Hobart Ecomax Plus C815-A Conveyor Dishwasher Cold Feed

The Hobart Ecomax Plus C815-A is a cold-feed conveyor dishwasher designed for continuous, high-volume warewashing in busy commercial operations. Unlike a hood or undercounter machine that processes one rack at a time, a conveyor dishwasher moves items through a wash and rinse tunnel on a continuous belt, allowing kitchen staff to load and unload simultaneously without stopping the cycle. This makes it a practical choice wherever warewashing would otherwise become a bottleneck during service.

In a working kitchen environment, the C815-A is well suited to sustained peak demand. At up to 110 racks per hour, it can maintain throughput across a long service without requiring staff to wait between cycles. The rinse stage reaches 82°C and holds that temperature for 12 seconds — a level of thermal disinfection that handwashing cannot reliably achieve, and one that meets the sanitation expectations of most environmental health frameworks for commercial food service.

From an operational standpoint, the practical benefits of this machine include:

• Continuous throughput without cycle waiting, keeping crockery moving throughout service
• Colour-coded removable components, which simplifies daily strip-down and cleaning for kitchen staff
• Thermal rinse disinfection at 82°C, removing reliance on chemical sanitisers for that stage
• Consistent wash results across crockery, glassware, and utensils in a single pass
• Robust stainless steel construction suited to the demands of continuous commercial use

Installation requires careful planning. This model feeds from a cold water supply — if your site has a hot water feed available and you wish to use it, a hot-feed variant is available instead. The machine weighs 220kg and will require adequate floor loading capacity and sufficient drainage provision. At just under two metres tall and 1,350mm wide, access routes and kitchen layout should be confirmed before delivery. Dishwasher tabling is sold separately and will need to be specified for your inlet and outlet sides. A site survey is required before installation costs can be confirmed, and we would recommend arranging this early in the process.

The C815-A is commonly found in staff canteens, school kitchens, food courts, event catering facilities, and mid-to-large restaurant operations where warewashing volume justifies a conveyor format over a hood machine. It is a proven mid-range conveyor unit. For very high-volume sites — large contract catering operations or venues turning over several thousand covers per service — a heavier-duty conveyor machine may be worth considering. Equally, for lower-volume sites, a hood dishwasher may offer a more proportionate and cost-effective solution.

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