Super Plumbers to the Rescue!

September 27, 2007

American Standard Contest Lets Plumbers Compete for Top Billing as Heroic Comic Book Character PISCATAWAY, N.J., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plumbers are real- life superheroes who come to homeowners' rescue every day to solve plumbing and toilet troubles. That's why American Standard, manufacturer of the new virtually clog-free Champion(R) 4 toilet, is proud to celebrate plumbers, who protect the health of the nation. American Standard is inviting plumbers to share their heroic on-the-job stories for a chance to star as the superhero in a specially designed comic book that tells how they fixed a homeowner's toilet woes. The winner will also receive four Champion 4 toilets, which boast the industry's largest flush valve and trapway. American Standard's Plumber Superhero Contest, which runs through Dec. 15, 2007, is open to all professional plumbers in the United States. "Plumbers are unsung heroes for the work they do everyday," says Jeannette Long, director of marketing communications, American Standard. "American Standard wanted to show its appreciation with a superhero tribute that thanks plumbers who come to our rescue. The contest is a fun way to let plumbers tell their stories - and get an opportunity to be a superhero in their own comic book." Besides the grand prize winner, two runners-up will each receive one free Champion 4 toilet. Other top stories will be featured on the Plumber Protects Web site, www.plumberprotects.com, an online resource for plumbers to learn about ideas to grow their businesses and sales of American Standard products. How to Enter: E-mail or Mail by Dec. 15, 2007 It's easy to enter American Standard's Plumber Superhero Contest. Plumbers should submit a 100- to 200-word description of how they came to the rescue to solve a homeowner's plumbing troubles with their greatest weapon - a Champion 4 or other American Standard toilet. The description should tell about the problem, solution and results, as well as what superhero name they would select for themselves. Plumbers can enter online at www.plumberprotects.com, or they can mail their entry with the following information: name, address, daytime phone number, their selected superhero name and the 100- to 200-word description. Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 15, 2007, and sent to: American Standard's Plumber Superhero Contest c/o Carmichael Lynch Spong 110 North Fifth Street Minneapolis, MN 55403 American Standard Champion 4 Toilet: A Superhero's Ultimate Weapon As part of the contest, plumbers can share information about their arsenal of weapons to combat top toilet troubles, including clogs, leaks, dirty bowls and constant running. American Standard sells plumbers hard-working toilets, including the next-generation Champion 4 flushing system. The new toilet laps the competition . and American Standard's own previous breakthrough . with the widest waterways in the industry, virtually eliminating clogging, noisy flushes and the dreaded overflow. Featuring a four-inch Accelerator Flush Valve(TM), it creates incredible water power by pushing water into the bowl three times faster than the standard two-inch flush valve and one-third faster than a three-and-one-quarter-inch flush valve. Its wide-open, fully glazed trapway can move almost 70 percent more mass than a standard two-inch trapway.

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