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Refurbished undercounter dishwashers fit into a bench run and wash a rack at a time, which is the right machine for a cafe, a bar, a small restaurant or a staff kitchen. They are the most common commercial dishwasher sold and the easiest to find good used stock of. The new range is commercial under bench dishwashers.

Machines come off showroom floors, out of demonstration kitchens and off supplier clearance lines. Each one is inspected, tested and verified in working condition before it is relisted for sale, and the marks on a given machine are described on its own product page.

The nearest neighbour is the glasswasher, which is the same shape running a gentler cycle for glass. Above it in throughput sits a refurbished passthrough dishwasher, and the whole range is under refurbished commercial dishwashers.

Fitting a machine into an existing bench is a measuring job, so request a callback with the opening dimensions and the services you have, and we will tell you what actually fits. Related ranges: dishwashing chemicals, commercial dishwasher racks and refurbished dishwasher benches.

These are the top FAQs for Refurbished Undercounter Dishwashers

Will a refurbished undercounter machine fit my bench opening?

Measure the height from the floor to the underside of the bench, the width of the opening, and the depth from the front edge to whatever is behind it. Then compare all three with the product page, including the machine's feet, which usually adjust a little.

Check the services in the opening too. A machine needs the water connection, the drain and the power point to be reachable from where it sits, and a power point directly behind the machine is a problem rather than a convenience. If the numbers are tight, send them to us before you order.

Dishwasher or glasswasher under the bar?

A glasswasher runs a gentler, usually shorter cycle suited to glassware, with racks sized for glasses. A dishwasher is built for plates and cutlery and washes harder. Put glassware through a plate machine regularly and you will chip it and get grease film from the plate load.

If the bar only ever washes glasses, buy the glasswasher. If the same machine has to do coffee cups, plates and glasses in a small cafe, buy the dishwasher and load it carefully. Where both volumes are real, buy both.

What does the install involve?

Water in, drain out, and the right power. The requirement for each machine is on its product page, and some need a 15 amp outlet, which has a wider earth pin and will not accept a standard plug until an electrician fits one. Many are plumbed to cold water and heat internally; some take a hot feed.

You also need somewhere in or beside the cabinet for the detergent and rinse aid containers, with the dosing lines reaching them. That space is the one most often forgotten in a joinery plan, and a chemical container sitting on the floor in a walkway is not good enough.

Why are my glasses or plates coming out wet or marked?

Usually water hardness, the rinse aid dose, or the way the rack is loaded. Hard water leaves spots and film however good the machine is, so treatment is the first thing to look at. Then the rinse aid, which is what lets water sheet off rather than bead.

Then loading. Anything stacked so it shields another item will come out marked, and an overloaded rack is the most common cause of a disappointing wash. Check the wash and rinse jets are clear while you are there, since a blocked jet leaves a predictable dirty patch.

What should I check on a used undercounter machine?

The door and its seal, the tank and boiler for scale, the wash pump, the wash arms and jets, and the dosing pumps. Then the racks and whether they come with it, because racks are what go missing when a machine is decommissioned.

Ask us what was replaced during the refurbishment rather than what was tested, and check parts for the model are available in Australia. These machines are well supported for the current trade brands, which is a large part of why used stock is a reasonable buy.

How long will a refurbished undercounter machine last?

Longer than most people expect if the water is treated and it is descaled and cleaned on a routine. The parts that fail are the serviceable ones — seals, pumps, elements, dosing pumps — and all are cheap relative to the machine while they remain available.

What shortens the life is scale, running it with the filters clogged, and skipping the end-of-day clean-out of the tank. None of that is about the age of the machine. Set the routine with the staff when it goes in, because that is what decides the outcome.