Cleaning Your Water Cooler Dispenser
How to Clean a Water Dispenser
If you have a water cooler/dispenser, you'll want to clean it regularly. Here's how to do it right.
Steps
Clean your water cooler every 6 weeks, or with every bottle change.
Prepare a bleach solution by adding 1 tablespoon of bleach to every 1 gallon of water that you use.
Unplug the water cooler from the wall and take off the empty bottle.
Use a sponge to clean the inner surface of the water cooler with the bleach solution.
Let it stand for no more than 5 minutes, then drain the bleach solution through the tap and into a bucket.
Rinse out the bleach solution by filling the inner reservoir with water four times and washing it out through the tap and into a bucket.
Lift off the drip tray and wash well in the bleach solution. Then rinse in tap water and replace onto the cooler.
Wash your hands with soap and warm water, then wipe the top and neck of the new bottle.
Remove the cap from the new bottle. Put the new bottle on the water dispenser.
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Whether your water cooler is located in your home or office, routine cleaning is necessary in order to continue to provide safe drinking water for everyone who uses the cooler. Cleaning only takes a few minutes and can easily become part of the routine when it is time to change the bottle - just get in the habit!