Product Description
Keep your drinks hot or cold with this Monaco blue LARQ bottle. The self-cleaning design uses UV-C LED technology to eliminate odor-causing bacteria, while the stainless steel double-insulated walls maintain the temperature of cold water for up to 24 hours. This LARQ bottle features a rechargeable battery that provides up to 1 month of use per charge, and the 17-oz. capacity offers easy portability.
Dimension
Product Height : 10.4 inches
Product Width :3 inches
Product Depth :10.4 inches
Product Weight :1.1 ounces
Features
25-oz. capacity So you have enough water on hand.
Stainless steel material Resists leaks.
Built-in UV-C LED Intelligently turns on every 2 hours to keep your water and bottle fresh.
Double-wall insulated To keep water cold for 24 hours and hot for 12 hours.
What's Included
LARQ Water Purification Thermal Bottle
Reviews
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One bottle to rule them all
If you are wondering why would a water bottle be sold at a tech store, well this is no ordinary bottle. It is equipped with self-cleaning tech that is proven to sanitize 99.99% germs. I have been using these kind of bottles for a few years now and at one point of time I had not been using it so the bottle was not cleaned after several months; no gunk and bad smell I could tell. The packaging of the bottle looks like a product that is designed by a particular tech company in Cupertino. This is a product that looks and feels luxurious and it truly is. The bottle holds the right volume of water that I need for my daily activities, not too large nor too small. The color and design are great. It is not too slippery, though it feels very smooth, so I can hold it with my hands just fine. The color is attractive and unique. The bottle is double insulated, which means it can keep your water cold for 24 hours or hot for 12 hours. My other UV-C bottle was not double insulated so I’m very happy about this. The star of the show is of course the UV-C technology in the bottle cap. There are two modes of cleaning, a regular cleaning that takes a minute to complete and the adventure mode that cleans the bottle for three minutes. The bottle also regularly runs self-cleaning cycles every two hours. The battery can last up to 1 month according to Larq, though I have not tested the bottle for that long and I always charge the bottle once every couple of days. It uses micro USB cable to recharge the bottle cap, which you have to supply on your own. I would’ve liked it more if a cable was supplied considering how premium the bottle is. I’m not a fan of micro USB, either, which I found it to be less robust than USB C. In fact, these days I would expect USB C to be the norm. While the bottle is cleaned by using UVC, the inner side of the cap needs to be cleaned regularly by hands. Overall, this is a great bottle that uses high tech to give you added security of drinking clean tap water free from germs. Be mindful that it does not filter the water from harmful chemical or metal contaminants such as lead.
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Great idea. Could be improved. Expensive
The first thing to know, before anything else, is this product Sterilizes Clear Water Only. It Doesn’t filter or purify water nor do they claim that it does. Water must be clear and sediment free for the product to work correctly per instructions. The product is designed to be used primarily with water but you may use other drinks. However, the UV-C sterilization may not work or work properly. Manual cleaning is recommended for any contents other than water. DO Not put it in the dishwasher or microwave oven. I think the concept for this product is pretty cool and well implemented using UV-C to sterilize water, provided it’s clear. The self cleaning feature is an innovation as well. However, it excludes the bottle mouth and other areas where the UV light cannot reach. That still requires manual cleaning. Here’s where I think it excels. Thermal performance to keep your beverage cold is above average compared to similar water bottles I tested it against. See photos with a thermal camera. Their claim of 24 hours of keeping a liquid cold with little temperature rise is pretty accurate from my tests using ice water. However, instructions recommend not using or exposing product to temperatures below freezing (32F). The ice was around 19F but the water never froze. Freezing would likely crack the inner shall. The 1 ? inch mouth makes adding ice is easy. The product overview also mentions keeping contents hot. However, the instructions state “Do not expose the product to temperatures above 90F”. Really?? After reading over the instructions and safety sheet / legal disclaimer, those were the only temperature specs I could find. Looked on their website and didn’t do any better. This is directly off of their website: “The LARQ Bottle will keep cold water chilled for up to 24 hours or hot for up to 12 hours. The LARQ Bottle Movement is a lighter, single-walled bottle that will not keep beverages cold or hot, however, it can accommodate cold water and even be refrigerated. DO NOT put hot water into this bottle.” So “Hot” is 90F…. I’m guessing this is because of the lithium ion battery in the cap and legal liability if it blows up or catches fire. The cap uses RGB LEDs to show color to indicate system status. See instructions. This is where the 90F rating gets interesting. If the contents of the bottle are too hot the cap will pulsate orange. I filled it with water at 100F. No warning. Then in increments of ten degrees up to 160F letting it set for an hour each time. I Never got a warning even after leaving it at 160F overnight to see what it dropped to the