Enamelled sink: wash with kitchens for enamel coating

Until recently, steel, enamel sink was considered obsolete and almost not at all disappeared from the shelves. But buyers, having tried all new plumbing, again reminded of the good old shell with shiny sides. That's only manufacturers also do not sit idly by and managed to flood the market with more modern models of enameled sinks for the kitchen.

Advantages and disadvantages

Today smooth surface can boast not only the traditional stainless steel bowls, but also iron, and even ceramic sinks. However, the most popular are all also metal sinks for the kitchen, in which there were a lot of advantages:

• Reasonable price due to low-cost production and relatively inexpensive raw materials.
• Relatively low weight. However, to appreciate it, you will only be able to mount the stage.
• A variety of designs, sizes and colors - steel sufficiently responsive to molding and enamel coating and at all can be painted in any color.
• High metal itself strength and chemical resistance of the coating - the combination allows sinks long life in the kitchen.
• Resistance to thermal stress and minimum heat distortion - sink will not click if you start to pour boiling water into it right after the ice water.

Have enameled steel sinks and disadvantages, which is remembered by many:

• High "shumoproizvoditelnost" - loosely closed faucet in the kitchen is able to rouse the whole house during the night. In the modern and more expensive models that compensate for negative special sound-absorbing lining.
• Speaking about the strength characteristics of steel sinks, it should be remembered, and the fragility of the enamel coating. But it protects the metal from corrosion, which inevitably occur under constant contact with water.

In general we can say that the enamel shell is really good and do not deserve oblivion. Once the problem remains unsolved brittle coating that simply breaks off pieces if you drop something heavy in the sink.

Overview of manufacturers and models

Steel

In the market of such sinks for the kitchen consist principally of Russian goods production Upper Iset Metallurgical Plant (VIZ)

1. AWS 51101 (series Antika) - Invoice square steel sink has standard dimensions of 50x50 cm and does not involve any complicated installation. Bowl is only one, but the cost of this model barely more than 800 rubles.
2. Evolution - a series of soundproof sinks with draining dishes. Different beautiful bronze color enamel and somewhat increased cost (about 1100 rubles.).

Cast iron

We should also mention the cast iron sinks for the kitchen with an enamel coating. Outwardly, they differ little from those of steel, but due to the molding characteristics become slightly different characteristics:

• Significant weight - standard furniture Supporting tables for such equipment have seriously strengthened.
• A large wall thickness. Cast iron, though not absolute possesses corrosion resistance, capable decades tolerate proximity to water even without a protective coating. And while he prorzhaveet through, the house will have time to give way to a couple of generations.
• Less ductility. At the big thickness of the cup is rather negative. From the bounce sink, steel, enamel simply will pursue and cast iron split with no chance of recovery.

Here, too, the choice of producers is not rich - only Russia, Belarus and the United States. But the range of prices is more serious.

"American women", presented by Kohler company's main product, of course, more expensive all. For example, consider a model for the kitchen Anthem K-5840-1 depth of 22 cm. Double sinks low divided by a partition through which a jet of water is less than sprayed. The hole for the installation of the mixer is only one, but the choice of colors is impressive: 17 different shades. By the way, the last factor determines the cost of the product, which can not be called a typically low for enamelling - from 38 to 57 thousand rubles.

At the other end of the price scale are standard invoice sink Emalposuda 500h600 mm. Should not delude ourselves: real utility value of bowls in this model for the kitchen just 40x40 cm, and the depth is not too large (16 cm). But the price is quite reasonable - 3300 rubles. Also in the range of this manufacturer can be found enameled cast products with two bowls of 5000.

Ceramics

The same properties as iron, has enamelled kitchen sink based ceramics. Here only it is not subject to corrosion. Such products can be safely attributed to the premium class, since their cost is prohibitive, and the appearance is beyond praise.

Producing such luxury shells engage foreign companies elite plumbing:

• Villeroy & Boch 6323 91KT - in its enamel coating Germans introduced silver ions to produce an antibacterial effect. But the uniqueness of the shell is in the number and arrangement of bowls - three of them here, but still remains a place for drying. And in the front apron emblazoned decorative "stucco". The cost of such a chic sinks for the kitchen is more than 90 thousand rubles.
• Blanco Subline 500-U Ceramic PuraPlus - Flush sink mounted flush with the countertop. Its size is small (53h45 cm), but the depth is very convenient - 20 cm. Price model 46 thousand. rub.

Enameled steel sinks today more diverse than their predecessors from the Soviet past.

Unfortunately, they are now the production is not regulated by strict State standards, from which during operation sinks can quickly lose an attractive appearance. On the other hand, the cost of these models are ridiculously low. But, perhaps, it is necessary to look at the more expensive and high-quality plumbing foreign producers, in order to fully assess the merits of these shells in the kitchen?