Patent ID: 11946682

Abstract:
A water-dispensing device includes a reservoir tank, a dispense pump, one or more dispense valves, a spigot in selective fluid communication with the reservoir tank via at least the dispense pump and the dispense valves, an ice maker, an ice making, and an ice tank. The ice tank includes a melt tray in fluid communication with the ice maker. A melt pump is connected between the melt tray and the reservoir tank. A controller is configured to, upon receiving a signal to perform a water dispensing operation: (a) open one of the one or more dispense valves, (b) activate the dispense pump to move water from the reservoir tank toward the spigot, (c) if the ice making valve is not open, open the ice making valve, and (d) activate the melt pump to move water from the melt tray toward the reservoir.