BASYS - Sloan Valve Company

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Tim Schiffbauer (847) 671-4300
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BASYS : New Sensor Faucet Line from Sloan Revolutionizes Installation
and Serviceability and Delivers Features that Customers Requested
FRANKLIN PARK, IL — Sloan has launched a major new platform of sensor-activated
faucets that emphasizes faucet functionality, interchangeable componentry, and improved
serviceability. The new BASYS platform features five modular, advanced function
faucets that meet the divergent demands of specifiers, customers, and maintenance
professionals and can be used in any commercial application.
“We developed the BASYS series following two years of in-the-field research with our
customers,” says Kirk Allen, President and CEO of Sloan. “We observed and listened to
what the market wanted, and made sure that BASYS included the features and functionality
that would address their needs.”
Any Application. Any Environment.
The BASYS concept is built on a robust system of shared features and components. The
faucet platform offers simplified service with above-deck access and advanced features
such as a full stream aerated water flow and selectable operational modes.
“Interchangeability of components is a key part of BASYS because this simplifies orders,
upgrades, maintenance and repairs,” explains Rick Nortier, Faucet Product Line Manager
for Sloan. “Along with this interchangeability, customers can choose many options in terms
of power sources, including a new turbine power-harvesting technology, faucet body types,
operational displays, and more.”
The BASYS line includes:
Five body types: Four deck-mounted faucets of different heights and one wallmounted
model.
Three spray modules: Low-flow multi-stream laminar (0.5 gpm), as well as full
stream aerated and laminar models (1.5 gpm)—which provide options to adjust
flow rate and feel of water. The full, wide water stream presentation is unlike any
other sensor faucet.
Two sensing technologies: Active infrared and capacitance sensing.
Four crowns: The interchangeable, removable crown, or top surface, of the faucet
provides options for either a smooth surface, or offer advanced features such as
embedded solar panels, or an LCD display. Displays provide users with wash times

Key benefits:
and water temperatures. Because the crowns are interchangeable, owners can switch
to a new crown that would offer solar or the LCD display.
Four power choices: Battery power, hardwire, solar power, and a new turbine
power harvesting option cover every power requirement in new construction and
renovation.
Installation simplified: Sloan continues its tradition of above-deck electronics with
BASYS. The faucets come complete with all electronics in the spout and the water
lines attached, enabling a complete and secure installation in minutes.
Easy to service: Diagnosing the problem is made easier with separate indicator
lights for battery and solenoid. In addition, the smart design includes one simple
tool for service as well as enabling water shut off with a rotation of the solenoid
caddy.
Energy efficiency: Battery service life easily exceeds three years in the most
demanding conditions using standard, affordable alkaline batteries. Upgrading to a
solar-powered crown is simple and will increase battery service life up to the sevenyear
shelf life.
Sloan is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems and has been in
operation since 1906. Headquartered in Franklin Park, Illinois, the company is at the
forefront of the green building movement and provides sustainable restroom solutions by
manufacturing water- and energy-efficient products such as flush valves, electronic faucets
and soap dispensing systems, sink systems, and vitreous china fixtures for commercial,
industrial and institutional markets worldwide.
For more information on the BASYS faucet line, contact Sloan at 10500 Seymour
Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131. Telephone 800-9-VALVE-9 (982-5839), fax 800-822-
0683, or visit: www.sloanvalve.com/basys.
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