I'm in the process of moving my wine making exploits out of the kitchen and into the basement. We have a ton of space (old cheese factory) and already have a drain plumbed in and easy access to hot/cold water. My question in this thread is which sink should I use? I have two laying around the house, option A is a rigid plastic laundry tub:
pros:
- plastic less likely to break a glass carboy or bottle if it slips a little
- straight forward plumbing
- deeper than option B
- legs attached and level
cons:
- smaller in surface area than option B
- not as "cool looking"
- would have to cut legs if I wanted to lower the sink from current height
Option B is an old porcelain over steel nurses hand-washing sink that I got at some auction many moons ago:
pros:
- larger surface area than option A
- pretty sweet looking
- no stand for it currently so I can make it to whatever height I need to
cons:
- not as deep as option B
- plumbing will be interesting, it had foot pedals at one time for hot/cold water so there are no holes drilled for temp controls. Will need to fab up something
- need to fabricate a stand to hold it up, nothing fancy some 2 by lumber
So I'm torn. Plastic, boring utility sink is probably the smart choice. Old nurse's sink has more style though.
And yes I know both are filthy and will need to be scrubbed before using!
pros:
- plastic less likely to break a glass carboy or bottle if it slips a little
- straight forward plumbing
- deeper than option B
- legs attached and level
cons:
- smaller in surface area than option B
- not as "cool looking"
- would have to cut legs if I wanted to lower the sink from current height
Option B is an old porcelain over steel nurses hand-washing sink that I got at some auction many moons ago:
pros:
- larger surface area than option A
- pretty sweet looking
- no stand for it currently so I can make it to whatever height I need to
cons:
- not as deep as option B
- plumbing will be interesting, it had foot pedals at one time for hot/cold water so there are no holes drilled for temp controls. Will need to fab up something
- need to fabricate a stand to hold it up, nothing fancy some 2 by lumber
So I'm torn. Plastic, boring utility sink is probably the smart choice. Old nurse's sink has more style though.
And yes I know both are filthy and will need to be scrubbed before using!