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Ok, I’m not a plumber but I know what it’s like to break up concrete. If you’re replacing, for example, a bathtub on a  concrete floor or a basement shower and installing a 1-1/2” tile base, your job just got easier. Try using  OS&B’s round SD470 (was SDB47) or square SD480 (was SDB48) 1-1/2”  brass side discharge shower drains and leave your sledgehammer in the van.  Every remodel job is different as we all know. OS&B’s 3-piece drains are designed to accommodate you on the job like having an extra-long ABS round thread-in flange for deeper installations and a reversible...

I was recently  pulled to the dentist (pun intended) because of recurring tooth pain. I was seated in the dentist’s chair, and she said, after looking at my tooth, I had to go to an endodontist. After filling out my life history in the endodontists’ office and waiting in pain, he told me I had to have my #3 tooth pulled.  When I returned to the dentist I signed responsibility forms, “non-sue” forms, quote forms and insurance forms before I could even have my tooth pulled, not to mention credit card approval and then received  a prescription and  mouth-care instruction...

One of the overlooked people in the pandemic, I believe, is cleaning staffs or custodians, for example, at hospitals, restrooms, gas stations.  I, for one, have taken them for granted for their silent help in stemming Covid-19.  They do their important cleaning work such as refilling soap dispensers, cleaning sinks, toilets, floors and partitions and restocking without much gratitude. Not that I suggest greeting people in restrooms but perhaps a little more appreciation and understanding for cleaning staffs as they help keep us safe. Another aspect that I have taken for granted is the cleaning staff washing their hands as...

We’ve all heard about handwashing and illness prevention. Indications are that handwashing is becoming less important as COVID subsides. It seems critical to me that we wash our hands now more often to prevent infection. What better way to promote hand washing than a full, working soap dispenser? I recently was in a highway mega gas station and travel stop restroom and went from soap dispenser to dispenser until I found one that was full and working. Not only did I have to wait for other users, I started questioning: is it really necessary to use soap? I knew, of...

Recent industry articles indicate that the demand for touch-free soap dispensers is increasing because of the awareness of COVID-19. Sloan’s deck-mounted  ADA-compliant soap dispensers help in the fight to minimize the spread of bacteria and germs including COVID-19. We have a selection of the new Sloan easy-to-install, deck-mounted, battery-powered foam soap dispensers in chrome - ready to ship with two containers of soap: ESD-500 ESD-600 ESD-700 ESD-800 ESD-1500 ESD-2000 ESD-2100 You, your customers and your maintenance crew will appreciate it. Just call call 847-358-8664 or email info@shopmarketnet.com for pricing and delivery. NOTE: We also have the Sloan ESD-250 and Sloan ESD-216 soap dispensers and...