by Shane Henson — September 11, 2013—Sloan, a global manufacturer of sustainable restroom solutions, recently introduced a battery-powered retrofit flushometer product developed to help commercial facilities quickly and easily upgrade to water-efficient, dual-flush operation.
Facilities managers tired of flushing money down the drain because of toilets’ poor water management may be impressed with the Dual-Flush Side Mount’s many features. The unit’s Smart Sense Technology includes a self-adaptive infrared sensor that automatically initiates a reduced, 1.1 gpf flush when the restroom user is in range for less than 60 seconds. If users prefer to flush manually, they can choose the appropriate flush cycle by pushing one of two buttons: the larger, black button for a standard 1.6 gallons of water per flush (gpf) flush cycle or the small, green button for removing liquid waste with the 1.1 gpf cycle, which offers a 31 percent water savings, says Sloan.
In addition, Sloan is offering a companion Single-Flush Side Mount retrofit product. Suitable for both water closets and urinals, the Single-Flush Side Mount will automatically deliver the amount of water per flush determined by the existing diaphragm kit.
The Dual-Flush and Single-Flush Side Mount retrofit products install in minutes onto existing manual flush valves. Indicator lights show when user is in range or if batteries are low. The black manual flush button on all models also provides a non-hold open True Mechanical Override function, which enables flushing even when the batteries need to be replaced.
Both units are also available as complete flushometers, paired with various Royal, Sloan and Regal models, says Sloan.
