Fluidmaster Flush and Sparkle - Plumbing Zone

JK949 · 11-19-2009, 02:09 AM

http://www.fluidmaster.com/html/care_products_8300.html

I know they sell these at Lowes but the bleach cartridges actually work. Anyone putting these in with new toilets?

rocksteady · 11-19-2009, 03:24 AM

Is that the little hang-on canister that you run the fill tub to and then to the flush valve? If so, I'm going to keep one on the truck for the customers that can't give up their 2000 flushes.

Paul

Redwood · 11-19-2009, 05:48 PM

Yea, I think they are a great idea.
The only automatic bowl cleaner type that I know of that won't damage a toilet.

DUNBAR PLUMBING · 11-19-2009, 07:50 PM

They work quite well. I should market them but I don't stress extras like I should.

Suggestive upselling is nice but the market isn't the same...everything is bare bones it seems.

JK949 · 11-21-2009, 12:04 AM

I thought about upselling then considered giving them away so I'd have a reason to come back every few months to change out cartridges.

Pipedoc · 11-21-2009, 12:19 AM

I couldn't find them on Blowes website. What is the price point on the unit and on the refill cartridges.

I think they would make a great add-on sale or cross-sale item.

rocksteady · 11-21-2009, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pipedoc

I couldn't find them on Blowes website. What is the price point on the unit and on the refill cartridges.

I think they would make a great add-on sale or cross-sale item.

I couldn't find them either but did find them on Amazon for about $15. They have them at westside wholesale for $9.75 and also a septic specific one for $10.75. Refil cartridges are $5.50.

http://www.westsidewholesale.com/flu...=2&cvsfp=11236

I'm going to go into Lowes this weekend and see if they have them but either way I think I'm going to grab a few for the van.

Paul

Regulator · 11-21-2009, 11:48 AM

So how do these dispensers work? Is it a direct connection from the ball-cock to the dispenser and then the the dispenser discharges into the overflow tube?

rocksteady · 11-21-2009, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regulator

So how do these dispensers work? Is it a direct connection from the ball-cock to the dispenser and then the the dispenser discharges into the overflow tube?

Yes, that's exactly how they work. The dispenser hangs on the tank and has a tube feeding it from the fill valve. It also has a tube that then connects to the overflow tube.

Lowes does have them on the shelf, at least here in Paso Robles. I just bought a few and installed one in my toilet to see if it makes any noticable difference. They also have a blue version, in addition to the clear bleach and septic. Lowe's prices are about $14 for the chlorine, $10 for the blue and $15 for the septic version. Refill kits have 2 cartrides and are about $5 for blue, $6 for chorine and $8 for septic. They're supposed to last 3 months. Even if they don't make a big difference to me, I can really see the use for the septic version. It contains enzymes to maintain the bacterial levels in the tank and a ton of people completely ignore this in a septic system.

Paul

Regulator · 11-21-2009, 04:57 PM

A word of caution:

If the toilet is not equipped with an anti-siphon ballcock, you have a cross connection here.

If the toilet is equipped with an anti-siphon ballcock, you may have an under-controlled cross connection.

You may want to refer to your plumbing code.

But that's only me.

11-19-2009, 02:09 AM	#1
JK949 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South O.C., CA Posts: 674 My Photos	Fluidmaster Flush and Sparkle http://www.fluidmaster.com/html/care_products_8300.html I know they sell these at Lowes but the bleach cartridges actually work. Anyone putting these in with new toilets?

11-19-2009, 03:24 AM	#2
rocksteady Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paso Robles, Ca. Posts: 2,508 My Photos	Is that the little hang-on canister that you run the fill tub to and then to the flush valve? If so, I'm going to keep one on the truck for the customers that can't give up their 2000 flushes. Paul __________________ Rocksteady Plumbing Serving San Luis Obispo County (805) 237-7625 (ROCK) http://rocksteadyplumbing.com/

11-19-2009, 05:48 PM	#3
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11-21-2009, 12:19 AM	#6
Pipedoc Trust me. I'm a doctor. Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 929 My Photos	I couldn't find them on Blowes website. What is the price point on the unit and on the refill cartridges. I think they would make a great add-on sale or cross-sale item. __________________ My proposal for a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution. "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators or Representatives, and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States."

11-21-2009, 12:04 AM	#5
JK949 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South O.C., CA Posts: 674 My Photos	I thought about upselling then considered giving them away so I'd have a reason to come back every few months to change out cartridges.

11-21-2009, 11:48 AM	#8
Regulator Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 651 My Photos	So how do these dispensers work? Is it a direct connection from the ball-cock to the dispenser and then the the dispenser discharges into the overflow tube? __________________ All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. - Bill Watterson

11-21-2009, 04:57 PM	#10
Regulator Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 651 My Photos	A word of caution: If the toilet is not equipped with an anti-siphon ballcock, you have a cross connection here. If the toilet is equipped with an anti-siphon ballcock, you may have an under-controlled cross connection. You may want to refer to your plumbing code. But that's only me. __________________ All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. - Bill Watterson

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