Sloan Valve Company
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1906 |
| Headquarters | Franklin Park, Illinois, US |
| Key people |
William E. Sloan, Founder |
| Products | Plumbing |
| Employees | 1,000 |
| Website | sloanvalve.com |
Sloan Valve Company was founded in 1906 with the introduction of the Royal Flushometer, which is now widely used.
The company was founded by William Elvis Sloan in Chicago, Illinois. When he initially sold his Royal flushometer in 1906, he only sold one at the time because customers were wary of adjusting to his invention. Even some plumbing fixture manufacturers wouldn't sell their products if they were furnished with Sloan's flushometers. The next year (1907), he sold two units; in 1908 he sold 150 units, and the number of units sold have risen up since then.
Sloan's other flushometers besides the Royal included two piston-type flushometers, the Crown and the Gem. A special piston-type flushometer, called the Naval, was built for marine applications. In 1976 Sloan introduced the Optima line of sensor-activated flushometers (the first few were installed at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport), in which battery-powered equivalents under the name Optima Plus would follow in 1991.
Manual flushometers are now available in numerous types and styles, such as dual-flush models, which enable users to choose from a regular 1.6 gallon flush or a reduced flush for greater water savings, and various water-saver models for water closets and urinals.
In addition to manually operated flushometers, Sloan also offers sensor-activated flushometers and other plumbing fixtures, including water-efficient electronic faucets, solid-surface lavatory systems, scrub sinks and wash stations, bedpan washer flushometers, Waterfree urinals, and a 1.0-gallon pressure-assist system for water closets. Other restroom fixtures include sensor-activated hand dryers, low-flow showerheads, networked water-control systems, and electronic soap dispensers.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Martin, Mary Jo. Celebrating 100 Years.... The Wholesaler. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ Our Heritage. "Our Heritage | Sloan". Retrieved 2009-12-05.
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