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A combined water cooler and hot beverage maker has a stand, a brewed
beverage tank, a cold water compartment, and a dispenser actuator
for dispensing cold water or brewed beverages. The tank includes
a filter basket, a reservoir portion, and an outlet port. The reservoir
portion is adapted to hold a brewed liquid, and the outlet port
is positioned in substantially the bottom of the reservoir portion.
The dispenser actuator is connected to the outlet port and to the
cold water compartment and is biased to a closed position, but may
be moved to an open position by a vessel for holding cold water
or a hot beverage.
A method for operating a water cooler, wherein the water cooler
includes a cooling system, a storage compartment assembly, a water
dispenser assembly, and a climate control assembly including a thermostat
and a control capillary, includes coupling the control capillary
to the thermostat, and coupling the thermostat to the cooling system
such that the thermostat controls the operational state of the cooling
system. The method includes positioning the control capillary adjacent
each of the storage compartment assembly and the water dispenser
assembly, determining the temperature of the storage compartment
assembly and the water dispenser assembly using the control capillary,
and cooling the storage compartment assembly and the water dispenser
assembly using the cooling system.
The present invention discloses a solar water cooler, which includes
a water tank, a condensing panel, and an auxiliary refrigerating
devices, wherein the water tank has an insulating panel transversely
embedded into the water tank for separating the water tank into
an upper cooling chamber and a lower chilling chamber, a pair of
inner conduits for respectively communicating the cooling chamber
to the chilling chamber, each of the cooling chamber and the chilling
chamber has a water inlet port and a water outlet port, a plurality
of conduits for respectively communicating the water tank to the
condensing panel and the auxiliary refrigerating devices, wherein
the auxiliary refrigerating device electrically powered by solar
cells and by thermocells.
A combination water cooler and refrigerator unit is provided including
a lower cabinet defining a refrigerated compartment, and an upper
water reservoir for receiving a supply of water from a water source,
such as an inverted water bottle. A refrigeration system mounted
within the cabinet includes a chiller coil having a first segment
for chilling the refrigerated compartment, and a second segment
for chilling water within the water reservoir. In addition, a lower
end of the water reservoir is positioned in heat transfer relation
with an upper region of the refrigerated compartment, and a single
thermostatic temperature control sensor is mounted within the refrigerated
compartment for regulating the refrigeration system for substantially
eliminating risk of reservoir or refrigerator freeze up.
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