Stainless steel sink - 18ga or 16ga?
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what gauge stainless steel sink?
Comments (40)It depends what gauge are you looking for. Consumers make a simple mistake by referring just to gauge. The thickness of the sheet metal used to fabricate a sink is called its gauge. The gauge of sheet metal for most sinks ranges from 22 -15 gauge. The lower the gauge number, the thicker the sheet metal is. High quality residential sinks range from 20-18 gauge while commercial quality sinks are offered in 15-16 gauge. When manufactures refer to the gauge of their product, they are referring to the thickness of the sheet metal before the manufacturing process begins. Most stainless steel sinks are manufactured using a process called deep draw forming where a sheet of metal is drawn down into a form through a series of steps called reductions. Each reduction stretches the sheet metal deeper and deeper into the form, so what started out as an 18 gauge sheet of metal will not end up being 18 gauge throughout the entire finished product. The industry standard is to state the gauge of the metal that the manufacturing process started with. Since this is the standard practice, it makes it easy to compare one sink to another. If you are looking for 16 gauge finished product you need to look for 15 gauge sink, not 16. I hope this helps you with your selection....See MoreEbay Stainless Steel Sinks
Comments (12)Thanks for feedback. Im scared to order myself, although I will anyways :-) Cant beat the price, and in this day in age, you dont always get what you pay for. ALA the sinks from kohler and blanco have all the marketing fees built into the cost of the sink whereas a no name brand may very well be of the same quality. I cant prove any of this but you know what im saying. Many companies seem to take these no name brands and simply stamp a name on them and charge more because of the name (marketing)....See MoreStainless steel kitchen sinks 2 questions
Comments (16)Another owner of a 50+ yo stainless sink. Prior to my occupancy, that sink raised a family of 6. In my hands it has seen paint and drywall dust. Looks like it was installed yesterday. I usually clean with paper towels and dish soap, because sinks are dirty and I clean with something disposable. I have used comet and liquid bleach for disinfection with no problems. I have a stainless sink in my current lab, not pretty, but completely unmarred, undented. I would never even consider using another material for my sink, pretty though it might be. Also a fan of the lab's offset drain. I believe the lab sink is 18 gauge and have no idea whether the home sink is 16 or 18....See MoreStainless Steel Sinks - other than Kohler, Sterling and Elkay
Comments (21)I'd like to add a rather shocking discovery for us just last night and a word of caution: DH was simplifying the plumbing under our sink (to make way for a trash pullout), and we found our much deeper sink lowered our reinstalled garbage disposal by 4-5" -- resulting in the disposal's drain outlet being positioned lower than our main, outgoing drainage pipe. Not good! I immediately googled and found this is a frequently unanticipated problem due to the trend towards deeper sinks. Even the most compact disposal unit on the market won't fit our needs, and our only option would be to cut into new cabinets and wall, and lower the main drain pipe...not going to happen. We're fine without a disposal, and it leaves us more space in the cabinet....See Morebadabing2
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