Ice Machine Lacked Required Air Gap, Resulting in Unsanitary Storage Conditions
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that ice was stored under sanitary conditions in the main dining room. According to the facility's policy, there should be an air gap between the ice machine drain and the drainage pipe. However, observations revealed that the ice machine drain was inserted directly into a PVC pipe, which led to a bucket under the sink that was full of stagnant water. There was no air gap between the ice machine drain pipe and the PVC pipe, nor between the opposite end of the PVC pipe and the bucket. The Maintenance Director confirmed that the sump pump was not functioning properly, resulting in the accumulation of stagnant water in the bucket and the absence of the required air gap.