On Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 8:00:00 AM UTC, jid wrote:
Hi,
I'm thinking of getting a kitchen sink made out of stuff called
Asterite from a company called Astracast. It comes with a ten year
guarantee and the manufacturers claim it's jolly good. I'd be
interested in knowing whether it resists chipping, and given that
we're going for white, how does it stand up to staining?

All the best, Jon

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Jon. We have had an Asterite sink for 27 years,does stain with tea etc but an overnight soak with mild bleach soon cures. Cleans easily and would buy another.
NO other problems at all.Hard water- we have to keep scale at bay by wiping dry and descaling regularly all things that have contact with water. If you look after products they last longer.
John King

On Tuesday, 2 February 2016 09:49:24 UTC, wrote:
On Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 8:00:00 AM UTC, jid wrote:
Hi,
I'm thinking of getting a kitchen sink made out of stuff called
Asterite from a company called Astracast. It comes with a ten year
guarantee and the manufacturers claim it's jolly good. I'd be
interested in knowing whether it resists chipping, and given that
we're going for white, how does it stand up to staining?

All the best, Jon

(please remove NOSPAMs if replying by email)

Jon. We have had an Asterite sink for 27 years,does stain with tea etc but an overnight soak with mild bleach soon cures. Cleans easily and would buy another.
NO other problems at all.Hard water- we have to keep scale at bay by wiping dry and descaling regularly all things that have contact with water. If you look after products they last longer.
John King

Somehow I suspect he has made his decision already. The question was asked in 1999 after all.


NT

laid this down on his screen :
Jon. We have had an Asterite sink for 27 years,does stain with tea etc but an
overnight soak with mild bleach soon cures. Cleans easily and would buy
another.
NO other problems at all.Hard water- we have to keep scale at bay by wiping
dry and descaling regularly all things that have contact with water. If you
look after products they last longer.
John King

That was posted on Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 8:00:00 AM UTC. I
would imagine the OP has long since bought their sink and maybe even
worn it out and replaced it again since then - 17 years ago.

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Harry Bloomfield wrote:
laid this down on his screen :
Jon. We have had an Asterite sink for 27 years,does stain with tea etc but an
overnight soak with mild bleach soon cures. Cleans easily and would buy
another.
NO other problems at all.Hard water- we have to keep scale at bay by wiping
dry and descaling regularly all things that have contact with water. If you
look after products they last longer.
John King

That was posted on Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 8:00:00 AM UTC. I
would imagine the OP has long since bought their sink and maybe even
worn it out and replaced it again since then - 17 years ago.


Notice how these "Rip Van Winkle" Usenet posters *never* come back and say
"oops" or similar? Makes me more convinced that these are just folk on an
IT course somewhere who are required to subscribe and post to a Usenet
group as part of their course work.

Tim

"Tim+" wrote in message
...
Harry Bloomfield wrote:
laid this down on his screen :
Jon. We have had an Asterite sink for 27 years,does stain with tea etc
but an
overnight soak with mild bleach soon cures. Cleans easily and would buy
another.
NO other problems at all.Hard water- we have to keep scale at bay by
wiping
dry and descaling regularly all things that have contact with water. If
you
look after products they last longer.
John King

That was posted on Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 8:00:00 AM UTC. I
would imagine the OP has long since bought their sink and maybe even
worn it out and replaced it again since then - 17 years ago.


Notice how these "Rip Van Winkle" Usenet posters *never* come back and say
"oops" or similar? Makes me more convinced that these are just folk on an
IT course somewhere who are required to subscribe and post to a Usenet
group as part of their course work.

Or maybe they are so embarrassed that they either just crawl away
with their tail between their legs or even just hang themselves.

El martes, 2 de febrero de 2016, 19:50:52 (UTC+1), Blanco escribió:
"Tim+" wrote in message
...
Harry Bloomfield wrote:
laid this down on his screen :
Jon. We have had an Asterite sink for 27 years,does stain with tea etc
but an
overnight soak with mild bleach soon cures. Cleans easily and would buy
another.
NO other problems at all.Hard water- we have to keep scale at bay by
wiping
dry and descaling regularly all things that have contact with water. If
you
look after products they last longer.
John King

That was posted on Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 8:00:00 AM UTC. I
would imagine the OP has long since bought their sink and maybe even
worn it out and replaced it again since then - 17 years ago.


Notice how these "Rip Van Winkle" Usenet posters *never* come back and say
"oops" or similar? Makes me more convinced that these are just folk on an
IT course somewhere who are required to subscribe and post to a Usenet
group as part of their course work.

Or maybe they are so embarrassed that they either just crawl away
with their tail between their legs or even just hang themselves.

DO NOT, please do not buy an asterite sink: it cracks when you dump boiling water!!!!