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Need help in choice of laundry sinks...

10 years ago

Doing up a proper laundry room soon . My current one is in old mosaic tiles . Hoping to change it either to acrylic, metal or ceramic. I sometimes soak my whites in bleach . Will it affect the material used for my sink ? Advise please .

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Carolina
10 years ago
bumping your question to the top of the list

(can't the shop or manufacturer of the sinks you're considering tell you that?)
feeny
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Not metal, as bleach and metal react and can cause staining and pitting. My understanding is that acrylic and ceramic sinks are both fine with bleach.
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