Don Arnold has devoted most of his career to plumbing products,with roles ranging from designing, marketing, writing and training. He has been a contributor to Supply House Times for more than 20 years. He is the author of College of Product Knowledge, the product training course introduced by Supply House Times in 1979, which recently was updated and released in a CD format. Don Arnold can be reached at INTERSOURCE, 646 Williams Ct., Gurnee, IL 60031, 847/918-7015; or e-mail: donarnold@earthlink.net.
Within the world of residential plumbing, there are few product categories “trendier” than faucets. There are numerous reasons for this, including the focus of their use in kitchens and bathrooms,
There's a revolution underway in the kitchen and bath.
It doesn't seem that many years ago that we viewed stainless steel as a material suited for making sinks and toasters - and that was about it. For use beyond that, whether for other applications in the kitchen or anywhere else in the house, it was generally considered too cold and institutional looking.