Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Metering Faucets - Industrial Asset Moves Into Mainstream Home Bathroom Design

We have all used them at some time but probably did not even know what to call them or why they were developed. Metering faucets - a bathroom faucet that when activated gives a flow of temperate water for a measured length of time. They are a common sight in public washrooms as a water-saving device with the added feature that they cannot be left running to eventually overflow the sink.

It took a few decades but top end manufacturers like Kohler, Grohe and Moen recognized the need for metering faucets for home use and recently developed attractive yet functional water-saving metering faucets. Easier on the budget, metering faucets work well in guest bathrooms or the kids bathroom where taps can lead to a mess or left open.

The same manufacturers have taken metering faucets one-step farther with the hands-free function. An infrared or motion detector turns on the water flow for as long as the movement continues and, like the original metering bathroom faucets, the water temperature is pre-set to whatever the preference or use.

A hands-free metering faucet may seem like a strange addition to a home but they are catching on quickly as homeowners and designers begin to recognize the added advantage of a constantly clean and hygienic bathroom sink area.

Metering faucets are ideal partners for vessel sinks that do not have an overflow built in. Normally these sinks are installed with a grid drain so that if a faucet is left on, they will not overflow but in a shallow bathroom vessel sink, a metering faucet is a guarantee well worth the investment. Metering faucets – no longer a boring institutional standard but a beautifully redesigned with your home in mind.

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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Sales Tip-Turn on the Faucet of Success

I read an interesting story over the weekend. It involved the ingredients in water. As we all (?) remember from our school days, water is made up of H2O, or two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. Take away any of the ingredients and you may get something, but it certainly isn't water. Maybe you actually have all the ingredients just not the right amount, you still won't get water.

Your successful sales system is exactly the same. It is made up of several parts. There's the mental part that includes attitude, confidence, etc., tools, and the strategies to use those tools and action. While you may come up with other ingredients, I believe that most, if not all would fall under into of these categories. Unfortunately, take away any one of these ingredients, or put in the wrong amount and much like the water example, you may have something, (just getting by, mediocrity, futility, frustration, etc.) but you don't have a truly successful sales career.

Sometimes, it can be a small change. Sometimes it takes a complete overhaul of what you are doing. The point is, until you get the correct ingredients and the correct amount of each, you will continue to struggle. It doesn't matter how hard you work at it, how hard you try, or how many times you do it, mixing together one part hydrogen and one part oxygen will not produce what you are after. When you don't have the correct ingredients, you cannot get the correct results. It's that simple.

If you want to quench your thirst, you can keep trying different combinations and then hoping that at some point in the future you will in fact hit on just the right combination. It can take thousands of tries and years of trial and error to even get close to success. And it makes no sense when you can simply get up, take some action and turn on the faucet. Seems like a simple decision and it is.

However, when it comes to your sales career, you are content to continue as you are or perhaps try to patch things together with a tool from here or a strategy from there. Yet, if you would only get up and turn on the faucet, you could skip the trial and error, the frustration, the futility, the mediocrity and have more success than you ever thought possible.

It's up to you. What will it be? The faucet or the frustration?

Greg Beverly, CPA, MBA has more than 22 years experience helping sales professionals increase their sales and their bank accounts. He has helped thousands achieve their goals in life. As an author, teacher, mentor and helper, he desires to see everyone reach their true potential.

You can learn how to live your dreams by visiting http://www.salessuccess.yougethelp.com

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Faucet Water Purifier-Improve Your Health With The Aid Of The Right Purifier System

Believe it or not, a faucet water purifier is easier to install than you think. In fact, often times you can get them set up without using any tools whatsoever.

In order to maker user that your home contains good safe, chemical free drinking water, a faucet water purifier is the way to go. These machines are less expensive than cartridge filtration systems, and yet still work very well at eliminating the harmful chemicals from your water supply.

The only installation step you must take is to unscrew your aerator on your sink and hook up the filter. Usually, it will simply screw on.

Many people don’t want to use a faucet water purifier because it tends to lower the water pressure, forcing you to wait longer when getting a drink or washing your hands. While in fact they often do lessen the water pressure, this is a minor inconvenience to pay to achieve optimum health.

Nowadays, it is more necessary than ever to have a faucet water purifier in your home. It is crucial that your drinking water be safe and chemical free before drinking.

The reason for this is that there are currently over 140 harmful chemicals in most US cities water supplies that the EPA has unaccounted for. Also, there are no plans in the near future to eliminate these.

Now, there are many different methods of filtration, too many to go into here. However, some of the more popular methods include reverse osmosis, ionization, carbon absorption, ultraviolet radiation, etc. All of these methods are generally effective at removing the chemicals, although some more so than others. In order to find the right one, you will need to do your research and decide for yourself which is best.

How do you go about doing your research? The best place to start, of course, is with friends or family who already own and are currently using a water purifier for their home. Generally speaking, these people will be health conscious and have already done their research before making their purchase.

This will save you a big step in the process. There is a lot of information out there about what the best faucet water purifier is, and finding someone who already has cut through the clutter and found the best filter is obviously better than having to do so yourself.

If, however, you don’t know of someone who owns a faucet water purifier, do research on the internet. There has never been a better time to be alive than the modern day, because any information you need about nearly every subject is available at the click of a button. Be careful which sites you look at, however.

Many sites that appeared to be unbiased in their reviews are actually simply promoting a particular companies’ product. Therefore, be very leery of who you get your information from.

When it comes time to make your purchase, also check online before going to your local retail stores. Often times you can find better deals on the internet than you’d ever find offline.

The bottom line: you need to do your due diligence, and find the best faucet water purifier system for your home. It is a minor investment, but your health is well worth the money.

To learn about drinking purifier water and how it can benefit your health, try visiting http://www.water-purifier-reviews.com This site reviews each faucet water purifier and rates them.

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