valve logo type private founded 1906 headquarters franklin park illinois us key people william e. sloan founder charles s. allen chairman kirk allen co president james allen co president graham allen co president products faucets flushometers vitreous china fixtures sink systems hand hygiene programmed water technology parts and accessories number of employees 1 000 website sloan.com uppercut flushometer with dual flush handle and waterfree urinal sloan valve company is a privately owned american company specializing in plumbing valves and fixtures . contents 1 history 2 water saving initiatives 3 sponsorship 4 references history edit the company was founded by william elvis sloan in chicago illinois in 1906 with the introduction of the royal flushometer a valve to release a measured amount of water to flush a urinal or toilet . initial sales were very poor only a single royal model flushometer was sold in 1906 and two were sold in 1907 . fortunately in 1908 the company sold 150 units . initially potential 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 . however the original 1906 design has proven so reliable that as of 2012 parts are still available to repair any flushometer ever made . 1 in addition to its flush valves based on diaphragm technology sloan also introduced piston type flushometers including the crown and the gem 2 . 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 ; battery powered equivalents under the name optima plus followed in 1991 . sloan also now has solar powered models with a battery back up that operate using any artificial or natural light source . water saving initiatives edit sloan has made a major commitment to producing equipment that minimizes consumption of water . this effort is led by co presidents jim allen kirk allen and graham allen . 2 the company is producing the dual flush uppercut flushometer with a green handle . pressing the lever down produces a regular 1.6 gallon flush while lifting the lever up produces a 1.1 gallon flush . 3 sloan also introduced waterfree urinals that use a special trap with a lightweight biodegradable oil that allows the urine to pass through but prevents odors from escaping . 4 the company also offers sensor activated flushometers and other plumbing fixtures including water efficient electronic faucets solid surface lavatory systems stainless steel scrub sinks and wash stations and bedpan washer flushometers . other restroom fixtures include sensor activated hand dryers low flow showerheads networked water control systems and electronic soap dispensers . 2 5 sponsorship edit in january 2015 sloan announced a new marketing and sponsor partnership with the chicago cubs and wrigley field which included naming rights to the cubs spring training facility in mesa arizona . formerly named cubs park the stadium is now called sloan park . 6 7 references edit oravetz rex miller mark richard miller jules 2004 . audel questions and answers for plumbers examinations 4th ed . . hoboken john wiley & sons . p. 95 . isbn 0 7645 7546 5 . all sloan valves made since 1906 can be repaired with parts in kit form obtained from local plumbing supply houses . a b martin mary jo . celebrating 100 years ... . the wholesaler . retrieved 2007 03 29 . megdal jerry 2010 . dry run preventing the next urban water crisis . gabriola island bc new society publishers . isbn 978 086571670 4 . p. 70 kibert charles j. 2008 . sustainable construction green building design and delivery 2nd ed . . hoboken n.j. john wiley & sons . isbn 978 047011421 6 . our heritage . our heritage sloan . retrieved 2009 12 05 . sachdev ameet january 8 2015 . cubs sell spring training naming rights to sloan valve . chicago tribune . retrieved august 25 2016 . cubs and sloan valve company announce partnership includes naming rights of cubs spring training facility . chicago cubs online . january 8 2015 . retrieved july 19 2015 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sloan valve company & oldid 738931557 categories companies established in 1906manufacturing companies based in illinoiscompanies based in cook county illinoisplumbing materials companiesfranklin park illinois navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 september 2016 at 21 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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