next morning, which was 125F in about 12 hours. The cap still worked fine and the plastic was Not melted or deformed. Bad temperature sensor? There are some areas that could stand improvement. Even though it has a lightly textured outer surface it still can be a bit slippery when wet and full. A silicone base would be nice too. Fill line inside of the bottle is very hard to see without very good lighting and even then it is still difficult to see. Specs state 25 ounces. I filled it with that exact amount 3 times to be sure and it put the water about 1 1/8th inch from the rim. Inserting the cap would displace water every time. The fill line is approximately 24 ounces. I know this all may sound picky but isn’t that what a review is for? Operation: Normal mode, one button press, for a one minute of UV to kill cooties. “Adventure Mode” will give 3 minutes of UV sterilization for, say, river water that they show on the website. The UV-C LED will cycle on automatically at 2 hour intervals for 10 seconds to keep the bottle sterilized. See instructions for more info. Charging is pretty straight forward. Plug the included micro USB cord to a standard phone charger then into the port on the cap and when it's steady green it's fully charged. See instructions for other color meanings. As for taste, My wife or I couldn’t taste any difference whether we used tap water or tap water that passed through a 3M Filtrete water filter I installed and reviewed for BB a few months ago. Same for using bottled water with it. Even though the website shows it being used in a clear mountain river we didn’t try that. I doubt I would anyways unless I absolutely had to. Here’s a link to LARQ support for this product that explains some things and answers some questions. https://www.livelarq.com/support But beware of a lot of marketing speak and hype that can be repetitious at times. Some things I talked about earlier, like How hot is hot, are never answered beyond the 90F spec which is a bit ridiculous. Who was the third party that verified the specs for them? Pros Verifiable Above average thermal performance See photos with a thermal camera Website informative but lots of hype and can be sluggish in the Q & A sections UV-C with 2 sterilization modes Appears to be very well made No chemicals needed Includes Micro USB cable to recharge it Cons Without a microscope and other test equipment, and I’m not a biologist and I cannot verify how well or if it sterilizes water. Customers must take their word for it. Keeps beverages hot but recommends not to use hot water. “Do not expose product to temperatures above 90F” according to instructions. This conflicts with what is advertised. Primarily for water and not other types of drinks. But you can use them Cannot sterilize the mouth part or anywhere the UV light cannot reach Textured but still can be slippery. Especially when full and wet Expensive Notes Can be used to help keep fruit infused water fresh longer after fruit is removed. You can use the cap to sterilize other metal bottles if it fits the mouth, whether screws in and seals or not. LARQ, of course, doesn't recommend this per instructions. Crazy-Cap is a competitor that does just what I said in the previous sentence and fits popular metal thermos bottles. Conclusion: A bit pricey, lots of marketing speak and then there’s the hot water mystery subjective spec. I think it does what it says it will do to sterilize the water provided you follow the rules. Thermal performance I feel I verified. I will probably use mine with Propel drinks I like and use the UV to keep them drinkable longer since I don’t always drink an entire one at once. Is it worth it? That’s up to you.
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Expensive
Very expensive for a bottle. Wierd smell from water after activating uv light.
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100%/100%
To My Experience water from that bottle its so quallity and Safe to drink from anywhere to sip from that water bottle.10/10
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Wonderful
Used for traveling. Works great, long battery life
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100%/100%
To My Experience water from that bottle its so quallity and Safe to drink from anywhere to sip from that water bottle.10/10 no better words to say
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Solid Bottle with great concept for cleaner water
As one who’s main beverage throughout the day is water, I loved the idea of this bottle and had to have it. Build quality is very solid and overall appearance is clean. Not much to write in regards to operation as it simply requires you to charge the cap with the provided USB wire and once charged, fill the bottle and hit the button on top and the cap will do the rest. Overall, this is a great bottle and I plan on purchasing a second one for my wife.
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Great bottle that cleans the water
This bottle is really awesome because it continually cleans the water so that you're drinking clean water all the time. My favorite function of the bottle is that it keeps the water cool for more than 24 hours. I put ice in the bottle and ice was still in the bottle the next day without the bottle being on the refrigerator
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great water bottle
I love my Larq water bottle. My old water bottles would develop a certain stink but this one is stink free! The charge on the lid lasts a long time, too. I use my water bottle daily and have only charged it initially and haven't had to recharge yet. I wish it would come in a 32oz size, though. The only complaint I have is that it's pretty pricey!!
