Patent ID: 8888923

Claim:
A method of sanitising a water purification/distribution apparatus comprising at least the steps of: conjoining a sanitant cartridge with the water purification/distribution apparatus, the sanitant cartridge containing at least a water inlet, a first compartment containing a solid chlorine based sanitant, a second compartment containing an activated carbon absorbent, and a water outlet; passing water from the water purification/distribution apparatus through the sanitant cartridge to allow sanitant from the first compartment of the sanitant cartridge to pass into the water purification/distribution apparatus; returning water from the water purification/distribution apparatus to the sanitant cartridge; receiving, collecting and retaining residual sanitant and/or sanitant products from the water returned to the sanitant cartridge by absorption into the activated carbon in the second compartment; and removing the sanitant cartridge from the water purification/distribution apparatus so as to permit normal operation of the water purification/distribution apparatus.