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title: "Labor Savings & Food Safety: Undercounter Dishmachines vs. 3 Comp Sinks"
description: Upgrading to an undercounter commercial dishwasher significantly improves labor & resource efficiency, as well as food safety, when compared to a 3-comp sink
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# [Labor Savings & Food Safety: Undercounter Dishmachines vs. 3 Comp Sinks](https://blog.hobartcorp.com/blog/labor-savings-food-safety-undercounter-dishmachines-vs.-3-comp-sinks)

 Written by [Hobart](https://blog.hobartcorp.com/blog/author/hobart) | Jul 7, 2023 5:45:05 PM

### Study Shows Undercounter Dishmachines Save Labor & Improve Food Safety

If your food service operation relies on manual washing in a three-compartment sink, upgrading to an undercounter commercial dishwasher can significantly improve labor and resource efficiency, as well as food safety. In a recent field study with a QSR operation using a three-compartment sink versus operation with an [LX Undercounter Dishmachine](https://www.hobartcorp.com/products/commercial-dishwashers/undercounter/hobart-advansys-lxnr-undercounter-dishwasher), Hobart engineers found an automated dishmachine provided measurable savings in labor time and water consumption, and drastic improvements in food safety and sanitization assurance.

### OUR BIG TAKE-AWAYS

The LX undercounter dishmachine provide significant labor and water savings and improvement to food safety when compared to the three-compartment sink.

- The LX commercial dishwasher saved 40% on total daily washing time.
- 60% of the time spent manually washing in the 3-comp sink did NOT comply with FDA standards.
- All the ware that went through the dish machine was fully washed, rinsed & sanitized.
- The LX provided potential savings of over 23,000 gallons of water each year when compared to the 3-comp sink.

### READ THE CASE STUDY

<https://cdn2.webdamdb.com/md_oKt1mJlNlpP24Eok.jpg.pdf?1704294808>[Download and read ](https://www.hobartcorp.com/sites/default/files/webdam-assets/LXe_QSR%20Operations%20Case%20Study%20F48827%20%2805-23%29.pdf)the full case study to learn more about the impact the LX series undercounter could have on your operation by upgrading from a three-compartment sink.

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