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Water Bottle Dispenser or Bottleless Dispenser

User GuidePlease Read This Instruction Manual Before Using Your Water Cooler

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Thank you for purchasing an Oasis Water Dispenser. This unique design offers the benefits of

• Nomorestrugglingandliftingofheavywaterbottles

• Nomoreaccidentalwaterspillageduringwaterbottleinstallation

• Nomorelookingatbruisedandbatteredrecycledwaterbottles

Pleasereadtheenclosedoperatinginstructionscarefullyandretainthisbookletforfuturereference.WehavecarefullyengineeredyourWaterDispensertogiveyouyearsofenjoymentandtroublefreeoperation.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS• Neverturnthedispenserupsidedownortiltmorethan45degrees.Iftheunithasbeenrestingonitssideforalongperiod

oftime,placethewaterdispenserintheuprightpositionforapproximately12hoursbeforeturningiton.

• Forusewith3or5gallon(12or19liter)waterbottles.

• Neverusethisdispenserwithwaterthatisunsafetodrinkorisfromanunknownsource.

• Neveruseanyotherliquidinthedispenserotherthanknownandmicrobiologicallysafebottledwater.Neverallowchildrentodispensehotwaterwithoutproperanddirectsupervision.

• Thiswaterdispenserisequippedwithagroundedpowercordplugforyoursafety.

• Keepyourwaterdispenserinadryplaceawayfromdirectsunlight.

• Neverputanythingflammableclosetothedispenser.

• Leaveaminimumof2”(5cm)aroundthebackandsidesofthedispenserforproperventilation.

• Alwaysinstallyourwaterdispenseronalevelfloor.Wait3minutesbeforerestartingmachineaftershuttingitdown.Alwaysunplugthewaterdispenserbeforeservicing.

• Regularcleaningofyourwaterdispenserisrequiredforyourwarranty.

• Pleasefollowthecleaninginstructionsoutlinedinthismanualandcleanthedispenserevery4months.

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS• Improperuseofthegroundingplugcanresultinariskofelectricshockcausingseriousinjury,evendeath.

• Thisappliancemustbegrounded.Intheeventofanelectricalshortcircuit,groundingreducestheriskofelectricshockbyprovidinganescapewirefortheelectriccurrent.

• Thisapplianceisequippedwithapowercordhavingagroundingwirewithagroundingplugandmustbeconnectedintoaproperlygroundedpolarizedoutlet.Consultaqualifiedelectricianifthegroundinginstructionsarenotcompletelyunderstood,orifdoubtexistsastowhethertheapplianceisproperlygrounded.Ifthewalloutletisastandard2prongoutlet,itisyourpersonalresponsibilityandobligationtohaveitreplacedwithaproperlygrounded3-prongwalloutlet.

• Donotunderanycircumstancescutorremovethethird(ground)prongfromthepowercordplug.Donotuseanadapterplugwiththisappliance.

• Donotuseanextensioncordwiththisappliance.Ifthepowercordistooshort,haveaqualifiedelectricianinstallanelectricaloutletneartheappliance.

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WATER DISPENSER CONTROLS1. Controlpanel2. Heating3. Ready-to-dispenseindicatorlights

Red Light:“Flashing”=Heater(hotwatertank)isoperationalRed Light:“SteadyOn”=Thehotwaterhasreachedoptimumtemperatureandisreadyfordispensing.Red Light:“Off”=Hotwatertankheatingsystemisoff,howeverwaterwithinthetankmaystillbeveryhot.Al-waysexercisecautionwhendispensingand/ordrainingwaterfromthehotwatertank.Blue Light:‘’SteadyOn”=Thecoldwaterhasreachedoptimumtemperatureandisreadyfordispensing.Blue Light:“Off”=Thecoolingcycleisinprogress,itispossibletodispensewaterduringthecoolingcycle,however,optimumcoolingtemperaturemaynotyetbeachieved.Yellow Light: “Flashing”=Lowwaterlevelinsideinternalreservoir,waterbottleempty.Yellow Light:“Off”=Thestatusofallwaterlevelsarenormal.

