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Commercial Restroom Reflections: The Right Time for a Touch-free Retrofit
Commercial facilities of all types continue to retrofit their restrooms to touch-free operation at a rapid pace to put returning customers at ease and to enhance overall health and wellness. Having debuted the first hands-free sensor faucet in 1974, while having also installed more flushometers in public restrooms than any …
New Sloan Optimix Faucets Now Available in Canada!
We are excited to announce that the new Sloan Optimix faucet line is available now to purchase in Canada. Optimix technology prevents scalding and is available on one of Sloan’s most popular faucet designs (EAF-200, 250, 275). When cold water is running low, normal faucets may dispense uncomfortable or unsafe …
Sloan Mobile Handwashing Stations Bring Handwashing Outside the Restroom
As we enter 2021, hand hygiene continues to be a key consideration for restroom specification—and it’s a trend that’s likely to continue. In fact, the demand for handwashing in commercial venues is so great that facilities are now adding handwashing outlets outside the restroom space as they prepare for guests …
Long term care facilities and Legionella: How to prevent an outbreak
There are no vaccines available to prevent the spread of Legionnaires’ disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states. Instead, this illness — which is caused by the growth and spread of Legionella bacteria — must be managed with preventative measures. Prevention of Legionella growth is an imperative consideration for all building engineers — …
Look For Elkay Sinks and Faucets on VACATION HOUSE RULES on HGTV Canada!
We’re thrilled to be part of Vacation House Rules on HGTV Canada! Look for beautiful Elkay kitchen sinks and faucets on past and upcoming episodes. Check your local listings or watch here: Vacation House Rules | HGTV For some design inspiration, check out photos and product details …
Sloan’s Commercial Restroom Design Trends Podcast – The Latest Design Trends And Their Benefit In A Post -COVID Environment
Commercial restroom design is evolving. From touch-free technology and increased privacy, to restroom traffic management and more, the trends of today are shaping the restroom of tomorrow. Please tune in to Sloan’s podcast installment about this topic, a discussion with Adam Stover, Senior Principal at Populous—a renowned global architecture design firm—and …
Sloan Offset Adapter: A New Solution for ADA-friendly Restrooms
Offset Adapter: Restroom Accessibility Improved Sloan’s new Offset Adapter for G2, SOLIS®, and ECOS® Flushometers keeps your facility accessible and avoids the use of split grab bars. This easy-to-install adapter creates enough space for an ADA-compliant grab bar by lowering the total height of the flushometer by 1½ inches without …
How Should You Power Your New Sloan Touch-free Faucets?
With all the demand on business owners to convert to sensor operated touchless faucet during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sloan has provided the following guidance in helping commercial facility owners learn what the best power option is for their specific application. Please click on this link below for a great breakdown of …
Sloan Launches Bluetooth Faucet Adapter for Pre-Existing Models!
Sloan has come out with a new Bluetooth faucet adapter that will allow existing deck mounted EFX and select EAF faucets purchased from 2015 to present, to be converted to Bluetooth capability. The adapter simply connects to the existing faucet sensor cable assembly below deck. Once connected, the user then needs to …
CSA, Rick Hansen Foundation support national standard for accessible homes!
The Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) is supporting the development of a new national standard for affordable, adaptable and accessible homes across Canada. The Foundation intends to use the proposed national standard, being developed by CSA Group, to inform the basis of a new Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC) module …