How can I clean the water cooler at home?

It is simply impossible to imagine a modern office center, in which there is not at least one cooler. It helps all employees in not losing their good mood and working capacity from thirst. Like all things, devices and so on, the cooler gets dirty, so you need to know how to clean the water cooler at home, or in an office environment. About what is a cooler, how it works and what you need to clean in this device, we'll tell you in this article.

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What is a cooler?

Dispenser or water cooler is such a device, thanks to which clean water in cold or hot form from a bulk bottle gets to a person. That's why the quality of this device is directly connected with our health and we need to know how to disassemble a water cooler and how to clean it with our own hands.

Important! According to the sanitary norms, the cooler needs to be treated at least once every 6 months, even though you rarely use it.

A capacitor, that is, the rear grille of the device must be cleaned of dust at least once a year. This is in case the cooler is in your house. Office cooler needs washing, at least 2 times more often.

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Why should I clean the cooler?

A large number of housewives are wondering how to clean the water cooler at home and why do it at all. To understand whether it is worth wasting your time and energy, you need to have an idea of ​​the probable problems.

So, we need to clean the water cooler for the following reasons:

• Purification of microbial flora is the purification objective. In the cooler, a large number of bacteria originate in different ways. They can cause dangerous for all people diseases.
• The hygienic label, which protects the valve from contamination, is removed during the installation of the cooler not always. This leads to the penetration of non-sterile particles of paper, as well as films, into the apparatus for water purification.
• During operation, a bionet is formed inside the container in the form of a film that covers the parts. During the contact of water with this film, the process of contamination of the liquid takes place.
• There are two simple signs for the presence of bacteria in water: an unpleasant odor and a specific taste.

Important! In order for the formation of the bionatal is much slower, use high quality water.

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What should I do before cleaning the cooler?

Clean the dispenser when changing bottles with water, because this will make the work easier and faster:

1. First, turn off the equipment from the mains and wait for the liquid inside the bottle to cool.
2. After this, drain the water.
3. While the water cools down, prepare all necessary means, namely:
   • water tank;
   • brush;
   • dishwashing detergent;
   • wipes or paper towels;
   • cleaning agent, as well as gloves.

Important! In order to clean the water cooler from the inside, prepare a solution: in 5 liters of water, dissolve 100 g of ordinary citric acid.

1. Remove the empty bottle, do not forget to drain all the water from the system itself. Tighten the stopper and proceed to the next step.

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How do I clean the water cooler at home?

To qualitatively clean the water cooler, proceed step by step.

Clean the cranes

First clean the contaminated cranes:

1. Unscrew them.
2. Start the basic work - at this stage you will help the brush and dishwashing detergent.
3. Qualitatively wipe the dishwashing detergent all the depressions in the faucets - where the bacteria are most often born.
4. Rinse products, wipe them off and screw back.
   

We wash the drip tray

Then remove the drip tray in the dispenser, disassemble and rinse it in hot soapy water.

We disinfect the bottle receptacle

In order to remove and clean the bottle receptacle:

1. Turn your device counter-clockwise.
2. Pour a solution of citric acid through the hole, and in order for the solution to fill the entire cavity of the container, open all the valves.
3. If too thin a jet of solution flows, add a small amount of detergent.
4. Turn on the machine and heat a small amount of hot water.
5. Wait until the indicator goes out, and then turn off the cooler.
6. You can do other things for 5-6 hours, because at this time your device will be disinfected.
7. At the end of this time, do not forget to wash the bottle, because it is in it is the reproduction of microbes.
8. Then drain the solution, and for this, reopen all the valves, the faucets.
9. With a brush, you can additionally clean the valves.
10. Pour clean water through the cleaned channels of the device - about 4-5 liters.
11. Drain again. Thanks to this, you can remove all remnants of the solution. Do not forget that it is not desirable to use drained water for domestic purposes.

Important! When you install your bottle, be sure to check that the drain valve is closed.

After you have been able to clean the water cooler at home, install a new bottle and together with a sense of duty you can enjoy fresh and clean water.

Professional tools:

1. The demountable parts of the cooler and the outer surface of its entire body can be cleaned with a special solution of Kremklinom.
2. The cranes are brushed using a spray "Antiklin".If it is not there, a dish remedy at home is suitable.

Important! You can repeat the draining procedure 2-3 times to completely wash the cleaning solution and the scum that has receded.

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General rules during the cleaning of the cooler:

• A large number of experts recommend that the house itself clean the cooler at least once a month.
• During the change of the bottle, always flush the bottle with a needle, because it is there that the bacteria multiply and the dust and dirt from the environment get into it.
• Before you put a new bottle with water, wipe the neck with an absolutely clean sponge or use an alcoholic napkin for this purpose.
• Do not forget that as long as the bottle with the water traveled from the factory to your office or at home along our streets, roads and driveways, it did not become cleaner. Therefore, be sure to remove the hygienic sticker, disposable bag and protective thermo ring from the bottle itself, because the manufacturer took care and protected the bottle so that you enjoyed pure water.

Important! Before installing a new bottle on the cooler, without fail, read the instructions that the manufacturer wrote and carefully follow it.

Now that you have read our article, you know how to clean the water cooler at home. We wish you always to drink extremely pure water and receive from it that necessary energy charge, which will help you to do incredible things!