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Oversized Utility Sink?

nobbyv

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I had the plumbers rough in for a utility sink in the attached garage of the house I'm building. I'd love to find a sink large enough that I can fit a full wheel/tire in it to clean properly (so up to, say 30" diameter). Anyone know where to find something that large? All the "extra large" ones I'm finding are multi-compartment, or they're including a sideboard to reach "extra large".
 
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rburke65

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I bought a commercial, deep, stainless steel, double compartment sink, with a side drain board, with drains, traps and faucet set..used in a commercial kitchen....off C list for $175. I can set a 5 gal. bucket in th3 sink without a problem and room to spare.
 

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I have the Home Depot version linked above.
For the price it's a good deal.

It fills the requirement, but is not very heavy... I've had 100lb of stuff in it, but I would not drop a tire/wheel in it as it may do some damage.
 

Mr_fixit

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Around here we have a scrapyard that has a bunch of commercial stainless sinks from old restaurant like places. 80 cents to 1.00 per pound. I bought one for the wife for a dog washing sink.
Or you can buy 2 and have a welder make a large single one...
 

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I put a commercial sink in my garage with a shelf. Helps to dry off stuff and have an extra work area.
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I have seen two compartment sinks offered on Crags List for hauling them away, the are no longer allowed in restaurants because the are are now required to have three compartment sinks.
 

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I have seen two compartment sinks offered on Crags List for hauling them away, the are no longer allowed in restaurants because the are are now required to have three compartment sinks.

There's that. Plus they must have radiused inside corners. Restaurants with three compartment sinks with square inside corners needed to replace them years ago as well. Restaurant sinks have to meet NSF requirements, so there are a lot of nice old stainless sinks that are just about worthless circulating around.
 

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So glad I found this thread... I was about to buy a cheap plastic utility sink but was worried about how it would hold up since those are really meant for laundry use.
I wouldn't have anything against a stainless but,,, I have 3 or 4 plastic utility tubs and they are quite durable although the finish ruins easily. They are certainly not meant for bouncing tires in it at a truck shop but am reasonable and never broke 1, I have 1 I use some and 1 a lot. If it fit the dimensions I wouldn't fear a bit about general use.
I replaced it just for cosmetic and age a while back. The change I do make and it takes a few minutes is convert them for a single kitchen faucet which is what I prefer.
As simple as I am I am also about some customization and this is a great place for it. I could see a couple faucet set ups for apps.
Mine is so general, 98% hand wash. Its so rare I fill a bucket from there speed isn't an issue.
This is somewhat related unrelated but a feature I might consider in the burbs is some kind of light plastic pallet went in to the pickup for some parts and take **** like the wheels down to a quarter wash. Little trailer too.
 
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sberry

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BTW,, I really like the stain one a couple post up, that is really nice. It would be super in a bathroom over a conventional vanity. I used a laundry in one, its nice but really needs a board. I have changed these schemes a little over the years. It seems there are phases, you move in and a lot of **** gets landed, it takes a while to grasp a lot of unused is sitting, wrong spot, not convenient, does flow which is a word for ergonomic. I removed a stove from my office I never used, never, maybe but once and it was more trouble than its worth, as one guy here said, opportunity cost.
A sink like this really takes the pressure off other places, it becomes second nature to wash before walking out the door. Like many of my schemes its not about the ultimate quality of an item (I started down that road) but where its at. My office is a step from the entry door, enter shop then office and can walk ahead a few steps and reach the sink that is in the traffic, to from tools work area etc. Its a piece that really belongs where it is.
 

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I have a bathroom/utility room off my office. I wish I would have built a foot bigger,,, ha but its got a laundry and a stool and acts as the public bathroom so to speak. We all have others on the complex but keep it decent enough, preclean before events, it works and the shop sinks and shop urinal keep a huge amount of traffic out. It was a toss up with design choices as always but its an area I would fuss over a bit more if there was a next time and make a couple minor changes most but me wouldn't notice. It was built for me and it has taken on a little more traffic.
This design can be modified and changed and see many that could benefit from this type layout that has some of the bugs worked out and really relates to buildings a bit larger than conventional garages. Some can work in as little as 40x60 and lots of wayyyyy better flow options at 60 ft and allows a lot of built in features.
I can see some foot pedals to that stainless but I found I can do with kitchen faucet. I like to downsize the line to the hot. I got about 2 ft of 3/4 and then 1/2, the one to the sink in pic about 20 ft and shares with bathroom backed up to it. I have kitchenette kind of coffee clutch in my office, fridge. micro and upstairs appt, no cooking but stool, vanity and shower and still use it as my exec bathroom and shower there.
 
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randydupree

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I use a bath tube inclosure,fiberglass.
all made in one,i raise it up about 2 feet.
Its great,wash your dog,big pots,throw your muddy clothes in it.
Cheap too.
 
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