Follett ice and water dispensers are available in a wide range of capacities and dimensions to meet the needs of virtually any foodservice cafeteria.

Because cafeterias experience peaks in traffic, through-put (the maximum number of people able to physically access an ice and water dispenser per hour) becomes an important factor in the sizing decision.

How many dispensers are needed?
A maximum of 360 people per hour can physically access a single dispenser without creating a bottleneck. Therefore, divide the number of hourly peak servings by 360 to determine how many dispensers are needed.

What capacity dispenser is needed?
Following are guidelines to help you size:

• Ice required per serving will equal the size of average cup in oz (or ml) x .40. Therefore, someone filling a 12 oz cup would, on average, use about 5 oz of ice.
• Follett's icemaker will recover at about 16 lbs (7.3kg) per hour, assuming that the bin is not full and is signalling for more ice.
• Depending on water temperatures, Follett's chilled water option can require up to 40% more ice per day than dispensers without the chilled water feature.
• Manual load VU155N dispensers have virtually unlimited capacity, constrained only by the ability to refill the dispenser from a separate production source of ice.
• Add 20% to the ice required to accommodate changed usage patterns or growth.

Remember, these are guidelines only. Different usage patterns and other ice uses can affect the size of equipment needed.

Our customer service staff can help you select the best Follett ice and water dispenser to meet your specific needs. Call 800-523-9361 or 610-252-7301, or e-mail us at marketing@follettice.com.

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