An auxiliary gray water supply device captures used wash water from a commercial warewashing machine for supply to a pre-rinse station without substantial modification of the commercial warewashing machine. The captured wash water and treatment agent are delivered to a pre-rinse station for pre-rinsing of dishes that will be washed within the commercial warewashing machine.

A dishwasher includes an input region, a transport apparatus for transporting washware items from the input region to a treatment region and on to an output or removal region. The input region of the dishwasher includes at least one receptacle opening configured such that a washware item to be cleaned is manually insertable into a loading region of the dishwasher, wherein the receptacle opening is associated with a closure element that is movable relative to a machine frame of the dishwasher and between an open position and a closed position. The input region includes an insertion control system that cooperates with the closure element and is configured such that the closure element is only moved into its open position when it is recognized and/or verified with the aid of the insertion control system that the operator of the dishwasher is authorized to clean the washware item to be cleaned.

A pan cleaning system is provided having a support carriage with one or more track supports and one or more track guides. An indexing conveyor provides a stream of baking pans and indexes the pans onto the support carriage as single pans. One or more twists in the track supports are provided such that the pans admitted by the indexing conveyor are turned at least substantially perpendicular relative to the horizontal plane of the machine. One or more frame assemblies having one or more sets of swing arms mounted on it is provided. With one or more secondary conveyors coupled to the frame assemblies. One or more cleaning subsystems are releasably coupled to the swing arms. A controller is provided where the single baking pan is admitted via the indexing conveyor based on signals from the controller into the one or more track guides as supported by the one or more supports and conveyed by the support carriage along the track guides and into the one or more frame assemblies after the twist turns the pan at least substantially perpendicular and the pan engages the one or more secondary conveyors and the pans is conveyed by the support carriage and the secondary conveyor to one or more cleaning subsystems.

The invention proposes a modular system for loading a conveying apparatus of a conveyor dishwasher. The modular system comprises: A. at least one detection module for sensing status data relating to supplied washware; B. a plurality of interchangeable handling modules, wherein the handling modules are each intended to perform an individual handling function for handling the washware using at least one actuator; C. at least one feeding unit for selectively feeding the supplied washware to the handling modules; D. at least one control module, wherein the control module has at least one registering unit, wherein the handling modules and the individual handling function thereof can be registered, and deregistered, at the registering unit, wherein the control module has at least one processor and is programmed to evaluate the status data and to assess a respective situation of the supplied washware; and to detect which handling modules are registered at the registering unit, whether the respective individual handling function of the handling modules is usable in the respective washware situation, and to activate the feeding unit such that washware is fed to the handling modules in accordance with the usability. The invention also proposes a cleaning system which comprises the modular system, and further proposes a method for cleaning washware.

A beverage container washing system may utilize a heated wash fluid circulation system to circulate wash fluid retained in a line between a tank and a sprayer to enable fluid that is supplied to the sprayer to be maintained at a suitable temperature for washing and/or sanitizing a beverage container, and in many instances regardless of the amount of time between wash cycles.

A reprocessing apparatus for washing and cleaning a load comprising a reprocessing chamber, a buffer tank, a buffer tank valve and recirculation valve, fluid distribution devices and plurality of pumps, at least one ultrasonic transducer and a drainage system characterised by said buffer tank is supplied with fresh water and process chemical where buffer tank holds fresh process fluid that is pumped to at least one fluid distribution device and directly into the load, the drainage system for discharging process fluids and recirculation loop for pumping said fluid back the reprocessing chamber, and a method of reprocessing a load in a reprocessing apparatus characterised by that fresh water is mixed with process chemicals externally to said chamber in the buffer tank and delivered to said chamber through fluid distribution devices and internal connecting lines while simultaneously washing the load internally and externally and discharging the fluid from the reprocessing chamber.

A batch dishwasher (1) has a treatment chamber (2) with at least one wash system which is designed as a recirculation system, wherein the treatment chamber (2) has at least two treatment zones (6, 7) in which washware can be treated at the same time but independently of one another, in particular independently of one another in respect of action time, wash and/or rinse mechanics, and/or independently in respect of the selected treatment program. The at least two treatment zones (6, 7) are each realized in such a way that at least one dish rack (5) can be inserted and removed, and wherein the dishwasher (1) has a mechanism for retracting or extending a dish rack (5) into at least one and, respectively, out of at least one of the at least two treatment zones (6, 7) as required.

A ware-washer control assembly includes electrical control components, an inlet water plumbing assembly, and a drain mechanism. Each of the electrical control components, inlet water plumbing assembly, and drain mechanism are contained within or attached to a housing for shipment and off-site service and distribution. The housing includes at least a first connector for attaching the housing to a ware-washer cabinet. The ware-washer control assembly further includes a plurality of connectors for connecting the electrical control components and inlet water plumbing assembly to a corresponding supply source and for connecting the drain mechanism to a drain plug assembly. Each of the first connector and the plurality of connectors are connected and disconnected by a user without tools.

A dishwasher (1), in particular for a coffee shop and/or for a fast-food restaurant, for cleaning washware, in particular and preferably exclusively washware provided by the coffee shop and/or fast-food restaurant, wherein the dishwasher (1) is associated with an input or insertion region (2) adapted in particular as a return device and in particular adapted as a return machine for reusable washware items (100), and a transport device (3) for transporting the washware from the input or insertion region (2) to a treatment region (4) of the dishwasher (1) and from there to an output or removal region (10) of the dishwasher (1), the treatment region (4) of the dishwasher (1) having a washing and rinsing system (5) for washing and rinsing the washware and optionally, a drying system (6) for drying the rinsed washware, the drying system located downstream when viewed in the transport direction of the washware.

A box-type dishwasher (1) has a treatment chamber (2), a wash system and a drying device (50). The drying device (50) has a sorption unit (51), having a reversibly dehydratable drying material (52), and at least one fan (53) for forming an air circuit, such that an air stream is directed through the sorption unit (51) and then supplied to the treatment chamber (2) again. The sorption unit (51) has a housing (54), which encloses at least some of the drying material (52) and has at least one outer wall (55). A device (56) is designed so that the air stream is divided up into a first air sub-stream (57a), at least some of which is directed through the drying material (52), and a second air sub-stream (57b), which is not directed through the drying material (52) and is used for thermally insulating or cooling the sorption unit (51).