Water cooler cleaning - help

jerryj


Joined: 25/10/2009
Posts: 56

Message Posted:
20/06/2010 17:00

I have got a stand up water cooler/heater. Just recently the cold water is tasting a bit metalic/brackish.

(I have tried 3 different bottles).

The cooling/heating tanks are sealed.

Does anyone know what you can flush the water tank through with to give it a clean?

Cheers in advance.

sienna


Joined: 09/01/2009
Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
20/06/2010 17:13

you need to open up the bit the bottle stands in and completely drain out run through some baby milton sterilising agent through it

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
20/06/2010 17:18

Brackish means it is a dilute salt solution like the water in an estuary, I'm thinking you maybe mean a bit earthy/ peaty and not brackish.



You can clean the system out fairly easily using Milton tablets as described above... it's perfectly safe and you should notice a distinct improvement in the taste... if it still tastes brackish I would change your brand of bottled water...

basheer



Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 949

Message Posted:
20/06/2010 19:18

water is tasting a bit metalic the reason is the water containers are left in the sun too long this is what my neighbour said when we asked the reason icy water is what we buy but i think they taste the same

outdoor storage is the reason buy someone may know more

jerryj


Joined: 25/10/2009
Posts: 56

Message Posted:
22/06/2010 22:52

Thanks all - The Milton did the trick - water now tastes nice

laptagal


Joined: 28/05/2008
Posts: 549

Message Posted:
23/06/2010 14:16

How often should it be cleaned, roughly. Or do you just wait 'till the water doesn't taste right?

mint1955



Joined: 30/05/2007
Posts: 988

Message Posted:
26/07/2010 13:22

We have these at work and they say every 3 months but would do them more in hot weather.