Commercial Dishwashers for Businesses and Operators

Commercial dishwashers that have earned the ENERGY STAR are on average 25 percent more energy efficient and 25 percent more water-efficient than standard models. For more information on saving water, please visit "Best Practices - How to Achieve the Most Efficient Use of Water in Commercial Food Service Facilities".

High and low undercounter temp, single tank door type, single tank conveyor, and multiple tank conveyor machines are all eligible for the ENERGY STAR. Qualified models must meet maximum gallons per rack requirements during the final rinse and use less energy while idling between wash cycles.

Related Information

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• Covers undercounter, door-type, and conveyor (multi and single tank) machines. Products must meet idle energy rate (kW) and water consumption (gallons/rack) limits, as determined by both machine type and sanitation approach (chemical/low temp versus high temp).
• Each ENERGY STAR qualified commercial dishwasher can save businesses energy about 90 MBtus, and an average of $900/year on their energy bills. In addition, businesses can expect to save more than $200/year and 52,000 gallons/year due to reduced water usage.

Commercial Dishwasher Key Product Criteria: ENERGY STAR

Learn How a Product Earns the Label

What else should I look for when buying a commercial dishwasher?

For a list of ENERGY STAR partners that sell ENERGY STAR qualified equipment, see Where to Buy.

For a searchable list of monetary incentives for buying CFS equipment that earned the ENERGY STAR, please see the CFS Incentive Finder.

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