Fresh water dishwashers for ‘ultra clean’ crockery

With the hospital providing surgical, medical, maternity, day case, dental, neo-natal, accident and emergency and outpatient services, controlling hospital-acquired infections is a major requirement. The G7859 uses a system which takes fresh water into the machine for every wash phase, for “consistently high cleaning standards” throughout the programme. With two wash levels, the dishwasher provides enough space for 100 plates, plus 340 pieces of cutlery in its lower basket, and 147 pieces of crockery in the upper basket/hour.

Miele says the fresh water system achieves controlled, validatable disinfection by allowing the final rinse to be undertaken at a high temperature for a predetermined, prolonged time, adjustable depending on the wash load, ensuring both surface (and water) temperatures are elevated so disinfection is achieved. Default temperature is 85°C, in accordance with Department of Health guidelines.

Other built-in infection risk minimisation features include an integrated steam condenser system that eliminates potentially hazardous external emissions, and an electro-thermal door lock that ensures the contents cannot be removed until the programme, and thus the thermal disinfection cycle, is completed.

Miele Professional “partner” for the North of England JTM Service, supplied the machines.