BLANCO UK Reviews 

Within 1/2 a hour of using our etagon sink, scratches and marks appeared immediately. At this point I will not waste time going into the background phone calls relating to this issue.This sink was purchased as a steel brushed S/S sink with a satin finish. It turns out we have purchased a stainless steel brushed polished sink with a passivated satin finish coating. The passivated finish scratches very easily and when it is scratched it allows the polished finish of the steel beneath the surface coating to shine through against the dull satin finish. This is why the scratches appear so prominently. Blanco then tell us to carry on using the sink and it will build up patena. This is to take the place of the steel brushed finish we originally thought we were purchasing. Once the passivated coating has been scratched it no longer gives the extra protection from corrosion that Blanco state in their advertisement. This is possibly why in later years people have complained of holes appearing around the waste. I am of the opinion that the retailers have no idea of the way the sink is produced and what they are selling, hence peoples disappointment.
My other issues are the infinowaste trap, the holes in the trap are too long and too wide thus allowing excessive waste to pass through causing the plug not to seal and allowing your hot soapy water to disappear. If you look at the waste trap filter this is made of brushed stainless steel unlike the sink and underneath it shows a brushed polished finish that looks brighter than the satin finish. Also whilst owning this sink we had an emergency and left the tap running to answer the door and whilst unattended it overflowed very quickly due to the overflow being inadequate as the blanking plate with their logo on covers the majority of the overflow exit obstructing the flow of water. At this point I have probably said enough but I am extremely disappointed with this product and would not recommend it to anyone.
Terry Griffin