New Toilet Lines Combine High Performance, Eye-Catching Design at Menards1 - 1 - 1

New Toilet Lines Combine High Performance, Eye-Catching Design at Menards1 - 1 - 1

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Nora DePalma

O’Reilly DePalma for American Standard and Eljer

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New Toilet Lines Combine High Performance,

Eye-Catching Design at Menards

New American Standard and Eljer Toilets Offer Easy Cleaning and Smart Features;

No-Tools Installation Ideal for Do-It-Yourself Homeowners

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (June 12, 2013) — Two stylish new high performance toilets from American Standard and Eljer, both promising superior flushing power, are now available at Menards.

The Champion 4 elongated toilet from American Standard boasts the industry’s largest siphonic trapway, delivering reliable, virtually plunger-free performance.The Diplomat Elite concealed trapway Right Height elongated toilet from Eljer offers sleek, easy-to-clean good looks combined with smart, bowl-scrubbing technology under the rim.

The Champion 4, as well as the new Diplomat Elite, can successfully flush 1,000 grams (2.2 pounds) of solid waste without clogging, attaining the highest possible rating in the Maximum Performance (MaP) test, an independent report of toilet bulk removal performance.

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Both toilets are designed with do-it-yourselfers in mind, offering simplified installation. Everything needed is right in the box, so no special tools needed — it’s a DIYer’s dream.

Champion 4 Elongated Toilet

The Champion 4 has earned a name for itself as a golf-ball-devouring, high performance toilet that is top-rated by the nation’s leading consumer review magazine. Boasting the industry’s widest four-inch flush valve and 2 3/8-inch siphon trapway, the Champion 4produces a faster, more powerful, and quieter flush. Plus, it’s backed by a 10-year warranty, unmatched by competitors that offer warranties of only one year for comparable products.

The Champion flushing platform features a funnel-shaped piston-action accelerator flush valve that forces the water to increase speed as it enters the bowl. Instead of a typical hinged flapper, the rigid plastic piston action allows 360 degrees of water to be released into the bowl in less than a second, delivering a precise, robust flush. This toiletalso includes a slow-close seat that eliminates the loud slamming of standard toilet seats.

TheChampion 4 elongated toilet is now available at Menards.

Diplomat Elite Concealed Trapway Right Height Elongated Toilet

Clean lines and sleek European styling belies the raw flushing power in the new Diplomat Elite. This toilet’s flushing platform features an oversized three-inch flush valve that allows more water to enter the bowl faster for greater flushing power and a large 2 1/16-inch fully glazed trapway to avoid clogging.

Tank sweating ― the water droplets that form on the outside of a toilet tank when the tank is colder than the air in the bathroom ― is a frequent problem in humid climates and homes that use well water. The exclusive Eljer Moisture Guard insulated tank liner significantly reduces the unsightly occurrence of tank sweating, keeping this Diplomat Elite toilet fresher and more attractive.

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This toilet boasts a smooth silhouette and a concealed trapway that make it not only beautiful, but easier to maintain with no hard-to-clean curves. The sleek design of the Diplomat Elite is complemented by a slow-close, telescoping seat that conceals the seat ring for a showroom-like appearance when closed. This new toilet carries a five-year warranty on all mechanical parts.

With its comfortable 16 ½-inch rim height, the Diplomat Elite makes sitting down and getting back up less stressful on the body, compared to standard height 15 inch models. This new Right Height toilet from Eljer meets “universal design” guidelines that accommodate the needs of all age groups and mobility levels, and is ADA-compliant.

The Diplomat Elite Concealed Trapway Right Height Elongated Toilet is now available at Menards.

Shared Top Performance Features

• PowerWash: Both the new Champion 4 and Diplomat Elite toilets feature the American Standard PowerWash rim bowl cleaning technology for a quiet, yet powerful flush. PowerWash scrubs the bowl with pressurized water from the rim during each flush to remove every last trace of paper and waste. This siphonic-action technology ensures a powerful flush and superior bowl cleaning, every time.

• EverClean: These new high performance toilets include the exclusive American Standard permanent EverClean antimicrobial surface that inhibits the growth of stain and odor-causing bacteria, mold, and mildew on the surface, making them stay cleaner longer. The EverClean surface is also incorporated into the matching slow-close seat on both styles.

• No Tools Installation: Both the Champion 4 and the Diplomat Elite are designed to be installed with simple hand-tightening. No wrenches needed to tighten nuts, no sawing-off long bolts, and no getting caught short mid-installation without the right tools. Everything needed is right in the box, including simple, illustrative step-by-step instructions that even a novice can understand.
  

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ABOUT AMERICAN STANDARD BRANDS

American Standard Brands is a leading North American manufacturer of a wide range of high-quality building products, including faucets, fixtures, furniture, vitreous china fixtures, cast iron sinks, whirlpool tubs and other wellness products for the bath and kitchen as well as decorative panels. The company currently offers total project solutions for residential and commercial customers; employs more than 5,000 people in the United States, Canada and Mexico; and markets products under well known and respected brands, such as American Standard®, Jado®, Porcher®, Safety Tubs®, Crane Plumbing®, Eljer®, Fiat® and Decorative Panels International®. American Standard Brands is an affiliated portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners. The company is online at on Twitter at twitter.com/AmStandard and on Facebook at

American Standard®, Eljer®, Champion®, Right Height®, PowerWash® and EverClean® are registered trademarks of American Standard Brands.

Diplomat™ Elite and Moisture Guard™ are trademarks of American Standard Brands.

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