Sloan Valve Company: Committed to Sustainability with Water- and Energy-Efficient Plumbing

Sloan Valve Company offers a complete line-up of water- and energy-efficient plumbing products and systems for customers in the commercial, industrial and institutional marketplaces.

Sloan emphasizes water and energy efficiency with products such as its Sloan SOLIS™ solar-powered faucet and other 0.5 gallon-per-minute sensor-operated faucets; low-consumption and water-saver manual and electronic Flushometers; SloanStone® solid-surface lavatory systems, which come in numerous colors and configurations; UPPERCUT® manual dual-flush Flushometers and handle conversion kits; Waterfree Urinals; 1.0-gallon FLUSHMATE® pressure-assist technology; SMOOTH® retrofit kits for converting manual Flushometers to electronic operation; self-cleaning Act-O-Matic® showerheads; and energy-efficient, ultra-fast XLerator® Hand Dryers.

Sloan’s new innovations in efficiency include:

• Sloan ECOS™, the industry’s first electronic dual-flush Flushometer—The battery-powered Sloan ECOS features two buttons on top of the valve, which offer restroom users two water-efficient flush options: Push the small green button for a reduced flush for liquids, or push the large chrome button to initiate a full flush for solids. Depending on model, a reduced flush cycle is either 0.8 gpf/3.0 Lpf or 1.1 gpf/4.2 Lpf, and a full flush ranges from 1.28 gpf/4.8 Lpf to 1.6 gpf/6.0 Lpf. If the user does not press a button, the Flushometer’s Dual-Flush Smart Sense Technology™ takes over and automatically initiates a flush cycle, based on how long the user remains in the sensor range: Users who stay in range for less than about a minute set off the reduced flush cycle; longer stays initiate the regular flush.
• complete High-Efficiency Urinal systems, which combine a vitreous china fixture with a manual or electronic urinal Flushometer that utilizes only 1 pint of water to flush—HEUs provide effective, low-maintenance flushing in public restrooms while reducing water consumption by as much as 88%.
• High-Efficiency Toilet systems, which combine a vitreous china fixture with a Flushometer that utilizes only 1.28 gpf on average. Available Flushometers for the HET systems include a manual Royal® Flushometer; two hardwired, sensor-operated models; and three battery-powered, sensor-operated models, including the Sloan ECOS.

Sloan also addresses the plumbing needs of specialty areas in various facilities. Choices include hand-washing sinks with sensor-operated gooseneck faucets in a number of spout options for classroom, foodservice, laboratory or medical needs. Other plumbing systems for the healthcare market include bedpan washer Flushometers and scrub sink systems complete with sensor-operated faucets and optional soap dispensers.

Areas that are prone to vandalism or misuse could benefit from MICROPlumb Systems, which enable centralized or remote monitoring and control of plumbing fixture usage. Administrators can pre-set usage parameters for toilets, sinks or showers, or turn off/on water as needed for maintenance, emergencies or seasonal facility shutdowns.

Sloan is committed to sustainability not only in what products it manufactures, but also in how it manufactures. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded Sloan with its Green Power Leadership Award, recognizing Sloan for how it offsets 100% of the energy used in its Franklin Park, IL, headquarters and manufacturing facility with clean, renewable wind energy.

Sloan’s corporate mission toward sustainability also includes other initiatives, such as installing more energy-efficient lighting, which will significantly reduce its carbon footprint. Sustainability is also reflected in Sloan’s material choices: About 89% of a Sloan Flushometer is made from brass casting alloy, 99% of which is from recycled sources, and the Flushometer is completely recyclable or reusable in remodel projects.

Sloan is proud that it can provide commercial, industrial and institutional facilities worldwide with long-lasting, reliable plumbing products that help them reduce their water consumption without compromising performance.