4. Hotwaterdispensingbutton5. Roomtemperaturewaterdispensingbutton6. Coldwaterdispensingbutton7. Removabledriptray8. Lowerdoor(bottlestoragecompartment)9. Waterdispensingspigot10.Stainlesssteelstraw(waterbottle)11.DoorSwitch(Controlswaterpumpoperation)12.Adjustable“cold”waterthermostat.(Note:hotwater

temperatureisfactorysetandcannotbeadjusted)13.Carryhandle14.Drainvalve15.Condensercoil

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Initial Product Cleaning Procedure

Likemostappliances,yourwaterdispenserrequiresperiodicmaintenanceformaximumefficiencyandperformanceandmustbecleanedonaregularbasis(i.e.every4months).Tomaintainahygienicenvironmentwithinyourwaterdispenserandpreventpotentialformation(growth)ofbacteria,westronglyrecommendregularcleaning.

1. Makesurethelowercompartmentstoragedooris“open”(thiswillpreventactivationofthewaterpump).

2. Makesurethepowercordispluggedintoelectricaloutlet.

3. Usingacleanjug/containerpre-mix4cups/1LofWhiteVinegarwith4cups/1Lofhotwater.Placethejug/containeronthefloorofthebottlestoragecompartment.Insertthestainlessstrawintothecleaningsolution,(makesurethejug/containerdoesnottipover)andclosethestoragedoor.Thewaterpumpwillstartautomaticallyanddrawthecleaningsolutionintothedispenserreservoirs.Whenallofthecleaningsolutionhasbeendrawn,thepumpwillcontinuetooperateforapproximately20secondsandstopautomatically,followedbyaflashingyellowlight(addwater)condition(thisisnormal).Simplyopenthestoragetocanceltheflashingyellowlight.Allowthecleaningsolutiontositinsidethedispenserfor20minutes.

4. Placeajug/containerunderthedispensingspigotsandpressboththehotandcolddis-pensingbuttonsuntilthecleaningsolutionstopsflowing.Discardcleaningsolution.

5. Usingajug/container,draintheremainingcleaningsolutionfromtheinternalreservoirsbyunscrewingthedraincapandremovingthedrainplugfromthedrainvalvelocatedatthebackoftheunit.Discardthecleaningsolution.

6. Re-installthedrainpluganddraincapontheunitandflushthesystemusing2Lcleanwateronly(nocleaningsolution)followingthesamebasicstepsoutlinedabove.(Seestep#3)Placejug/containerunderdrainvalveandremovedraincapanddrainplugal-lowingrinsewatertodrain.Whentherinsewaterstopsflowing,re-installthedrainpluganddraincapandtighten.Thecleaningprocessisnowcomplete.

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The Mirage can use 3 or 5 gallon water bottles. This unit also easily converts to a direct water line. Please see page 7 for instructions on installing this unit direct to a water line and filtration system.

Installing the Water Bottle

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IMPORTANT:Alwayswashyourhandsfirstbeforehandlingwaterbottle!Cleanthetopofthewaterbottlewithacleancloth.Waterbottlescanbepurchasedfromyourlocalretailer.

1. Makesurethelowerdoor(bottlestoragecompartment)isopen.Thewaterpumpcannotoperateaslongasthedoorisintheopenposition.

2. Removetheprotectivelabelfromthetopofthebottle.DonotremovetheBottleCap.s

3. Mostwaterbottleshaveapuncturablemembraneinthetopcap.Topuncturethemembrane,insertthestrawintothecapandpushdownwarduntilthemembraneopens.Insertthestrawallthewayintothebottleuntilthebottomofthestrawtouchesthebottomofthewaterbottle.NOTE:Thewaterbottledrinkingstrawfeaturesanexclusivetelescopicdesignforusewitheither18.9L(5gal)and11.4L(3gal)waterbottles.(SeeFig.1&Fig.2)Toadjustthelengthofthewaterbottledrinkingstraw,holdtheupperportionofthestrawandsimplypull/pushthelowerportionofthestrawtothedesiredlength.

4. Toattachthewaterbottlestrawontotheneckofthewaterbottle,makesurethehandleispositioned“horizontally”andpressfirmlyontothetopofthebottleneck.(SeeFig.3)Whenthehandleisinthe“verti-cal”(locked)posi-tion,(SeeFig.4)itispossibletolift/carrythewaterbottle(theBottleCapmustbeinplacetolift).How-ever,wheninstallingthe18.9L(5gal)waterbottleinsidethestor-agecompartment,thehandlemustbeinthe“horizontal”position.(SeeFig.3)

BackofCooler

IMPORTANT: DO NOT BREAK OR REMOVE THE SEAL FROM AROUND THE NECK OF THE WATER BOTTLE, (See Fig. 5) OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LIFT/CARRY THE WATER BOTTLE WITH THE CARRY HANDLE. (See Fig. 6)

5. Toinstallthewaterbottleinsidethebottlestoragecompartment,simplypositionthebottleinfrontofstoragecompartmentrampand(push)slideinsideusingthesideofyourleguntilthebottlecomestoastop.

