Oasis Mirage User manual

Brand: Oasis

Model: Mirage

Category: Water dispensers

Type: User manual

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User Guide

Please 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 benets of

• Nomorestrugglingandliftingofheavywaterbottles

• Nomoreaccidentalwaterspillageduringwaterbottleinstallation

• Nomorelookingatbruisedandbatteredrecycledwaterbottles

Pleasereadtheenclosedoperatinginstructionscarefullyandretainthisbookletforfuturereference.Wehavecarefullyengineered

yourWaterDispensertogiveyouyearsofenjoymentandtroublefreeoperation.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

• Neverturnthedispenserupsidedownortiltmorethan45degrees.Iftheunithasbeenrestingonitssideforalongperiod

oftime,placethewaterdispenserintheuprightpositionforapproximately12hoursbeforeturningiton.

• Forusewith3or5gallon(12or19liter)waterbottles.

• Neverusethisdispenserwithwaterthatisunsafetodrinkorisfromanunknownsource.

• Neveruseanyotherliquidinthedispenserotherthanknownandmicrobiologicallysafebottledwater.Neverallowchildren

todispensehotwaterwithoutproperanddirectsupervision.

• Thiswaterdispenserisequippedwithagroundedpowercordplugforyoursafety.

• Keepyourwaterdispenserinadryplaceawayfromdirectsunlight.

• Neverputanythingammableclosetothedispenser.

• Leaveaminimumof2”(5cm)aroundthebackandsidesofthedispenserforproperventilation.

• Alwaysinstallyourwaterdispenseronaleveloor.Wait3minutesbeforerestartingmachineaftershuttingitdown.Always

unplugthewaterdispenserbeforeservicing.

• Regularcleaningofyourwaterdispenserisrequiredforyourwarranty.

• Pleasefollowthecleaninginstructionsoutlinedinthismanualandcleanthedispenserevery4months.

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

• Improperuseofthegroundingplugcanresultinariskofelectricshockcausingseriousinjury,evendeath.

• Thisappliancemustbegrounded.Intheeventofanelectricalshortcircuit,groundingreducestheriskofelectricshockby

providinganescapewirefortheelectriccurrent.

• Thisapplianceisequippedwithapowercordhavingagroundingwirewithagroundingplugandmustbeconnected

intoaproperlygroundedpolarizedoutlet.Consultaqualiedelectricianifthegroundinginstructionsarenotcompletely

understood,orifdoubtexistsastowhethertheapplianceisproperlygrounded.Ifthewalloutletisastandard2prong

outlet,itisyourpersonalresponsibilityandobligationtohaveitreplacedwithaproperlygrounded3-prongwalloutlet.

• Donotunderanycircumstancescutorremovethethird(ground)prongfromthepowercordplug.Donotuseanadapter

plugwiththisappliance.

• Donotuseanextensioncordwiththisappliance.Ifthepowercordistooshort,haveaqualiedelectricianinstallan

electricaloutletneartheappliance.

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WATER DISPENSER CONTROLS

1. Controlpanel

2. Heating

3. Ready-to-dispenseindicatorlights

Red Light:“Flashing”=Heater(hotwatertank)is

operational

Red Light:“SteadyOn”=Thehotwaterhasreached

optimumtemperatureandisreadyfordispensing.

Red Light:“Off”=Hotwatertankheatingsystemisoff,

howeverwaterwithinthetankmaystillbeveryhot.Al-

waysexercisecautionwhendispensingand/ordraining

waterfromthehotwatertank.

Blue Light:‘’SteadyOn”=Thecoldwaterhasreached

optimumtemperatureandisreadyfordispensing.

Blue Light:“Off”=Thecoolingcycleisinprogress,it

ispossibletodispensewaterduringthecoolingcycle,

however,optimumcoolingtemperaturemaynotyetbe

achieved.

Yellow Light: “Flashing”=Lowwaterlevelinside

internalreservoir,waterbottleempty.

Yellow Light:“Off”=Thestatusofallwaterlevelsare

normal.

