§ 46.612. Manual warewashing: sink compartment requirements.

 (a)  General: three compartments required. Except as specified in subsection (c), a sink with at least three compartments shall be provided for manually washing, rinsing, and sanitizing equipment and utensils.

 (b)  Large equipment and utensils. Sink compartments shall be large enough to accommodate immersion of the largest equipment and utensils that require cleaning by immersion. If equipment or utensils are too large for the warewashing sink, a warewashing machine or alternative equipment as specified in subsection (c) shall be used.

 (c)  Exception for approved alternative equipment. Alternative manual warewashing equipment may be used when there are special cleaning needs or constraints and its use is approved by the Department. Alternative manual warewashing equipment may include any of the following:

   (1)  High-pressure detergent sprayers.

   (2)  Low- or line-pressure spray detergent foamers.

   (3)  Other task-specific cleaning equipment, such as utensils supplied by an equipment manufacturer.

   (4)  Brushes or similar bristled implements.

   (5)  Two-compartment sinks as specified in §  46.676(f) (relating to manual warewashing equipment).

   (6)  Receptacles that substitute for the compartments of a multi-compartment sink.

   This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §  46.674 (relating to warewashing equipment: mechanical or manual); 7 Pa. Code §  46.717 (relating to washing procedures for alternative warewashing equipment); and 7 Pa. Code §  46.718 (relating to rinsing procedures).