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clean water cooler

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Recipe by
Lisa G. Sweet Pantry Gal
Buffalo, NY

I try to keep up on cleaning my water cooler. Recently i was tasting and smelly a musty oder in my water, I kno the dangers of mold. I had been using a DIY cleaning method I found online. Still i was smelling this oder and specks of white film where despencing out. So after finding out more hidden dangers I did more exploring, Put together my own solution to my problem. Today Im happy w/my results. My water has never been clearer and better tasting, and I also used this method on my coffee maker.

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Ingredients For clean water cooler

  • vineger
  • baking soda
  • club soda

How To Make clean water cooler

  • 1
    The dangers of mold and mildew. If You have the time google dangers, and causes of illnesses even death.
  • 2
    Empty and unplug cooler. Heat 1 cup vinegar add to cooler add 1 more cup water w/2 tbs baking soda let sit for 2 hours. Empty Repeat vinegar process save a bucket of vinegar water baking soda and clean rag to wipe inner resevour and outside of cooler along with wiping and cleaning spouts (i actually used q-tips to clean out spouts)
  • 3
    After 2 cleanings keep fillin water resevour with warm water and emptying in bucket, prolly going to take repeating 5-6x. You will see all the stuff it releases.
  • 4
    My finale step. I add a bottle of club soda and let sit for hour. empty and repeat filling with water step 2-3x. Might take a day or 2 but well worth the safety of you and your family.

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