4. Hotwaterdispensingbutton

5. Roomtemperaturewaterdispensingbutton

6. Coldwaterdispensingbutton

7. Removabledriptray

8. Lowerdoor(bottlestoragecompartment)

9. Waterdispensingspigot

10.Stainlesssteelstraw(waterbottle)

11. DoorSwitch(Controlswaterpumpoperation)

12.Adjustable“cold”waterthermostat.(Note:hotwater

temperatureisfactorysetandcannotbeadjusted)

13.Carryhandle

14.Drainvalve

15.Condensercoil

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Initial Product Cleaning Procedure

Likemostappliances,yourwaterdispenserrequiresperiodicmaintenanceformaximum

efciencyandperformanceandmustbecleanedonaregularbasis(i.e.every4months).To

maintainahygienicenvironmentwithinyourwaterdispenserandpreventpotentialformation

(growth)ofbacteria,westronglyrecommendregularcleaning.

1. Makesurethelowercompartmentstoragedooris“open”(thiswillpreventactivationof

thewaterpump).

2. Makesurethepowercordispluggedintoelectricaloutlet.

3. Usingacleanjug/containerpre-mix4cups/1LofWhiteVinegarwith4cups/1Lof

hotwater.Placethejug/containerontheoorofthebottlestoragecompartment.Insert

thestainlessstrawintothecleaningsolution,(makesurethejug/containerdoesnottip

over)andclosethestoragedoor.Thewaterpumpwillstartautomaticallyanddrawthe

cleaningsolutionintothedispenserreservoirs.Whenallofthecleaningsolutionhas

beendrawn,thepumpwillcontinuetooperateforapproximately20secondsandstop

automatically,followedbyaashingyellowlight(addwater)condition(thisisnormal).

Simplyopenthestoragetocanceltheashingyellowlight.Allowthecleaningsolutionto

sitinsidethedispenserfor20minutes.

4. Placeajug/containerunderthedispensingspigotsandpressboththehotandcolddis-

pensingbuttonsuntilthecleaningsolutionstopsowing.Discardcleaningsolution.

5. Usingajug/container,draintheremainingcleaningsolutionfromtheinternalreservoirs

byunscrewingthedraincapandremovingthedrainplugfromthedrainvalvelocatedat

thebackoftheunit.Discardthecleaningsolution.

6. Re-installthedrainpluganddraincapontheunitandushthesystemusing2Lclean

wateronly(nocleaningsolution)followingthesamebasicstepsoutlinedabove.(See

step#3)Placejug/containerunderdrainvalveandremovedraincapanddrainplugal-

lowingrinsewatertodrain.Whentherinsewaterstopsowing,re-installthedrainplug

anddraincapandtighten.Thecleaningprocessisnowcomplete.

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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 ltration

system.

Installing the Water Bottle

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IMPORTANT:Alwayswashyourhandsrstbeforehandlingwaterbottle!Cleanthetopofthewaterbottle

withacleancloth.Waterbottlescanbepurchasedfromyourlocalretailer.

1. Makesurethelowerdoor(bottlestoragecompartment)isopen.Thewaterpumpcannotoperateas

longasthedoorisintheopenposition.

2. Removetheprotectivelabelfromthetopofthebottle.DonotremovetheBottleCap.s

3. Mostwaterbottleshaveapuncturablemembraneinthetopcap.Topuncturethemembrane,insert

thestrawintothecapandpushdownwarduntilthemembraneopens.Insertthestrawallthewayinto

thebottleuntilthebottomofthestrawtouchesthebottomofthewaterbottle.NOTE:Thewaterbottle

drinkingstrawfeaturesanexclusivetelescopicdesignforusewitheither18.9L(5gal)and11.4L(3gal)

waterbottles.(SeeFig.1&Fig.2)Toadjustthelengthofthewaterbottledrinkingstraw,holdtheupper

portionofthestrawandsimplypull/pushthelowerportionofthestrawtothedesiredlength.

4. Toattachthewater

bottlestrawontothe

neckofthewater

bottle,makesurethe

handleispositioned

“horizontally”and

pressrmlyontothe

topofthebottleneck.

(SeeFig.3)Whenthe

handleisinthe“verti-

cal”(locked)posi-

tion,(SeeFig.4)itis

possibletolift/carry

thewaterbottle(the

BottleCapmustbe

inplacetolift).How-

ever,wheninstalling

the18.9L(5gal)water

bottleinsidethestor-

agecompartment,the

handlemustbeinthe

“horizontal”position.

