Dispenser

A dispenser that delivers a supply containing at least ice chips from a delivery opening, and that has a drain pan disposed below the delivery opening so that the supply is received,

• wherein the dispenser comprises:
• a generation control section for controlling generation of the ice chips;
• a water supply main valve connected to the generation control section, for performing, in response to the controlling from the generation control section, switching as to whether or not to supply an ice-making water tank with ice-making water to be used for the generation of the ice chips;
• a wash water discharge opening provided to the drain pan;
• a wash water supply path connected to the wash water discharge opening;
• a wash water supply valve provided to the wash water supply path;
• and
• awash control section connected to the wash water supply valve, for performing, by opening the wash water supply valve, a wash action of supplying wash water to the drain pan through the wash water supply path and the wash water discharge opening, and
• wherein the wash control section judges, based on information from the generation control section, whether or not a count of water supplies to the ice-making water tank has reached a predetermined set count, and, when it is judged that the count of the water supplies has reached the predetermined set count, performs the wash action.