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Method and apparatus for controlling ware washing

  • US 8,990,972 B2
  • Filed: 12/13/2011
  • Issued: 03/31/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automated commercial sink for cleaning of kitchen ware, comprising:

  • a wash bay, a rinse bay, and a sanitizer bay, each said bay having a bottom with side walls leading to an open top, said bottom having a drain;

    a diverter valve coupled to each said drain of each said bay;

    at least one controller for maintaining a predetermined water level in each said bay, said controller coupled to a hot water source and a cold water source;

    a temperature sensor mounted within each said bay and electrically coupled to said controller, said controller adjusting the water temperature in each bay and diverting fluid to the drain and replacing with FDA/EPA required temperature levels;

    a dispensing unit fluidly coupled to said sanitizer sink and electrically connected to said controller unit;

    means for measuring quaternary ammonium level in said sanitizer bay electrically coupled to said controller, said controller adjusting the quaternary ammonium level in said sanitizer bay by diverting fluid to the drain and replacing with required FDA/EPA sanitizer level.

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