Floor Sinks Requirements

Food service rules and regulations 511 6 1 effective 11 1 2015.

Floor sinks requirements.

All wainscoting must extend a least 18 inches to the sides of sinks and mechanical dishwashers. Clear floor space at elements. The sprayer unlike the faucet can sometimes be immersed so it must have some type of backflow prevention such as a vacuum breaker or a check valve. Floor sinks and floor drains shall be suitable flanged to provide a water tight joint in the floor slab floor drains shall be installed in commercial kitchens floor shall slope to drain.

Floor sinks for new construction or additions where floor sinks are required the floor sinks may be either raised or flush mounted. Please verify with the building jurisdiction for their requirements. Sanitary floor sinks are used to receive surface drainage in areas where sanitation is a priority such as institutional kitchens and hospitals and to drain indirect waste from various sinks lavatories condensate drains and other equipment. Floor sinks must have adequate grates to prevent injury and be accessible for regular cleaning.

Clear floor or ground space 305 sufficient clear floor or ground space is required at accessible controls operable parts drinking fountains lavatories and sinks atms and fare machines appliances beds and other elements. The clear floor space shall be on an accessible route and shall extend a maximum of 19 in 485 mm underneath the sink see fig. The approved wall finish material shall extend from the top of the cove base to a height of at least four 4 feet except behind upright mechanical dishwashers where the wainscot must extend to eight 8 feet from the finished floor. Floor sink as a waste receptor.

The item in the picture to the right is referred to as a floor sink. While the round top will be compatible with most floors a square top design is available for. If you install a vessel sink or an apron sink that rises above the countertop you must install the faucet so the spout is at least 6 inches above the bottom of the sink. Provisions for these elements apply the clear floor or ground specifications in 305.