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Default 5 Gal Bottle Water Dispenser, water not clear coming out?

you have some MAJOR problems. first off, just
empty the water out a glass at a time. you probably
have a bacteria growing in your cooler. take the
bottle off the cooler, fill the reservoir with tap water.
put in 1/4th of a TEASPOON of Clorox in that water.
draw about 4 or 5 glasses of water through the cold
spiggot, and pour back into reservoir. do the same
on the hot. let the water sit for about 30 minutes.
draw out all that water and discard. now you MUST
get new bottles, as the bacteria is on your bottles, and
will re-infect your cooler...get new bottles. put a new
bottle on, and discard the first few glasses out of the
cold, and about 10 glasses out of the hot....
"Scott Townsend" wrote in message
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So I have a GE water dispenser that has Hot, Cold and a 'Fridge'

So lately the watter is coming out either Green or Brown, (I'd have to ask
someone as I cant see the difference between the two colors)

The Water in the 5 gallon bottle is clear and looks clean. If I fill a
few glasses of water it comes clear. The unit is in my office, which
usually has the lights off and has never seen the light of day. So Its not
algee from the sun or anything.

1) What is it?
2) Why is it there?
3) what is the best way to get rid of it?

there is still about 3 gallons of water in the bottle. Any tricks for
getting the bottle off without making a mess?

Thanks,
Scott=-