The embodiment of the invention discloses a
water drinking device and a control method thereof. The
water drinking device comprises a hot tank and a
warm water pipeline. The
warm water pipeline comprises a
warm water tank, a warm water main
pipe, a warm water outlet valve and a first water outlet which are sequentially connected in the
water flow direction of warm water, and further comprises a warm water
branch pipe with the two ends connected with the warm water main
pipe and the hot tank respectively and a first control valve arranged on the warm water
branch pipe. When warm water is taken, the warm water outlet valve is switched on, the first control valve is switched off, warm water flows out of the warm water tank, the warm water main pipe, the warm water outlet valve and the first water outlet, and when the warm water pipeline is sterilized, the warm water outlet valve is switched off, the first control valve is switched on, and the warm water outlet valve is switched off. Hot water sequentially flows back into the warm water tank from the hot tank, the warm water
branch pipe and the warm water main pipe. According to the embodiment of the invention, hot water flows back into the warm water tank from the hot tank to sterilize the warm water pipeline, so that the quantity of
bacteria in the warm water pipeline is reduced.