Oasis Aquabar 2 Use & Care Manual - page 10
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of the taller ear should line up with the hole for the UV bulb. You don’t need to sanitize the cooler unless you wish to.
If you have a tri-temp model, you will also need to reconnect the vertical silicone tube to the stainless steel hot tank
tube. Put the side panel back on, then place the cabinet top on and tighten the screws so they are snug. Return to page 5
to finish the first use preparation.
STEPS 22 & 23 ARE FOR TRI-TEMP MODELS ONLY
22. Drain the hot tank into a bucket by opening the drain plug on the back of the unit. BE CAREFUL BECAUSE HOT
WATER MAY START EMPTYING AS SOON AS YOU LOOSEN THE CAP. You may need to remove the silicone
plug in the end of the tube. WARNING: Water could be extremely hot when draining hot tank.
23. Insert the drain plug back into the drain line and screw the cap on so it is snug.
24. Continue on to the SANITIZING INSTRUCTIONS to ensure the best tasting water.
SANITIZING INSTRUCTIONS
Suggested frequency: once every 6 months for non-UV models, at every bulb change (12 months) for UV models
When you sanitize, follow the wash and rinse instructions described above first.
1. The POWER and water should be turned off to the cooler. No water should be in the cooler and the reservoir lids and
baffle should be set aside with the cooler top off. The right side panel should also be off.
2. TRI-TEMP MODELS ONLY: Make sure the vertical silicone tube at the back of the reservoir is disconnected from
the stainless steel hot tank tube and plugged so water from the reservoir will not drain out.
3. Prepare two solutions of sanitizing solution – one for the baffle, stainless steel and plastic lids, and one for the reservoir.
For the baffle and lid solution, place 1 teaspoon (5ml) of common household bleach (5.25% sodium hypochlorite) per
gallon (4 liters) of clean room temperature water. For the reservoir, place 2 teaspoons (10ml) of common household
bleach (5.25% sodium hypochlorite) in 2 gallons (7.6 liters) of clean room temperature water
4. Place the baffle and lids in their container with solution and carefully pour the 2 gallon solution into the reservoir.
5. Let the sanitizing solutions sit for 5 minutes – no more than 10 minutes. Wipe down the exposed inner surface of the
reservoir using the solution inside it. NOTE: Gloves should be worn during this procedure.
6. Use a pipet to drop some of the sanitizing solution inside the float valve body.
7. Thoroughly rinse off the reservoir lids with running water. Include the inside of the float valve body. Place the plastic
lid and float assembly into a container of clean filtered water to eliminate all traces of chlorine solution from the
crevices.
8. Drain sanitizing solution from the reservoir through the cook faucet (middle button on tri-temp models, far left button on
duo-temp models). When water flow stops, drain the rest through the cold water faucet (far right button).
9. Empty the rest of the cleaning solution through the drain in the back. Put the drain plug back on for the next step.
10. Fill the reservoir with clean water and drain it through the cook water and cold water faucets as you did with the soap
solution. Repeat at least 3 times or until there is no evidence of bleach in the water (such as bubbles or odor, etc.).
11. TRI-TEMP MODELS ONLY: Refill the reservoir one more time. With a bucket under the silicone tube in the back
of the stainless steel reservoir to catch the water, remove the plug from the silicone tube. This process will rinse the tube
of all solution.
12. Drain the rest of the water through the reservoir drain at the back of the cooler. Put the drain plug back on for the next
step.
STEPS 13 - 14 ARE FOR TRI-TEMP MODELS ONLY
13. Remove the plug from the vertical silicone tube and reconnect it to the stainless steel hot tank tube.
14. Put the right side panel back on. Follow the instructions on page 10 if you need help.
15. Re-install the baffle and the lids. Note that the stainless lid has a notch in the flange that must line up with the tab on the
left side of the reservoir. The plastic lid will only fit in the stainless lid one way. The radius of the taller ear should line
up with the hole for the UV bulb. Put the side panel back on, then place the cabinet top on and tighten the screws so
they are snug.
16. Turn the water back ON to the cooler.