(SeeFig.3)

BackofCooler

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. Toinstallthewaterbottleinsidethebottlestoragecompartment,simplypositionthebottleinfrontof

storagecompartmentrampand(push)slideinsideusingthesideofyourleguntilthebottlecomestoa

stop.

6. Closethelowercompartmentdoorandthewaterpumpwillstartdeliveringwaterintothedispenser

automatically.Whentheinternalreservoirsarefull,thewaterpumpwillstopautomatically.

NOTE:Thewaterpumpsystemalsoincorporatesaspecialsafety

featurethatprevents/stopsoperationintheabsenceofwater.

(i.e.emptywaterbottleconditions)Waterpumpoperationisalso

linkedtoadoorswitchsystemmountedinsidethelowerstorage

compartment.

i.e.Dooropen=pumpoperationsuspended.

Doorclosed=normalpumpoperation.

Dispensing Room and Cold Water

Placeaglassunderthedispensingspigotinthecenterofthe

wateroutletpanel.Forcoldwater,press/holddispensingbutton

(#6)untilthedesiredamountofwaterisdispensedandrelease.

Forroomtemperaturewater,press/holddispensingbutton(#5)until

thedesiredamountofwaterisdispensedandrelease.

Adjusting the Temperature (Cold water only)

Byturningthethermostatatthebackoftheunit,thetemperaturecanbeadjustedbyusingasmallat

screwdriver.Turnthedialclockwisebetweenthehigh(cool)andlow(colder)levelsuntilthedesired

temperatureisreached.Ifthewaterdispenserisnotdispensingwater,therecouldbeapossibleice

buildupduetothethermostatbeingsettoocold.Ifthishappens,unplugthedispenserovernightand

thenreset.Setthermostattoawarmersetting,slowlyincreasingbasedonyouruseandneedforcold

water.

Fig.6WaterBottleSealRemoved

Fig.5WaterBottleSealIntact

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Converting to Direct Water Line (bottleless water option)

1. Yourcoolercomessetupfor3gal.(11.4L)or5gal.(18.9L)bottlebottomloadasshown

ingure“A”.

2. Disconnectthebottlesiphonfromthedoorbypullingthehandleawayforthedoor,as

shownbythearrowdirectioningure“A”

3. Disconnectthewatersupplytubefromthesiphoncapelbowasshownifgure“B”,see

instructionsbelow

Water tube to Elbow connect and

disconnect procedures

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4. Afterdisconnectingthesiphon,storeinasafeplaceforfutureuse.Thesiphonassembly

willtintheopenspacebythecondenserasshowningure“C”

5. ConnecttheStemElbowthatwassuppliedwithyourcoolertothewatersupplytubeas

showningureD.TheStemElbowisa¼stemconnectionthatwillbestandardforyour

ltersystemsetuplaterintheseinstructions

6. Assemblethelterasperindividualinstructions.

F - Filter set sold separately.

7. Thelterbrackethasseveralholepatternsto

accommodatedifferentltermountingcongurations.It

maybenecessarytoprovideyourownholesperyour

individuallterinstructions.Note:Mounting screws are

not included with your cooler.

8. Mountthelterstothelterbracketperindividual

instructionsasshowingureG.Note.Followanypre-

ushinstructionsthatweresuppliedwithyourlterset

beforemakeanyconnections.

9. Connectthewatersupplytubewith¼StemElbowto

theoutletsideofyourltersystemshowningureH.

Connectthe¼tube(suppliedwithyourcooler)tothe

inletsideofyourltersystemasshowningureI.

Filter Bracket

Installing and connecting Filters (OASIS Green Filter shown)

Oasis Green Filter

GreenFilterreplacementmedia

canbepurchasedonlineat:

www.oasiscoolers.com

www.oasislters.com

GHI

Mounting Screws

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10.Yourcoolerwillcomeequippedwithasupplytubebushingfortheinlettubeto

passthrutherearofthecoolersimilartotheoneshowningureJ.Pushthe

supplytubingthroughthisbushingtomakeyourexternalsupplywaterconnec-

tion.Note: Observe all local and state plumbing codes.

