How do you clean your cooler? These are the steps that we use:
1) Unplug cord and allow the unit
to come to room temperature. For Hot and Cold coolers, run some water out of
the hot tap after unplugging to cool the water.
2) Remove the bottle. Empty the reservoir through the faucets. For
Hot and Cold coolers, also remove the drain plug at the back of the
cooler. Replace after the hot tank is
empty.
3)
Remove the lid of your
dispenser. No-Spill tops require a
little extra effort to pull off and push on. Some have a locking pin. Some
require a partial counter-clockwise turn before removing.
4)
Mix a cleaning solution by
adding 1 tablespoon of household bleach to 1 gallon of fresh water. Thoroughly
wipe inside of reservoir with cleaning solution and a clean cloth or paper
towel.
5)
Fill reservoir with cleaning
solution. For Hot and Cold coolers, open the hot faucet until water comes out
and top up the reservoir with solution.
6)
Spray a diluted solution of
bleach and water inside the faucet spouts.
Let stand for 5 minutes, and then drain through the faucets. For Hot and
Cold coolers, also remove the drain plug at the back of the cooler. Replace after the hot tank is empty.
7)
Fill the reservoir with fresh
water. For Hot and Cold coolers, open the hot faucet until water comes out and
top up the reservoir with fresh water.
8)
Drain through the faucets. For Hot and
Cold coolers, also remove the drain plug at the back of the cooler. Replace after the hot tank is empty.
9)
Repeat steps 7 & 8 once
more.
10)
Remove the air filter from the
top.
11) Clean the top in a clean sink filled with fresh water and a mild bleach
solution.
12)
Rinse the top with fresh water,
and dry with clean paper towel.
13)
Replace air filter
14)
Replace cooler top.
15)
Replace bottle.
16)
Open faucets one at a time
until water runs from each.
17)
Plug unit back in.
18) Water should be chilled and
hot, if so equipped in about 1/2 hour.