6. Closethelowercompartmentdoorandthewaterpumpwillstartdeliveringwaterintothedispenserautomatically.Whentheinternalreservoirsarefull,thewaterpumpwillstopautomatically.

NOTE:Thewaterpumpsystemalsoincorporatesaspecialsafetyfeaturethatprevents/stopsoperationintheabsenceofwater.(i.e.emptywaterbottleconditions)Waterpumpoperationisalsolinkedtoadoorswitchsystemmountedinsidethelowerstoragecompartment.i.e.Dooropen=pumpoperationsuspended.Doorclosed=normalpumpoperation.

Dispensing Room and Cold WaterPlaceaglassunderthedispensingspigotinthecenterofthewateroutletpanel.Forcoldwater,press/holddispensingbutton(#6)untilthedesiredamountofwaterisdispensedandrelease.Forroomtemperaturewater,press/holddispensingbutton(#5)untilthedesiredamountofwaterisdispensedandrelease.

Adjusting the Temperature (Cold water only)Byturningthethermostatatthebackoftheunit,thetemperaturecanbeadjustedbyusingasmallflatscrewdriver.Turnthedialclockwisebetweenthehigh(cool)andlow(colder)levelsuntilthedesiredtemperatureisreached.Ifthewaterdispenserisnotdispensingwater,therecouldbeapossibleicebuildupduetothethermostatbeingsettoocold.Ifthishappens,unplugthedispenserovernightandthenreset.Setthermostattoawarmersetting,slowlyincreasingbasedonyouruseandneedforcoldwater.

Fig.6WaterBottleSealRemovedFig.5WaterBottleSealIntact

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Converting to Direct Water Line (bottleless water option)

1. Yourcoolercomessetupfor3gal.(11.4L)or5gal.(18.9L)bottlebottomloadasshowninfigure“A”.

2. Disconnectthebottlesiphonfromthedoorbypullingthehandleawayforthedoor,asshownbythearrowdirectioninfigure“A”

3. Disconnectthewatersupplytubefromthesiphoncapelbowasshowniffigure“B”,seeinstructionsbelow

Water tube to Elbow connect and disconnect procedures

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B

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4. Afterdisconnectingthesiphon,storeinasafeplaceforfutureuse.Thesiphonassemblywillfitintheopenspacebythecondenserasshowninfigure“C”

5. ConnecttheStemElbowthatwassuppliedwithyourcoolertothewatersupplytubeasshowninfigureD.TheStemElbowisa¼stemconnectionthatwillbestandardforyourfiltersystemsetuplaterintheseinstructions

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6. Assemblethefilterasperindividualinstructions. F - Filter set sold separately.

7. Thefilterbrackethasseveralholepatternstoaccommodatedifferentfiltermountingconfigurations.Itmaybenecessarytoprovideyourownholesperyourindividualfilterinstructions.Note:Mounting screws are not included with your cooler.

8. MountthefilterstothefilterbracketperindividualinstructionsasshowinfigureG.Note.Followanypre-flushinstructionsthatweresuppliedwithyourfiltersetbeforemakeanyconnections.

9. Connectthewatersupplytubewith¼StemElbowtotheoutletsideofyourfiltersystemshowninfigureH.Connectthe¼tube(suppliedwithyourcooler)totheinletsideofyourfiltersystemasshowninfigureI.

Filter Bracket

Installing and connecting Filters (OASIS Green Filter shown)

Oasis Green Filter

GreenFilterreplacementmediacanbepurchasedonlineat:www.oasiscoolers.comwww.oasisfilters.com

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Mounting Screws

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10.YourcoolerwillcomeequippedwithasupplytubebushingfortheinlettubetopassthrutherearofthecoolersimilartotheoneshowninfigureJ.Pushthesupplytubingthroughthisbushingtomakeyourexternalsupplywaterconnec-tion.Note: Observe all local and state plumbing codes.

