Designation:F2379−04(Reapproved2010)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforEnergyPerformanceofPoweredOpenWarewashingSinks1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2379;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodevaluatestheenergyconsumptionofpoweredopenwarewashingsinks.Thefoodserviceoperatorcanusetheseteststoevaluateandselectasuitablewashingdeviceandunderstanditsenergyconsumption.1.2Thistestmethodappliestopoweredopenwarewashingsinks(poweredsinks)withthefollowingcharacteristics:alargemainwatersinkwithelectricallypoweredwaterpump(s)andmultiplehighflowwaternozzles.Theunitmayincludegasorelectricheaterstomaintainwatertemperature.Thesepow-eredsinksaredesignedtorunforpredeterminedcycledurationandaccommodatepotsandpansofvariousshapesandsizesaswellascookingutensils.Theyareintendedforstandaloneuseandrequirelittlesupervision.Thepoweredsinkwillbetestedforthefollowing(whereapplicable):1.2.1Maximumenergyinputrate(10.2),1.2.2Preheatenergyconsumptionandduration(10.3),1.2.3Idleenergyrate(10.4),1.2.4Pilotenergyrate,ifapplicable(10.5),and1.2.5Washingcycleenergyconsumption(10.6).NOTE1—Thistestmethodappliesonlytothepoweredportionoftheunit.Othercompartments(sanitizing,rinsing,andsoforth)arenotevaluated.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D3588PracticeforCalculatingHeatValue,CompressibilityFactor,andRelativeDensityofG...
