we returned and had no F1 error messages for a long time. It was often on with the F1 error message occurring and all of a sudden it completely stopped working. when we unplug it, it blinks and go straight to F1. They have no idea what’s wrong with it and no one can help me and there’s no mention of F1 in the manual or anywhere online. I’ve asked for a replacement, even though it’s out of the warranty. Because it’s not all that old and they said no the best they can do is offer 30% off however, that’s not what were interested in because this would be our third machine in three years. With that kind of track record I think it’s time we look for a better brand. We love the way. It looks but to fill tall water bottles. It is difficult, it does sometimes drip after dispensing is completed and let’s be honest, two machines, breaking in such a short period of time, does not instill me with confidence.

This is really nice dispenser. It came nicely packaged. It was easy to install. You just have to plug it in and flip the switches on the back. The buttons work fine. The water quality is great, it has a self cleaning feature that is easy to turn on. I also love the hands free function, although the directions were not helpful on how to activate it. You have to hold your hand over top of the two dots and then move it away to stop it. I could not get to work the first time, but after I unplugged it and plugged it back in it started working. There is a lock for the hot water that you have to hold down in order to unlock it, which is a great way to prevent kids from burning themselves. You can change the cold water temperature and it has a night light that can be turned on/ off by flipping the switch on the back. The door is a little tricky to open, but it is a nice looking dispenser.

I had a Brio bottom load that was very loud. I bought this for the touch and touch less features and am very happy with it. It's much quieter and the touch less works very well......in fact don't stand in front of it or it may start pouring water. When water runs out it will run a minute or 2 before it shuts off and lets you know it needs to be changed. The former Brio ran for a good 5 minutes. It looks very sleek and even though the water doesn't pour out real fast, it's not bad at all. If power goes out it will of course not work unlike other units with a hard physical push button. The water will have an odd taste when you first get because it's new. I found running the ozone cleaning feature helps as does running an entire 5 gl bottle through it. Taste improved after a couple days. I saw one review mention biofilm. If you use clean filtered water this should not be an issue at all. If you don't then of course you're going to see poor quality water. Don't use tap water in your bottles. Another good thing about the dispenser is the metal probe unlike other units that use plastic.

This is a very nice looking water dispenser (stainless steel & black version). The console is very modern and easy to program. The water flow is just about right, wish it were a tad faster, but it's faster then the unit it replaces, so I'm happy. It is also very quiet (although my home has ambient noise because of the swamp cooler this time of year). I may find out differently in the winter with no swamp cooler noise. My only problem was with hot water. I adjusted to 194 degrees in hopes that coffee the next morning would be a little easier (not much additional microwaving to 200 degrees for a french press). The hot water was only dispensing at 179 degrees per the display on the unit. Tried later and it's at 184 degrees. I want 194 degrees give or take 5 degrees margin of error. So I called the number on the manual and I got a representative on the line within 1 minute! I discussed my issue and they told me (and it's in the manual, I found it) that I need to have the unit 8" from the wall so that the overheat doesn't turn off the water heater pre-maturely. So I did the 8" and have it resetting unplugged for a few hours. I will try for 194 degrees this evening and hope the space works. My only disappointment (and thus 4 stars and not 5) is that it has to be 8" from the wall. Aesthetically, that far from a wall looks awkward and makes navigating the space awkward as well. If this dispenser doesn't make it to 194 degrees being 8" from the wall, I'll update my review (dropping stars of course) and will call CS back again. **Update post Customer Service Recommendation #1** After I let the machine reset for 2 hours, I plugged it in and tested the water about 1.5 - 2 hours later. The hot water was at 194 degrees, which was great. However, this morning when I went to make coffee (and the machine wasn't used all night), the temperature was at 184 degrees, not 194. Still outside the +- 5 degrees margin of error. I'll call CS again and as them for recommendations to get it to HOLD water at 194 when set at 194. I've had this over a week now. I have to say I'm very happy with it. Occasionally, my morning coffee H2O temps are 186, but most often they are at 194 degrees consistently. I do wish the hot water resevoir was slightly larger, but it's almost perfect. As for keeping water cold, it does that exceptionally well. I have it set at 39 degrees, and the warmest it's gotten was 41 degrees. So cold works very well. Granted, it is now 8 inches from any wall, and it's still awkward, but that's why 4 starts and not 5. Also of note, the "empty bottle" indicator is NOT very obvious. It's a water drop to the right of the digital clock, and it's easy to miss if you aren't looking specifically for it. A nice red LED would have been better. Again, something that keeps it from 5 stars and only at 4. Update #2 I bought this in June of 21. As of Feb 26, 2023, it stopped pumping water out of the bottle. It made it about 2.5 years. That's not too terrible. It still gave me a bunch of trouble getting 195-degree water the entire time, even when it was more than 8" from anything. So, it's going o the curb on large item pickup day, and being replaced with a Primo Htrio (for the k-cup). I've used the htrio at a boyfriend's house, and I love it.

