Water Bottles for Can Machine

[Bblack2626]

Hi, 

I currently have an AP LCM4 combo machine that only uses soda cans for the drink section of the machine, but my customer is wanting bottled water as an option. They can’t use canned water because they don’t want spills in their gym. Does anyone know of a good water bottle brand that can feed through this machine without jamming or breaking?

[orsd]

No bottle will vend from this machine. It’s a serpentine machine so all it will ever be able to do is standard 12oz cans.

If you need bottles you’ll need a separate machine for drinks and snacks. Or an AMS or USI combo, but I would recommend a separate drink and snack for other reasons anyways.

[Bblack2626]

@orsd I found 12 oz Dasani bottles that are the size of a can. You don’t think even that would work?

[tblake05]

What does it hurt? Give it a shot.

what you’ll run into is the bottles not quite perfectly cylindrical so they might get sort of jammed as they roll down. Plus they have the be the exact same diameter as 12oz cans AND they are going to get squishy once they cool if they aren’t charged with nitrogen causing jams.

I just got rid of my last serpentine machine cause they’re just dated.

[AZVendor]

DO NOT use anything other than 12 oz cans.  The vending mechanism can not tolerate the friction of plastic and parts WILL break.