Commercial Needs

The commercial kitchen faucets used at restaurants, hotels and canteens should preferably have the following features designed in them to make the hectic cooking related jobs inside the commercial kitchens easier. They must have aerators which would soften the flow of water, infrared sensors for on and off control, removable nozzles and the technique of presetting the water temperatures. Also, there should be ultra pure water service specifications, vacuum breakers to prevent a backflow of water from the faucet and a vandal resistant construction.

Commercial kitchen faucets generally are either single service in which the faucet can regulate hot or cold flow of water or double service where the faucet regulates both hot and cold water flow. The kitchen faucets are placed either on deck or pendant or wall mounted style.

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Some of the items of leading products are reviewed here.

•    Moen 8714 Commercial Single Handle Wall Mount Kitchen Faucet-  With 12" spout perfect for any kitchen sink adjacent to a wall and also as it has a wall mount feature, it is available in chrome plated brass finish. The 180 degree arc of handle travel controls the water temperature. Vandal resistant screws are supplied with this item which has a pull-on/push-off lever style handle with hot and cold color indicators, a 1225 cartridge design built out of nonmetallic/nonferrous and stainless steel material with the aerator flow rate being limited to 2.2 gpm.

•    Blanco Master Gourmet Commercial Kitchen Faucet- The installation of this item needs 1-3/8" hole and the faucet has a single lever handle with ceramic disc cartridge and its aerator is limited to 2.2 gpm flow rate. With a solid brass body with a satin nickel finish and a Blanco 10" cover plate is recommended with it.

•    Chicago Faucets 540-LDL9CP-Wall Mount Kitchen Faucet- Coming with a manufacturer's warranty this item is in chrome finish, has a with 9" swing, elongated spout which provides easy filling of large kitchen pots, a wall mounted fitting and its aerator allows a 2.2 gpm flow rate. These commercial kitchen faucets come with a quaturn operating cartridge, lever handles and adjustable supply arms.