Update: 01/2024 – this unit has stopped functioning. It no longer cools. It's also gotten louder over time. I would not recommend this overpriced piece of junk. The Brio Moderna looks very sleek and modern; it's one appliance I don't mind showcasing. It operates quite well. I haven't tried the hot water heater. The cold water does eventually hit the target user-defined temperature, although I've only set it as low as 41. While cooling you can expect a similar decibel level hum to that of a typical refrigerator/freezer. The water pump has some noise/vibration but is tolerable. Users should be careful with how they position the probe's hose that runs to the pump. If the hose is in a bad position, it will rattle and knock loudly from the vibration of the water pump. The controls are also nice and responsive, however they don't illuminate with a backlight at night which is disappointing. You're left having to operate from memory. This is probably the only downside to this product. After spending a month with it I can say I would recommend this cooler, but not at full retail. I got it on discount and I think 300-350 is a fair price.

I bought this water dispenser for three reasons: 1) I wanted to go back to drinking more flat (non-carbonated) water. 2) The sediment filter approach I did before, and the filters end up being far too expensive in the long run. 3) It was advertised as self-cleaning. Since installing it in my home, four days ago I have had exactly zero glasses of cold, drinkable water. First, the unit had to sit for a full 24 hours before use, in order to allow the refrigerant to settle. Even though patience is not one of my virtues, this wasn't a problem as I didn't even have any water jugs yet. When I got the chance to connect a water jug, I followed the installation procedures to a T and installed my first bottle. An hour later, I poured myself a glass of cold, dusty, disgusting water. I looked through the manual and saw that my self-cleaning unit may need to be cleaned, so I ran the 90-minute self-cleaning procedure. This time, I used a liter bottle and got cold, undrinkable water. Yay. The next day, I followed the very limited troubleshooting offered in the manual, and checked the bottle. By now, my first five gallon bottle was nearly empty: less than a gallon left in it after the installation procedure, a few glasses of water (for testing and attempted drinking), and a complete drain of the reservoir tanks. I swapped bottles (per the manual) and repeated the installation procedure. This time, I wasn't stupid enough to wait for cold water and just tasted the tepid tap. Undrinkable. So this wasn't a problem with the bottles of water I was getting, it was the machine. Looking at the VERY LAST PAGE of the manual, I found that my self-cleaning water cooler, for which I paid a premium $200 extra for SELF-CLEANING, needed to be manually cleaned with citric acid. It was the literal only reason I opted for a self-cleaning model. So, I quick order into Amazon for citric acid, and another day of waiting. A few hours ago, my citric acid arrived, and I, again, followed the cleaning procedure to a T. And I can safely say that, after cleaning the brand new unit, it finally produced drinkable water. And I get the honor of waiting another hour before that water will be cold. The up and down arrows are hard to read because they're gray on gray, but if you catch them at just the right angle in the light, you can finally set the clock and the water temperatures. So bad design there. But the buttons do work with minimal pressure (not surprising, they're just touch pads), and it does dispense water quickly enough. The door is difficult to open because it's smooth and secured with a reasonably strong magnet, so that's an issue too. On the plus side, the unit looks amazing, however I would like to point out the only part of this device which is actually stainless steel is the grate over the drip pan. Everything else that looks stainless steel is PLASTIC. I don't know why companies are allowed to do this because no one wants a unit advertised as stainless steel to be made of plastic. Just say "gray plastic", please, and I'll be on my way to find a better unit. Now, for a funny side bit. The manual for this unit says not to put it in a place where water can "splash" on it, then they put a drain plug horizontally and tell you to catch the water with a bucket. Except you can't put a bucket on the floor behind it and catch the water because it shoots out a good two feet, spilling water on the floor. And as part of the cleaning procedure you need to BOTH drain from the tank AND the dispensers, requiring a Herculean effort for a single person. And even if you do get lucky enough to not drip a single bit of water on the floor during this procedure, the horizontal drain plug will eventually just dribble down the back of the unit, where all of the electronics are. For real, guys? You couldn't even put a right angle tap in the box JUST for the purposes of draining this unit? Which, by the way, you want us to do 3-4 times a year?? Save your money. Don't buy expensive. Self-cleaning isn't. What a racket for a company to get into.

Hi everyone, the water dispenser is a great one. Nevertheless-note it has one tank that is divided into three sides, hot water, room temperature water, and cold water. Once you place your 5gl water bottle it fills all tanks and when it dispenses water is very slow. It cool the water to 39 degrees and heats up to 194 degrees. I gave it a three stars due to being slow dispensing and the cold water not always 39 degrees. Be aware that is a very easy unit to load the 5Gl from the bottom. If I had to do this again I would buy the top loader. Also the water will taste a bit of the plastic tank for a few days. The colder the water gets the less you taste it, and all of a sudden is gone. The hot water is hot. The room temperature water is just that. Room temp. Should you buy it? I guess it depends what your needs are. Bottom loaders are easy for older folks as the top loaders if for those who can lift the 5gl of water. Good luck