A glass washing apparatus comprising:
- a housing that partially defines a glass washing chamber;
- an access door mounted to the housing and reconfigurable between an open configuration providing access to the glass washing chamber and a closed configuration that defines a portion of the glass washing chamber;
- a glass holder configured to hold a glass in an inverted orientation within the glass washing chamber;
- a first side wash nozzle configured to emit a first side washing spray onto a first exterior portion of the glass, wherein the first side wash nozzle is mounted to a first side wall of the housing that defines a first side surface of the glass washing chamber;
- a second side wash nozzle configured to emit a second side washing spray onto a second exterior portion of the glass, wherein the second side wash nozzle is mounted to a second side wall of the housing that defines a second side surface of the glass washing chamber;
- a third side wash nozzle configured to emit a third side washing spray onto a third exterior portion of the glass, wherein the third side wash nozzle is mounted to a back wall of the housing that defines a back wall surface of the glass washing chamber;
- an interior wash nozzle configured to emit an interior washing spray into an interior cavity of the glass, wherein the interior wash nozzle is mounted to a bottom panel of the housing that defines a bottom surface of the glass washing chamber;
- a drying air outlet configured to emit a heated airflow into the glass washing chamber;
- a vent configured for venting the glass washing chamber while the access door is in the closed configuration;
- a clean water tank configured to receive clean water;
- a dirty water tank configured to receive dirty water from the glass washing chamber;
- a wash water heater;
- a wash water temperature sensor;
- a wash water pump;
- a heater/blower unit;
- a control panel;
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- a control unit configured to:
- receive a start signal from the control panel;
- control transmission of electrical power to the wash water heater to produce heated clean water by heating the clean water to a designated heated clean water temperature while monitoring a temperature of the heated clean water via the wash water temperature sensor;
- control transmission of electrical power to the wash water pump to supply the heated clean water to the first side wash nozzle, the second side wash nozzle, the third side wash nozzle, and the interior wash nozzle to spray wash the glass over a wash cycle;
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- control transmission of electrical power to the heater/blower unit to supply a flow of heated air to the drying air outlet over a drying cycle.