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SELF-CLEANING
Congratulations! You have acquired state-of-the-art combination unit with water
cooler with Self-Cleaning Capabilities. It is designed to preserve an original bottled
water quality and to eliminate slime build up in the cold water tank, 5 gallon bottle
and internal water passageways.
THIS FEATURE IS NOT MEANT TO FILTER OR TO PURIFY DIRTY OR TAP
WATER.
Areas of the cooler that are sanitized by the Self-Cleaning feature include the cold
water tank, cold tank cover with water level controls, cold water faucet up to the
dispensing nozzle and surrounding connectors. Includes 5 gallon bottle and probe
for drawing water out of the bottle. Hot water tank and its passageways to the dis-
pensing faucet are self cleaning itself by water heated to 201°F.
These parts of your cooler are automatically treated with metered amounts of ozone
every 4 hours to eliminate bacteria growth. This process is an exclusive to Electro-
temp Technologies Inc. and is covered by numerous patents.
Ozone (O3) could be called a miracle substance, since it is a naturally occurring
disinfectant.
A common example is the ozone created by lightning strikes. The electric charge in
lightning reacts with the oxygen in the air and creates ozone. The fresh smell in the
air after a storm is the odor of ozone. Ozone molecules are very unstable and in
short time they changes into one molecule of air (O2) and water (H2O) becoming
completely harmless. The ozone emissions of this water cooler into ambient air are
controlled to below 50 pbb(so parts per billion) level in accordance with OSHA and
USA and Candaian requirements.
Ozone has good sanitizing capabilities and does not require additions of any other
substances to assist in the cleaning process. Reliable construction assures longevity
of the Self-Cleaning system.
However, there are some parts of the cooler that the Self-Clean feature does not
sanitize. Components such as the outside of nozzles of the faucets are not sanitized
by this feature and thus require periodic cleaning. For instructions on how to clean
these components, please refer to page 16 of this manual.
