How to Set Up Dishwasher Temperature Checks

Date modified: 1st June 2025 | This article has been written by Pilla Founder, Liam Jones, click to email Liam directly, he reads every email. Or book a demo to see how hospitality businesses use Pilla to manage food safety.

TLDR: About Dishwasher Temperature Checks

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  Commercial dishwashers need to run at high temperatures to eliminate 99% of microorganisms and bacteria in commercial dishwashers. Wash temperatures should be 55-60°C and final rinse temperature should be 82-88°C.

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  You need to check and record the temperature of every dishwasher unit twice per day, usually once in the morning and once in the afternoon.Pilla has a pre-built dishwasher temperature check inside which includes all of the inputs for staff to record compliant checks.

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  If anything goes wrong, highlight the issue using the using 'Issue' button and follow the corrective actions below. Record everything that you do as a post inside the dishwasher temperature task so you are create a full digital paper-trail of compliance.

Demo: Setting up Dishwasher Temperature Checks in Pilla

1. •Click the '+' button underneath any day on the planner to create a new activity and use these settings:
   - Name: Dishwasher Temperatures
   - Site: Select the appropriate venue
   - Team: Choose the team who will carry out the checks
   - Start: Set the start time to be the first time you want the checks to be carried out (this should be a future date and time)
   - Finish: Set the date and time that the first checks should be finished by (this is the target finish time)
   - Frequency: Set to 'Daily' and select every day that you are open
   - Tag: Add the relevant Tag (most likely Kitchen Checks unless you've created another one)
2. •Click 'Create' to create the activity
3. •Click 'Add Check' and use the dropdown menu to select 'Dishwasher Temperature'.
   You will need to add two of these checks for each dishwasher unit you have (one AM and one PM check)
   Go ahead and add as many as you need and name the name checks (Dishwasher 1 AM, Dishwasher 1 PM and so on)
4. •You now have a recurring daily activity which will have your dishwasher temperature checks inside. The activity will recreate one day in advance.