Auxiliary gray water source device for commercial kitchens
An auxiliary gray water supply device captures used wash water from a commercial warewashing machine for supply to a pre-rinse station without substantial modification of the commercial warewashing machine. The captured wash water and treatment agent are delivered to a pre-rinse station for pre-rinsing of dishes that will be washed within the commercial warewashing machine.
1. A gray water system configured to collect and dispense gray water ejected by a warewashing machine, the gray water system comprising:
a gray water tank comprising:
a body having a length along a front to rear axis, a width along a side to side axis, and a height along a vertical axis, wherein the height is less than the length and width;
an inlet configured to receive gray water from a discharge pipe connected with the commercial warewashing machine;
an outlet; and
an overflow outlet;
a pump unit configured to pump gray water out of the outlet of the tank;
a conduit connected to the pump;
a pre-rinse spray head connected to the conduit, the pre-rinse spray head positioned outside of the gray water tank and the warewashing machine, the pre-rinse spray head configured to discharge gray water pumped from the gray water tank; and
a removable scrap trap recessed in the inlet.
2. The gray water system of claim 1 , wherein the gray water tank further comprising legs connected to the body, the gray water tank being elevated above a floor by a vertical height of the legs, wherein the height of the gray water tank excludes the height of the legs.
3. The gray water system of claim 2 , wherein a combined height of the legs and the gray water tank is less than a length of the gray water tank.
4. The gray water supply system of claim 1 , wherein the gray water tank has a bottom surface without openings.
5. The gray water supply system of claim 1 , wherein the gray water tank comprises a fresh water inlet.
6. The gray water supply system of claim 1 , further comprising a foot pedal configured to actuate flow of gray water from the pre-rinse spray head.
7. The gray water supply system of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises rails, the rails configured to support the gray water tank on structures of the warewashing machine.
8. The gray water supply system of claim 1 , wherein the gray water tank is rectangular.
9. The gray water supply system of claim 1 , wherein the system does not include sensors to maintain the water level below a predetermined level.
10. A gray water system configured to collect and dispense gray water ejected by a warewashing machine, the gray water system comprising:
a gray water tank comprising:
a top surface;
a plurality of sides;
a bottom surface;
an inlet configured to receive gray water from a discharge pipe connected with the commercial warewashing machine;
an outlet; and
an overflow outlet;
a pump unit configured to pump gray water out of the outlet of the tank;
a conduit connected to the pump; and
a pre-rinse spray head connected to the conduit, the pre-rinse spray head positioned outside of the gray water tank and the warewashing machine, the pre-rinse spray head configured to discharge gray water pumped from the gray water tank;
wherein the intlet is in the top surface of the gray water tank.
11. The gray water system of claim 10 , wherein the outlet and overflow outlet are in one of the plurality of sides of the gray water tank.
12. The gray water system of claim 11 , wherein the outlet and the overflow outlet are in the same one of the plurality of sides of the gray water tank.
13. The gray water system of claim 10 , wherein the gray water tank is free of pipes that extend downward from the continuous bottom surface.
14. The gray water system of claim 10 , wherein the gray water tank is configured to retain a full release of gray water from the warewashing machine.
15. The gray water system of claim 10 , further comprising a removable scrap trap recessed in the outlet.
16. The gray water system of claim 10 , wherein the gray water tank comprises a length along a front to rear axis, a width along a side to side axis, and a height along a vertical axis, wherein the height is less than the length and width.
17. The gray water system of claim 16 , further comprising legs connected to the gray water tank, the gray water tank being elevated above a floor by a vertical height of the legs, wherein the height of the gray water tank excludes the height of the legs.
18. The gray water system of claim 17 , wherein a combined height of the legs and the gray water tank is less than a length of the gray water tank.