Hot water is one of those features we tend to take for granted.
You press a button, hot water comes out. Simple.
But behind that simplicity sits a genuine design question: how do you heat water without storing it?
At Sküma Water, that question matters. The MY™ Station doesn't just dispense water: it purifies it, lets you remineralise it, then delivers it according to how you plan to use it.
So it seemed only logical to apply the same standard to hot water.
Rather than keeping a reserve of hot water on standby, the MY™ Station heats water at the moment you need it.
A subtle difference in everyday use, but one that reflects a core philosophy at Sküma: think through the whole journey of the water, from purification to the moment you drink it.
Why not just store hot water?
In many appliances, hot water can be kept in a tank so it's available instantly.
That approach is common, and can work perfectly well for certain uses. But the moment a volume of water sits in storage, the system's design has to account for several factors: temperature, how long the water sits there, circulation, and maintenance.
Stagnation, in particular, is a well-documented issue in water system management. Public health guidance consistently stresses the importance of limiting areas where water can sit still, and maintaining conditions that limit the growth of certain microorganisms.
That doesn't mean every tank of stored hot water is a risk.
But at Sküma, we asked a different question:
if water can be heated at the moment it's used, why keep it hot permanently?
That's the thinking behind how the MY™ Station's hot water function was designed.
Hot water, made on demand
The principle is simple: the MY™ Station doesn't keep a volume of hot water ready to dispense.
When you select the hot water function, the system triggers the heating process, and the water is heated at the moment it's dispensed.
This means there's no need to maintain a permanent reserve of hot water inside the machine.
And that choice fits a broader logic: at Sküma, we aim to control every stage of water's journey.
The water is purified first.
It can then be remineralised, according to the profile you choose.
Then, when hot water is wanted, it's heated on demand.
The goal isn't technology for technology's sake.
It's a coherent system in which every stage serves a specific purpose.
A design built around materials
This same approach carries through into how the heating module itself is built.
The part of the module in contact with the water is made from stainless steel, with an aluminium casing.
These materials support a design built to integrate the heating function cleanly within the MY™ Station, while keeping the finish expected of an appliance meant to sit in your everyday life.
What matters here isn't simply being able to say the MY™ Station offers hot water.
It's understanding how that function fits into the system as a whole.
Because an appliance built around water quality also has to think about how that water is used afterwards.
Why does it take about three seconds?
It's probably one of the first things people notice when using the MY™ Station's hot water function.
You press the button.
And it takes around three seconds before the water starts to flow.
Why?
Simply because the MY™ Station doesn't hold a reserve of hot water sitting ready to go.
When you start the dispense, the system first has to trigger the process needed to heat the water.
Those few seconds are directly tied to the choice to produce hot water on demand, rather than keeping it hot at all times.
The same principle explains the brief delay when you stop the flow: the system needs a few seconds to finish its cycle and shut off completely.
This isn't a wait for a quantity of water to boil.
It's simply how a system that heats water on request works.
Three seconds versus several minutes
This difference is worth placing in the context of everyday use.
When you just want to make a tea, fill a cup, or use hot water for something quick, the traditional approach usually means getting out a kettle, filling it, then waiting for the water to reach temperature.
With the MY™ Station, it works differently.
You select the temperature you want, press the button, and the water starts flowing within seconds.
No kettle to fill.
No pan to heat.
No reserve of hot water to keep topped up.
The function is built directly into the machine you're already using for your filtered, remineralised water.
Hot water becomes a natural extension of the MY™ Station experience.
A question of consistency in water's journey
Hot water dispensing can look like a standalone feature.
In practice, it follows the exact same logic as the rest of the MY™ Station.
Why purify water if you don't then think about how it's used?
Why work on its mineral composition without considering its entire journey?
And why keep hot water permanently on standby when you can choose to heat it only when it's actually needed?
At Sküma, we don't see water quality as a single step.
It rests on a set of choices: purification, remineralisation, storage, distribution and use.
The MY™ Station's hot water function fits squarely within that view.
From filtered water to hot water: one single platform
One of the real advantages of the MY™ Station is bringing several uses together in one appliance.
You can have filtered, remineralised water for everyday hydration.
You can choose between different mineral profiles depending on your needs.
And you can also get hot water directly from the machine, with no extra appliance required.
That versatility changes how water fits into daily life.
Water stops being something you simply take from the tap.
It becomes something whose quality, composition and temperature you can actually control.
An innovation that lives in the details
Innovation isn't always dramatic.
Sometimes it looks like a few extra seconds.
A choice of material.
A function built in, rather than a separate appliance.
Or a decision not to keep hot water sitting around unnecessarily.
The MY™ Station was designed with that philosophy: rethinking the simplest everyday habits to create a more coherent, more considered water experience.
And in the end, that three-second delay tells that story fairly well.
It's a reminder that hot water available on demand doesn't work the same way as hot water kept permanently ready.
Three seconds to start flowing.
Not several minutes waiting for a kettle to boil.
That's the trade-off of a technology built to heat water only when you actually need it.
Frequently asked questions
Does the MY™ Station store hot water?
No. The MY™ Station heats water on demand. It doesn't keep a volume of hot water in reserve for later use.
Why does it take about three seconds before the hot water starts flowing?
That delay comes from how the system works: since hot water isn't kept in permanent storage, the heating process has to be triggered when you press the dispense button.
Why does the water keep flowing for a few seconds after I press stop?
The system also needs a few seconds to complete its cycle and shut the flow off entirely.
Can you get hot water without using a kettle?
Yes. The MY™ Station has a built-in hot water function, so you can get hot water without a kettle or a pan.
Why doesn't the MY™ Station store hot water?
Its design favours heating on demand over permanently maintaining a volume of hot water, which avoids keeping a standing reserve inside the machine.
What materials are used in the heating module?
The module includes a part in contact with the water made from stainless steel, with an aluminium casing.
Does hot water follow the same journey as the rest of the water dispensed by the MY™ Station?
The hot water function is built into the MY™ Station's distribution process. Water is heated at the point it's requested, rather than held in a hot water reserve.
Water, considered down to how it's used
With the MY™ Station, Sküma isn't just proposing a new way to filter water.
The ambition runs wider: rethinking the whole water experience at home.
Purified water.
Considered remineralisation.
A chosen temperature.
Delivery on demand.
Every detail serves the same idea: understanding water better in order to control it better.
And sometimes, that innovation comes down to something as simple as three seconds.
Sources
Environmental health research on water system management, stagnation and microbial growth (National Institutes of Health / PubMed Central)
Note: this article is for information purposes and describes a feature of the MY™ Station as communicated by Sküma Water.
