a washer for washing objects with liquid . the washer includes a wash chamber adapted for holding objects to be washed . the sump has a pump chamber and a collection chamber , both of which are adapted to hold liquid from the wash chamber . a recirculation pump is operable to move liquid from the pump chamber to the wash chamber . a drain pump is operable to move liquid from the pump chamber and the collection chamber to a drain . a rotatable blade is disposed in the collection chamber and is adapted to mince particles therein . a controller is provided for controlling the operation of the recirculation pump and the drain pump . the controller is operable to turn the drain pump on and off during a wash phase in order to move particles from the collection chamber to the drain . the controller is also operable to turn the drain pump on at the end of the wash phase in order to initiate a drain phase wherein the drain pump drains the sump of liquid .