One of the reviews says that using included stopper can cause a permanent rust ring. Can someone verify if this is possible? Very worrisome.
136466
Not an issue for me! Never got rusty. Love the sink sorry I did not get it larger!
136467
I installed Kraus sink about 8 months ago. I think if you leave stopper sitting along side or inside on the surface part of sink it may rust. But the simple solution is to not leave it sitting on the sink. Otherwise the sink is great and may be the highlight of my kitchen. You won't find another farmhouse sink of this quality at this price.
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We've been using ours for almost a year and never had any issue with rust (related to the stopper or anything else). Maintenance-wise, we haven't done anything special with our sink and really the only thing we do is wipe it down after doing the dishes.
136469
Hi, I think I've used the stopper once or twice since I've had my sink, and when I did use it I never saw any rust at all. The only time I had to deal with a rust issue was when I was cleaning a pan with an SOS pad. I got a tiny bit of metal under one of the feet of the rack that sits in the sink. Stainless steel is very resilient and if you care for it properly it will look good and won't rust. I cleaned the tiny tiny spot of rust with a dab of Barkeepers Helper. I swear by that stuff. Also stay away from egg white on stainless. It doesn't hurt a cooktop because the heat fixes that, but I dropped a spot the size of a dime on my sink. I didn't realize it was the egg white until I tried to clean it after breakfast. When I got the rust stain, and managed to fix that with Barkeepers Helper, I thought I might as well try it on the egg white stain. To my surprise and great happiness it has taken away the spot!! Warning, be careful how much you rub and how hard. Be gentle or you'll leave a tell tail spot where you've been working. Just gently, with a wet micro cloth, put a little water and a little BH on the cloth and work on the spot. Then when you've done, rinse off the area you are focusing on and then rinse out the cloth and wipe down the whole area. You can do this to water spots also. I have very hard water in my area and I manage to get drips down the front of the sink and on my refrigerator, which is stainless. Stainless steel is beautiful, but it does take some care. I hope I haven't bored you will my information, but I like my new kitchen to look like it did when it was installed a year and a half ago, and it does.
136470
I haven't experience it so far but I can only see that happening if they are letting the water sit. It is rare went stainless steel rust. Its a beautiful sink and worth the money.
136471
I've been using mine for about 9 months now, and no rust whatsoever. I would say the only drawback to this sink is the nature of stainless steel and watermarks. In my mind, it's still totally worth it.
136472
we have had this sink for 9 months with well water and have had no signs of rust.Beautiful sink.
600133
I also have a rust problem and found the best method is to install a prefilter upstream of this one. Use one of the white string wound type filters. It helps this filter last longer. Otherwise, you get about a month or so of use.
1840073
from what I have experienced, the gas turns red and the rust seems to come thru, or is still living beneath it.. I used a radiator shop, they did a serious chem bath and coated it with an crazy sealant..looks perfect.. $110, if you want to make it perfect.. I had the option to leave it bare metal inside..
1036817
This is the batch one so I have to put the stopper in place. It is a safety mechanism. You can get one that uses a switch too if you prefer.
33276
I think any of them will eventually rust, at least the ones I have used. These ones I just installed about a month ago and so far so good. I think the stuff that is on them that makes your hand turn a little black is also a protectant because it felt kind of oily. They do seem a little stronger than the ones that I previousle bought at lowes
69583
I accidently used it without the gaskets and it worked fine. No leaks or anything. If worse comes to worse, try it without the "ring".
140352
No rust. I've had the crossbars on the car for about 6 weeks now. I had read about rust forming after the end caps had fallen off. My end caps seem to be attached well and so I haven't seen any rust or exposed (unpainted) metal. Bars are very secure, since they completely wrap around my VW Sportwagon's siderails, there is no movement at all. Little hard to put them on and take off (though I haven't done that yet), and I haven't bought any bike/ski/kayak attachments, but so far I"m very pleased with them.
2193199
Haven't tried it for this application. Suggestions might be to use Rust-0-leum first and then spay on lacquer.
1647086
I haven't seen any rust issues so far. Buying better hardware certainly won't hurt anything, but I would recommend using some type of thread lubricant to protect the exposed threads as you would in any other outdoor application.
859662
I have never used evapo rust. Have used metal rescue to derust 2 motorcycle gas tanks and various other parts, it has worked wonders.
141561
Hi, According to WEIMAN This item WILL NOT remove rust. If used regularly it will prevent rust from forming.
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Hello David . I bought this faucet 7 or 8 months ago. It has 6 months in service working OK. I don't know what you mean with stopper, but , inside the box is included all necessary fixturing for mounting the faucet. I hope this info be helpfull for you. Regards
1351494
No, I have had mine for almost 6 months and there is no rust. I believe it can be installed with a seat riser. I don't have a seat riser but can't imagine it interfering with the rails.
360418
Anything that's metal isn't rust proof, however you can have it powder coated which is a plastic type coating. That should stop the rust.
341167
I goofed and put the curtain in a pail of water with a touch of bleach to remove some mildew at the bottom of the curtain. Unfortunately, the bleach reacted with the metal rings and now I have rust stains all over the curtain. I cant get the rust out, so I'm ordering this exact curtain over again.
2104303
Lol I've only used this one a few times at this point, I forget I have it most of the time. But no rust yet :D
1094567
well I would love to know that also. Mine rusts just months after I get a new one. I have to keep getting new ones. Hope another person can answer your/my question