A water dispensing device for dispensing water at a location remote from a
water purification unit and methods of using the water dispensing device
and methods of operating such remote water dispensing devices. The water
dispensing device includes a dispensing gun, a support structure for the
dispensing gun, and a manifold hydraulically coupling the water
purification unit with the dispensing gun for supplying a stream of water
from the water purification unit to the dispensing gun. The water
dispensing device is also equipped with a flow control valve operative
for selectively directing the stream of water from the manifold to the
dispensing gun. Equipping the remote water dispensing device with a
manifold and flow regulation device permits the flow of water to be
regulated locally at the water dispensing device, in contrast to
regulation only at the water purification unit.