Is your Dishwasher Validated Correctly?

Running a nursing home, care home, hospice, health club or hotel can be a difficult and stressful experience, but it can be a whole lot easier when you have the right assets and processes working for you. Experts agree that a Miele professional dishwasher is the finest of its kind, as it produces top quality results in an efficient manner, and in the most environmentally friendly manner.

Any dishwashing process that caters for large numbers of people on a regular basis has to be more than just efficient – it also needs to be hygienic. If dishes, cups, cutlery, pans and cooking utensils are not sanitised properly, there could be serious health repercussions. The spread of infection will be particularly rapid in such establishments and could lead to outbreaks that may even prove to be fatal.

As the UK Number One partner for the German manufacturer, we know that every Miele professional dishwasher operates to a very high standard. But the operation of every dishwasher, even the very best ones, can be affected by changes in water temperature. Because of this unfortunate but inevitable variable, the government suggests testing temperatures every six weeks.

What is the recommended wash temperature for disinfection?

To keep infection at bay, water temperatures have to be maintained for certain time periods during the dishwashing process. If a temperature of at least 65 degrees is kept for at least ten minutes (or 71 degrees for a minimum of three minutes), the disinfection process will be efficient. Anything less than this could represent a clear danger to residents, guests, employees and other end users.

Every dishwasher needs to be fitted with accurate heat sensors, so as to ascertain correct temperatures throughout the wash cycle. And these heat sensors need to be checked, monitored and calibrated on a regular basis. In order to prove adherence to the regulations, business owners need to keep records of temperature levels, and of any changes in calibration that have been made.

Here at Allsop & Francis, we know all about the importance of the regulations, and as such we are proud to offer temperature validation checks to all of our clients. Whether you are using a Miele professional dishwasher or an Electrolux industrial washing machine, you need to know it’s working properly. With our help, peace of mind is just a phone call away.