Plumbing Connection Autumn 2016

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PLUMBING CONNECTION AUTUMN 2016 15
ONE HOT APP
Tradelink has announced a
key initiative in its customer
service strategy with the
launch of a new app aimed
at plumbers, installers and
homeowners.
The Tradelink Hot Water
Selector, available online
and on Apple/Android mobile
phones, is a clever, simple-to-
use tool that gives an instant
overview on possible hot water system options, from
leading manufacturers such as Rheem, Rinnai, Apricus
and Bosch, for any given installation.
Users are asked just a few questions – such as
number of showers taken a day, number of laundry
loads, preferred source of energy – and the app will
give a comparison of the systems available for that job.
Alternatively, it can recommend a like-for-like hot water
system for a fast swap out.
The app has full details and RRPs on more than 100
hot water systems from leading brands and all are fully
backed by manufacturers’ warranties. Tradies will need to
call their local Tradelink branch for the trade price.
The user can also access full installation and warranty
details plus specifications – all at a glance.
Visit to access the
Tradelink Hot Water Selector online or download the app
from Google Play or the App store. The app is free.
OBAMA BANS MICROBEADS
President Obama signed into law the Microbead-Free
Waters Act of 2015, banning the manufacture and sale
of personal care products that contain microbeads,
according to a press release.
Microbeads are small, plastic bits commonly used in
personal care products such as face wash and toothpaste
as exfoliants, noted the release. The materials often end
up in waterways because they can slip through water
treatment systems after being washed down household
drains.
The law will go into effect, banning the manufacture of
microbeads 1 July 2017, stated the release.
The Detroit News reported that bans on the sales of
personal care products and over-the-counter drugs
containing microbeads will begin July 2018.
Congressmen Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Fred Upton
(R-MI) introduced the bill, shared the release.
“The President’s signature on this legislation is a major
victory for U.S. waterways and the environment,” Pallone
said in the release. “Without the ban, an estimated eight
trillion plastic microbeads pollute U.S. waterways each
day, threatening the environment and ultimately our
health.”
Scientists have found evidence of microbeads in
numerous bodies of water in the United States, including
increasing numbers in the Great Lakes, the world’s largest
source of freshwater. In addition to contributing to the
build up of plastic pollution in waterways, microbeads can
be mistaken by fish and other organisms as food.
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