scope:

This standard applies to self-contained, mechanically refrigerated, drinking-water coolers as described below.

(a) Water coolers that are supplied with piped water under pressure.

(b) Water coolers that require a bottle or reservoir to store the supply of water to be cooled.

(c) Water coolers of the general type described in 2.1 (a) or (b) that provide additional utility described by any one, or more than one, of the following:

(1) A refrigerated storage compartment with or without provision for making ice.

(2) A means for the heating of potable water.

(3) A connection that may be used to supply cooled water to a remote dispensing means.

This standard does not apply to:

(a) water coolers intended for use on central circulating-type systems,

(b) water coolers employing remote-type condensing units.

This standard does not:

(a) provide methods for field or production testing,

(b) establish criteria for evaluation of equipment with respect to safety, health hazards, durability, adverse operating conditions, and other factors involved in field applications.