Why stainless plumbing fixtures are the solution for commercial applications

Stainless plumbing fixtures are the perfect solution for commercial use. Being stainless, they offer key benefits that make them the most popular choice. What are those benefits? In this article, we'll unpack the advantages, and look at the types of businesses that benefit the most from using them.

As an overview, we'll go over:

• What are stainless fixtures?
• The key benefits
• Types of stainless fixtures
• Environments they are most suited to

After reading this, you should be equipped to make the right choice for your commercial premises and save yourself a lot of trouble and expense.

What are stainless plumbing fixtures?

In case you didn't know, stainless is the abbreviated industry term for stainless steel. When we speak about plumbing features in this article, we're talking about commercial fixtures made out of grade 304 stainless steel or higher, such as those used in washrooms, bars, cleaning rooms, and other commercial environments.

These are purpose built for heavy duty situations, including where the public engage in the use of them. The fixtures offer a quality that is superior to domestic plumbing fixtures for reasons which we'll unpack.

The benefits of commercial stainless steel plumbing fixtures

When stainless steel was introduced in the manufacture of plumbing supplies, it was a welcome invention. In 1913, Harry Brearley added 12.8% chromium to iron and produced a metal that he found was resistant to both corrosion and rust.

There are the first two benefits which make stainless steel fixtures the perfect solution for commercial operations. There are other benefits that are just as important. 

These include the advantages of:

• Corrosion and rust resistant
• Strong and durable
• Low maintenance
• Environmentally friendly
• No coating required
• Easy to clean

Easy to clean. Usually stainless steel can be easily cleaned with commercial cleaning sprays.

Corrosion and rust resistant. Being a quality 304 grade stainless steel or higher, it offers excellent resistance to rust and corrosion. This gives the fixtures longer life.

Low maintenance. If is kept clean regularly, it will also help towards preventing any discoloration and corrosion which can extend the lifespan of stainless steel.

Environmentally friendly. Being 100% recyclable, stainless steel fixtures are great for the environment.

No coating required. Because of the high resistance to corrosive fluids, there is no need for internal coating which saves on cost.

These benefits make the fixtures the perfect solution for commercial use.

The most important benefit

We've discussed some key benefits of stainless fixtures, but it could be argued that the most important benefit is yet to be discussed: the strength.

For washrooms, this is essential.

As every hotelier will know, when dealing with the general public, the toilet fixtures need to be able to stand up to heavy wear and tear. With stainless steel being so strong, it makes the toilets, urinals and cisterns long lasting and vandal proof.

The quality of strength is also important for commercial cleaning businesses where there is heavy usage and sometimes rough treatment from cleaning staff.

The corrosion resistant properties of stainless steel are also useful in commercial cleaning because of the often harsh cleaning liquids and chemicals being used. 

Types of plumbing fixtures

There is quite an extensive range of stainless plumbing fixtures on the market purpose built for commercial applications.

These include:

• Drinking fountains
• Bowls and cleaner's sinks
• Hand basins
• Toilets
• Urinals
• Cisterns
• Ice wells

What kind of businesses do these fixtures suit?

Environments they are suited to

There are two main reasons you would choose these stainless steel fixtures for your business: their strong anti-vandal characteristics and excellent corrosion resistant properties.

Some of the environments they are suited to include:

• Public washrooms
• Shopping centre washrooms
• Hotels, restaurants, bars

In the case of bars and pubs using stainless steel ice wells, the main advantage is the ease of keeping things clean.

Anywhere you're offering them for use by the general public, they should be stainless plumbing fixtures, such as the Wall Faced Toilet Suite Close Couple P Trap Stainless Steel WCSSWFCCP, available at Plumbing Sales.

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