Friday, January 11, 2008

How to diagnose a leak in your water cooler or water dispenser

We see this question all the time.... My water cooler or water dispenser is leaking - what do I do? Aquaverve, one of the premiere water cooler retailers offered us a simple checklist for your reference.

First, 95% of all water cooler leaks are caused by the water bottle. The water bottle is reused many times and often handled roughly. This causes tiny pinholes or cracks in the plastic. Typically these cracks do not leak water while the bottle is stored, but once inverted onto the cooler the crack or pinhole will allow air to enter the bottle. The water level may be at the top, middle, or bottom when this happens - depends where the crack is and other bottle stress. Once air can enter the water bottle the water level in the cooler reservoir will never achieve equilibrium with the water level in the bottle. Accordingly the bottle will continue to fill the cooler until the cooler overflows either from the top or inside the cabinet - depending on the cooler construction. The water flow will not stop until the bottle is empty!

Solution? Simple - replace the bottle with a new one! This should be your first move in the event of a leak.

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for more information and further diagnosis of your leaking water cooler!
Thanks to Aquaverve for supplying this info! They have lots of other info at Aquaverve Articles.

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