There's much more to installing a sink than meets the eye. One of the best ways of minimising the amount of waste you chuck everyday is by fitting in a waste disposal unit - and this Belfast sink waste unit is the cat's whiskers - vanishing food waste from your kitchen in seconds. We love 'em.

 

 

 

 

We stumbled across this video of some baby ducks taking a little swim in a standard Belfast sink today. Very cute. Take a look:

 

 Have a great weekend!

 

Wondering what the difference between butler sinks and belfast sinks? Let the experts at Sinks.co.uk explain:

  "In actual fact they are both butler sinks (ie made to go in the butler’s pantry), but those made in Belfast have a Weir overflow, while those made in London don’t.

 

"This is because, when butler sinks were first made in the late 17th century, each major city had a sanitation officer autonomously responsible for the ordering of pipes, basins, sinks, and decreeing sizes, styles etc. Different patterns were evolved and gave rise to specific types. Hence the Belfast butler sink was different from, say, the London butler sink.

"Belfast, with access to plentiful water housed sinks with overflows, but London , built on clay where deep wells had to be drilled to reach water, discouraged water wastage and no overflows were accommodated. Therefore, the Belfast butler sink has what is known as a Weir overflow built into it, whereas a standard Butler Sink doesn’t."

Cheers guys - I think we've learnt something new today!

So, you're looking for a Belfast sink, but don't know if it fits in the current sink area of your kitchen.

That's why we're clever. On our sink website, sinks.co.uk, we include the Belfast sink dimensions, like below:

 

 

You've got the sink with model looks, but a lot of people are always wondering whether we can fit Belfast sink waste disposal units. The answer is a resounding yes. As long as you choose a 1.5 sink, then fitting a waste attachment isn't a problem.

 We've got Belfast sinks, and we've got waste disposal units.  It's up to you to pick which ones you like best! Give us a call for advice and information on 0845 201 3040.