Maidaid Evolution 2160 HR Pass Through Dishwasher with Heat Recovery

The Maidaid Evolution 2160 HR is a three-phase rack pass through dishwasher built for sites where throughput, water quality, and energy efficiency all need to be managed simultaneously. It comes with an internal water softener, drain pump, and heat recovery module as part of the standard package — meaning the key operational requirements are addressed out of the box rather than treated as optional extras.

In busy service environments, the machine is designed to handle the sustained demand that mid-to-high volume kitchens place on warewashing. The triple wash and rinse arm configuration, combined with a powerful wash pump and triple tank filtration, supports consistent wash quality across consecutive cycles without a significant drop in performance during peak periods. The moulded wash tank and scrap tray filters are practical inclusions that simplify the end-of-service clean-down process, which is often the part kitchens have least time for.

The heat recovery system is one of the more operationally significant features on this machine. By recovering heat that would otherwise be vented into the kitchen, it reduces both the energy required to heat rinse water and the thermal load on the working environment — which in a smaller or less well-ventilated kitchen can make a meaningful difference to staff comfort and extraction requirements. This does not eliminate the need for an extraction hood entirely, but it can reduce the specification needed.

Key operational benefits include:

• Internal water softener removes the need for an external softener unit and reduces scale build-up
• Heat recovery reduces energy draw on rinse heating and lowers ambient heat output
• Selectable cycle times allow programmes to be tailored to service patterns
• Automatic self-cleaning at the end of service reduces manual intervention
• Polychromatic LCD display and self-diagnostic alerts support straightforward operation and fault identification

Installation requires a three-phase electrical supply, which is a firm prerequisite. The machine also needs appropriate water supply and drainage connections, and the drain pump means it is not reliant on gravity drainage alone — useful where drainage points are not ideally positioned. As with all pass through machines of this class, inlet and outlet tabling will need to be specified and sourced separately to suit your kitchen layout. The double-skinned hood and body construction reduces both heat loss and noise output, which is worth factoring in if the machine is positioned close to a service area.

The 2160 HR is well suited to hotel kitchens, contract catering operations, staff restaurants, and mid-to-large hospitality venues where a sustained volume of crockery, glassware, and cutlery needs to move through warewashing reliably across a full service. For lower-volume sites, a smaller undercounter or hood machine may be more appropriate and more economical to run. For very high-volume operations running multiple sittings, it is worth discussing whether a larger capacity machine would better match the throughput required.

If you are unsure whether this model is right for your service volume or kitchen layout, our team is happy to talk through the options before you commit.