Bathroom and kitchen ceramic products are hand finished using traditional crafting methods that have been used for over 175 years, and due to this process, the sizes may vary +/-2% from those shown and may not be exactly uniform. Please ensure you carefully calculate the maximum and minimum variance in sizes for this product, ensuring you have adequate installation room to avoid disappointment.

Additional Information

• All of Shaws’ handcrafted sinks are covered by a comprehensive 12 month warranty against manufacturing defects, with a further 10 years from fading and staining.

BEAUTY, STRENGTH, & DURABILITY

• Since 1897, Shaws of Darwen have produced sinks from the finest quality heavy duty fireclay at their factory in Lancashire, England. Renowned for their beauty and durability, a Shaws sink is made to last a lifetime. and crafted using a process unchanged for 120 years, every Shaws sink is still stamped with the name of the Master Craftsman who made it, a personal guarantee of quality

THE MATERIALS

• Heavy duty fireclay is a blend unique to Shaws, perfected over 120 years. Shaws fireclay includes the world’s finest Devon Ball Clay, which is still mixed and poured by hand. It is up to 25% more dense than clay used by other manufacturers and takes more skill to work with. The fireclay is handcrafted into thick solid walls making each sink much heavier and more durable than thinner or hollow-wall sinks.
• The quality of the glaze and its application affects the durability of a sink. Shaws unique heavyweight glaze is blended to exacting standards of strength and gloss, and is applied by a skilled specialist to ensure an even coating. Two layers are applied to every Shaws sink to produce a smoother and hard-wearing glaze which is typically 2-4 times thicker than sinks made by other manufacturers. A Shaws sink is fired at 1200 °C for 32 hours to enable the heavy duty fireclay and glaze to fuse into one inseparable and enduring body

THE PROCESS

• WEEK 1 - Skilled Master Mould Makers use a unique plaster mix to make each sink model and mould by hand. At the same time, heavy duty fireclay is precision blended and slowly mixed before being rested prior to use.
• WEEK 2 - Liquid fireclay is poured by hand into the mould before being rested. The mould is then removed and the sink hand-finished by a Master Craftsman with over 10 years’ experience. The maker then stamps their name, and the sink is dried at 110 °C (230 °F) for two days.
• WEEK 3 - The sink is glazed by hand and then rested before a second glaze is carried out. Once the finish is dry the sink is inspected. Only if the inspection team are happy is the Shaws brand applied.
• WEEK 4 - The sink is prepared and fired at 1200 °C (2200 °F) for 32 hours to fuse the heavy duty fireclay and glaze. It then cools for one day, is carefully inspected – twice – and finally packed, ready for delivery to your door.
• After three to four weeks of mixing, moulding, hand-finishing, drying, glazing and firing - methods unchanged for 120 years - the sink is inspected twice. The smallest imperfection will mean the sink is rejected. Each sink is carefully packed before being delivered to its new home, where it will last for

Guarantee

Lifetime Guarantee manufacturers guarantee against manufacturing defects. The guarantee does not cover damage caused during fitting, or caused by poor installation or servicing, accidental or malicious damage, improper use or negligence, discoloration due to long exposure to sunlight or UV lights, and general wear and tear to the item and or working parts of the item (for example, the valve in a tap, shower heads, washers, seals, any item that would be expected to be replaced periodically during the life of the item). Any working part as stated above would be covered by a 6-month warranty unless stated longer. This warranty does not affect your statutory rights.

Cleaning & Maintenance – Ceramic Sinks

A kitchen sink is a heavy duty utensil and over time, may show traces of wear over time, regular cleaning to remove dirt is the best form of maintenance for your kitchen sink and extend its life an beauty.

To maintain the beauty of your kitchen sink in its original condition and to keep your sink looking its best, we recommend you clean your kitchen sink with regular washing up liquid after using your sink and wipe down with dry cloth. Avoid leaving heavy stainable waste such as tea bags in your sink which will be more stubborn to clean. We also recommend you deep clean your sink once a week (in non-hard water area, twice or three times per week for hard water areas) using some of our recommended cleaning products.

Cramer Email-Star, Blanco Cera Care, Blanco PuraPlus, Blanco Antikalk are all designed to be used with ceramic and it is specially formulated for daily cleaning of all ceramic sinks. This product is a combined cleaner and will help maintain the original lustre of your sink. Regular cleaning helps prevent build-up of lime and other substances.

Contents

• Ceramic kitchen sink
• Universal overflow waste kit

Please Note - The following items are not included:

• Waste kit
• Plumbing kit with trap and connection pipework for the discharge from domestic appliances
• Cut out template

About the Brand

For over 115 years, Shaws have manufactured ceramic heavy duty fire clay Kitchen Sinks from their Lancashire factory and still use the same traditional materials and techniques. Each of their hand crafted kitchen sinks are proudly stamped with the signature of its maker and bears its own distinctive badge signifying a traditional quality kitchen sink, built to world class manufacturing standards.

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