Patent ID: 11946682
Assignee: QUENCH USA, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. A method of operating a water-dispensing device including a reservoir tank, a dispense pump, one or more dispense valves downstream of the dispense pump, a spigot, an ice maker, an ice making valve disposed between the reservoir tank and the ice maker to enable selective fluid communication therebetween, an ice tank having a melt tray in fluid communication with the ice maker, a melt pump, and a controller, the method comprising:
in response to receiving, by the controller, a signal to perform a water dispensing operation:
opening, by the controller, one of the one or more dispense valves;
activating, by the controller, the dispense pump to move water from the reservoir tank toward the spigot;
checking, by the controller, a status of the ice making valve and, if the ice making valve is closed, opening the ice making valve; and
activating, by the controller, the melt pump to move water from the melt tray toward the reservoir.