Rolling Sink Has Its Own Hot Water

Rolling Sink Has Its Own Hot Water FARM HOME Bathroom 30-3-27 For only about $475, Marc Epp and Brian Barnhardt built a handy portable sink complete with a mini hot water heater that they can move around their beef barn as needed. Epp and Barnhardt say the sink-on-wheels works great in a cattle processing barn, but would also be ideal in a shop. They call the unit the "Sanitizer 3000," and say it was pretty simple to build. It's 6 ft. long, 2 ft. wide and 3 ft. tall from the bottom of the cabinet to the top of the counter. "We made the frame with 2 by 4's, 2 by 6's and Torx-head screws, before building the plywood shelves and cupboard doors," Barnhardt explains. "We used Liquid Nails to attach a pre-made countertop that we had purchased. After cutting a hole for the sink and installing it, we plumbed in the sink, faucet and water heater." The unit receives and discharges water through garden hoses. The mini hot water heater is a 2 1/2-gal. unit made by GE that runs off a 110-volt power cord. The amount of hot water it supplies is adequate for washing hands and cleaning up syringes, etc. "We have the thermostat set fairly high. It seems to recharge quickly, and we're rarely without hot water when we need it," he explains. "After using it for almost a year, we're very pleased with the performance of the unit." Epp and Barnhardt are graduate students of Kansas State University. They work in the university's Beef Stocker Unit. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Marc Epp and Brian Barnhardt, Research Assistant/Graduate Students, Kansas State University, Beef Stocker Unit, Manhattan, Kan. 66506 (ph 785 564-0302 (Marc's cell) or 785 587-7400 (Brian's cell); mepp@k-state.edu or bbb3333@k-state.edu).

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.