How do you clean a sunbeam water cooler that dispenses hot cold and room temp water?

Answer 1

Here is how to disinfect a sunbeam hot/cold water dispenser:

1. Google "cleaning a sunbeam water dispenser"

2. Find this site

3. See no answer

Hmmmmm. I wish I knew because that's how I found this site. Looks like we are in the same boat. Bummer.

UPDATE: I just got off the phone with Sunbeam on how to clean their water dispensers/coolers. I have a 3 way (hot, room temp, and cold) and needed to clean it. The woman from costumer service informed me that the company Elite Classics manufacture their water dispensers and she gave me the number directly to the factory (877-383-6399). I called the number and they were very helpful. To clean one of their water dispensers:

1. Unplug the water dispenser. 2. Completely drain the dispenser. 3. Pour in 4 cups of white vinegar. 4. Pour in 8 cups of hot tap water. 5. Leave mix in for 1 hour. 6. Drain 7. Pour in 12 cups of hot tap water or more and drain until the vinegar taste is not longer present.

the instruction manual says you can use white vinegar or milk of magnesia. personally i like the milk of magnesia cause you can tell its all rinsed out as soon as the water is no longer cloudy. im not sure if all sunbeams are like this, but mine has a drain valve on the back. i make sure i run everything through all 3 nozzles and the drain valve to ensure everything inside is clean to the best of my knowledge. also i have used a mild bleach and water mixture and rinsed out with about 10 gallons of water. just have to make sure you run enough water through so no more chemicals are present. you can also get chlorine strips and test the water to make sure all the bleach is out. you can probably get a few strips free from a local restaurant that uses them. or maybe even a pool and spa supply store. they are not expensive.

If it's filthy with dirt, such as one you've purchased used, then the following will be the steps to take before the vinegar/bleach treatment.

1. remove the dispenser seat that the bottle sits on.

2. remove the top of the cooler by taking out the two top screws, in the back, outer-most corners, and popping it off.

3. there is a large plastic ring that sits just under the dispenser ring. turn it counter-clockwise and pull it out.

4. beneath the plastic ring, there will be a flat disc, the same size as the fill cylinder. there is a rib, running across the middle. use this rib to unscrew the disc, and pull it out.

5. remove the next piece that is sitting in the bottom, to completely reveal the fill cylinder. remove the clear rubber gasket from the bottom.

6. clean all pieces, (I cleaned them and then sanitized them with boiling water) fill the cylinder with boiling water, and bleach or vinegar mixture. let sit for an hour. Drain, and rinse til completely clean.

7. reassemble the cooler in reverse order, and you're finished.