Faucets
Kitchen Faucets - Waterline Series
Kitchen Faucets - Waterline Series is a group of 4 IMPA-coded items (codes 531141–531145) under Faucets in the Lavatory Equipment section (IMPA 53). All of them are priced per piece. The list runs through 2 metric sizes from 185 mm to 200 mm.
Buying guide
The group holds four kitchen taps of the Waterline series, all chromed. SA555021 is a one-hole tap with a 200 mm swivel spout, SA555022 a one-hole tap with a 185 mm fixed spout, SA557290 a single-lever mixer and SA557292 a single-lever mixer with a shower.[1]
They fit the sinks in the galley, pantries and mess rooms. The chief cook or the chief steward reports a dripping or broken tap, and the engine department usually orders and fits the replacement. Matching basin and sink taps of the same series are in the neighbouring faucet groups.
How to specify it
Quote the maker’s SA number with the IMPA code, because the four look alike in a description. Then say what the job needs: swivel or fixed spout, spout length, single lever or separate control, and whether a shower is wanted.[1]
Check the sink before ordering a different model. Count the mounting holes, measure the hole and the worktop or sink thickness, and note the connection size of the hot and cold supply. A photo of the old tap and its fittings under the sink lets the supplier confirm the match.
If the ship follows cruise-ship sanitation standards, choose handles to suit. The US Vessel Sanitation Program asks for easy-to-operate sanitary handles on hand-wash sinks in food areas, such as large elephant-ear levers, foot or knee pedals or sensors. A self-closing or metering tap must run for at least 15 seconds without being pressed again.[2]
Rules and certificates
The US Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) applies to cruise ships with a foreign itinerary, 13 or more passengers and US port calls. Its 2018 Construction Guidelines ask for hot and cold potable water at hand-wash sinks, delivered at 38–49 °C through a mixing valve or combination faucet. Bucket-filling stations in the galley take hot and cold potable water through a mixing valve to a faucet with backflow protection.[2]
The same guidelines say all showers and sinks get potable water only. They rule out lead, cadmium and other hazardous materials in pipes, fittings and solder. Where a faucet fills a sink or tank, the air gap must be at least twice the inside diameter of the faucet and not less than 25 mm.[2]
Questions buyers ask
- Which Waterline kitchen faucet has a swivel spout?
- SA555021 (IMPA 531141), a one-hole tap with a 200 mm swivel spout. SA555022 (531142) is the same type with a 185 mm fixed spout.
- What water temperature should a galley hand-wash tap give?
- The US Vessel Sanitation Program asks for 38–49 °C (100–120 °F) at hand-wash sinks, mixed through a mixing valve or combination faucet.
Sources
Published by Sherif Awad, founder of GeoMarineHub — in ship supply since 1990, a family business since 1981 (45 years). Last checked .
At a glance
Part of Lavatory Equipment (IMPA section 53): Sanitary fittings — taps, showers, toilet parts, basins, mirrors and bathroom accessories.
It is one of 8 groups under Faucets; the others include Bath / Shower Faucets - Waterline Series, Bib taps - Waterline Series, Lavatory Faucets - Waterline Series, Sink Faucets - Waterline Series, Wall Faucets - Waterline Series and 2 more.
Post the ones you need as a requirement and verified suppliers activated at your port bid on them — sealed, so nobody sees another bid.
- Items
- 4
- IMPA codes
- 531141–531145
- Priced
- per piece
- Sizes
- 185 mm – 200 mm
Items
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