Every household now have washing machines and nobody washes clothes with their hand anymore. Can anyone explain me why I should keep this and not replace it with a wash basin ?
Most fancy lingerie (or anything with lace) must be washed by hand in a sink. It just makes sense to wash clothes in the washroom as opposed to the kitchen or bathroom, especially since the plumbing is already there for the washing machine.
You never hand wash clothing? There are definitely delicate items that I will always hand wash to ensure they last for as long as possible. If you think a washing machine is a modern equivalent, you'd be wrong. Manually washing something is always the best way to limit potential damage.
You joke but in high school I knew this kid who'd moved down from the country and lived by himself - he really did throw out t-shirts instead of washing them.
I do all my soccer kits by hand now. The stickers degrade too quickly in a washing machine, even on the most delicate settings. I also have a really old 100% wool jumper first bought by my great-grandfather that I hand wash to keep it going for as long as possible. I also hand wash my dog in that sink - not sure he'd like the washing machine!
I've never owned something so delicate that it wasn't fine on the gentle wash cycle and low heat gentle dryer cycle. I don't know I'd ever want to own something that annoyingly frail as far as clothing goes
In America we call these slop sinks and use them to wash up after getting dirty outside, fixing the car, etc. Or to clean stuff thats too big or messy to use the kitchen sink but in a more controlled way than with a garden hose. As such they tend to be in the little room between the garage and the rest of the house. Sometimes in the basement instead.
Also used to wash certain clothes that are hand-wash only.
The design is different than the picture - deeper and usually fiberglass or plastic.
Well it's useful to clean big things, like the BBQ grill (doesn't fit in kitchen sink), also blankets and things. I honestly never used one until I had a kid and most things you can do in a laundry sink, you can do in a bath.
I mean, my SIL’s place has a European laundry and they intentionally have a deep porcelain basin in the bathroom that doubles as a trough for when they need to do soaks etc.