11.Yourcoolerisequippedwithopendoorsafetyinterlocksystemthatwillsus-pendallcoolersfunctionswhiletheaccessdoorisopen.Theaccessdoormustbeshutforthecoolertooperatecorrectly.Follow start up instructions at the front of this document.

Supplied tube bushing

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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCELikemostappliances,yourwaterdispenserrequiresperiodicmaintenanceformaximumefficiencyandperformanceandmustbecleanedonaregularbasis(i.e.every4months).

Tomaintainahygienicenvironmentwithinyourwaterdispenserandpreventpotentialformation(growth)ofbacteria,westronglyrecommendregularcleaning.

Cleaning the Outside of the Water DispenserTheoutsideofthedispensercanbewipedcleanwithcleansolutionoramildsoapandwatermixture.Neveruseharshchemicalsorabrasivecleaners.Rinsethoroughlywithcleanwaterandthendrysurfaces.

Cleaning the Drip TrayToremovethedriptray,(Fig.8)pullthetrayforwarddislodgingitfromtheguides.Drainandclean.

Thedriptrayshouldbeemptiedandcleanedregularlytoremovespottingandanymineraldeposits.Cleanwithcleaningsolutionoramildsoapandwatermixture.Fortoughdeposits,addvinegarandletitsoakuntilthedepositscomeloose.Thenwash,rinseanddrythoroughly.Toreplace,putthegrillbackonthetrayandslidethetrayontotheguides(notdishwashersafe).

Cleaning the CondenserVacuumorsweepawaythedustfromthecondensercoilsatthebackofthedispenser.Forbestresults,youcanpurchaseabrushdesignedspecificallyforthispurposefromyourlocalappliancestore.Thiswillimprovecoolingandefficiency.

Draining the ReservoirsDrainthereservoirsbeforeandaftercleaning,whengoingonlongvacationsorifnotusingthedispenserforlongperiodsoftime.

IMPORTANT! Unplug the dispenser before performing this procedure.

Dispense hot water until temperature drops to a safe level to avoid the risk of scalding.

1. Removethewaterbottle2. Pressall3dispensebuttonsuntilwaternolongercomesout3. Placeabucketbeneaththedrainvalveonthebackofthedispenser4. Removethecapandplugfromthedrainvalveandletthewaterflowintothebucket5. Replacethecapandplug

IMPORTANT: Collect the water in a container, not the drip tray.

6. Replacethewaterbottle(seeInstallingtheWaterBottle)

Going Away on VacationWhennotusingthedispenserforlongperiodsoftimeorwhengoingonvacation,conserveenergy,unplugthedispenseranddrainthereservoirs(seeDrainingtheReservoirs).FollowInitialProductCleaningProceduresuponreturnandstartupofthedispenser.

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Problem

Water dispenser is leaking

Possible Cause Suggested Solution

Draincapandsiliconesealarenotsecure. Ensuresealissecureindrainplugandtightencap.

Allthewaterinthetankhasbeenused. Replacewithfullbottleandwait60minutesforwatertocool.

Theunitisunplugged. Plugintotheoutlet.

Thecircuitbreakeristrippedorafuseisblown. Resetthebreakerorreplacethefuse.

Temperaturelimittripped. Allowthetemperatureofthehotwatertanktocoolforapproximately15-30minutes.Thetem-peraturelimitthermostatwillresetautomaticallyoncesufficientlycooledandthecoolingsystemwillreactivateautomatically.

Thermostatneedstobeadjustedcolder. Adjustthermostatbetweenhigh(cool)andlow(colder)levelstoachievedesiredtemperature.

Emptywaterbottle. Replacewithfullbottle.

Mineraldepositscloggingtanks. SeeCleaningtheReservoirs.

Possibleairpocket. Pushdownonthedispenserbuttonstoprimetheunit.

Inspectwaterlineforkinks.

Possibleicebuild-upduetothermostatsettoohigh. Unplugovernight,thenreset.Adjustthermostattohigh,slowlyincreasingbasedondesireduseandneedforcoldwater.

Bottleismakingagurglingnoiseasitfillsthetank. Thisisnormal.

Waterdispenserisuneven. Makesurethedispenserisonanevensurfacethatcansupportitsweight.

Water is not hot or cold enough

Water dispenser is not dispensing water

When using direct water hookup; slow or no water into the cooler

Water dispenser is noisy

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