Historical
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 18-2008 (R2013)
Methods of Testing for Rating Drinking Water Coolers with Self-Contained Mechanical Refrigeration
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 Section 2.1(a) or 2.1(b) that provide additional utility described by any one, or more than one, of the following: 1. A refrigerated storage compartment with or without provisions 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.
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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. [ashrae]