11.Yourcoolerisequippedwithopendoor

safetyinterlocksystemthatwillsus-

pendallcoolersfunctionswhilethe

accessdoorisopen.Theaccessdoor

mustbeshutforthecoolertooperate

correctly.Follow start up instructions at

the front of this document.

Supplied tube bushing

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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

Likemostappliances,yourwaterdispenserrequiresperiodicmaintenanceformaximumefciencyandperformanceandmustbe

cleanedonaregularbasis(i.e.every4months).

Tomaintainahygienicenvironmentwithinyourwaterdispenserandpreventpotentialformation(growth)ofbacteria,westrongly

recommendregularcleaning.

Cleaning the Outside of the Water Dispenser

Theoutsideofthedispensercanbewipedcleanwithcleansolutionoramildsoapand

watermixture.Neveruseharshchemicalsorabrasivecleaners.Rinsethoroughlywithcleanwaterandthendrysurfaces.

Cleaning the Drip Tray

Toremovethedriptray,(Fig.8)pullthetrayforwarddislodgingitfromtheguides.Drainandclean.

Thedriptrayshouldbeemptiedandcleanedregularlytoremovespottingandanymineraldeposits.Cleanwithcleaning

solutionoramildsoapandwatermixture.Fortoughdeposits,addvinegarandletitsoakuntilthedepositscomeloose.

Thenwash,rinseanddrythoroughly.Toreplace,putthegrillbackonthetrayandslidethetrayontotheguides(not

dishwashersafe).

Cleaning the Condenser

Vacuumorsweepawaythedustfromthecondensercoilsatthebackofthedispenser.Forbestresults,youcanpurchase

abrushdesignedspecicallyforthispurposefromyourlocalappliancestore.Thiswillimprovecoolingandefciency.

Draining the Reservoirs

Drainthereservoirsbeforeandaftercleaning,whengoingonlongvacationsorifnotusingthedispenserforlongperiods

oftime.

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. Removethewaterbottle

2. Pressall3dispensebuttonsuntilwaternolongercomesout

3. Placeabucketbeneaththedrainvalveonthebackofthedispenser

4. Removethecapandplugfromthedrainvalveandletthewaterowintothebucket

5. Replacethecapandplug

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

6. Replacethewaterbottle(seeInstallingtheWaterBottle)

Going Away on Vacation

Whennotusingthedispenserforlongperiodsoftimeorwhengoingonvacation,conserveenergy,unplugthedispenseranddrain

thereservoirs(seeDrainingtheReservoirs).FollowInitialProductCleaningProceduresuponreturnandstartupofthedispenser.

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Problem

Water dispenser is leaking

Possible Cause Suggested Solution

Draincapandsiliconesealarenotsecure. Ensuresealissecureindrainplugandtighten

cap.

Allthewaterinthetankhasbeenused. Replacewithfullbottleandwait60minutesfor

watertocool.

Theunitisunplugged. Plugintotheoutlet.

Thecircuitbreakeristrippedorafuseisblown. Resetthebreakerorreplacethefuse.

Temperaturelimittripped. Allowthetemperatureofthehotwatertankto

coolforapproximately15-30minutes.Thetem-

peraturelimitthermostatwillresetautomatically

oncesufcientlycooledandthecoolingsystem

willreactivateautomatically.

Thermostatneedstobeadjustedcolder. Adjustthermostatbetweenhigh(cool)andlow

(colder)levelstoachievedesiredtemperature.

Emptywaterbottle. Replacewithfullbottle.

Mineraldepositscloggingtanks. SeeCleaningtheReservoirs.

Possibleairpocket. Pushdownonthedispenserbuttonstoprime

theunit.

 Inspectwaterlineforkinks.

Possibleicebuild-upduetothermostatsettoohigh. Unplugovernight,thenreset.Adjustthermostat

tohigh,slowlyincreasingbasedondesireduse

andneedforcoldwater.

Bottleismakingagurglingnoiseasitllsthetank. Thisisnormal.

Waterdispenserisuneven. Makesurethedispenserisonanevensurface

thatcansupportitsweight.

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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