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Fire Fighters Compact Quality

S MORE BUILDERS make fire sprinklers a standard feature T’S NO COINCIDENCE that Bosch Home Appliances began
in their homes, they’re demanding more design flexibility in marketing its suite of compact appliances to North American
these systems. In response, the Viking Corporation recently customers a few years ago alongside its suite of award-winning,
A launched the Freedom VK494, a new line of concealed I full-size appliances. Several trends are conspiring to increase demand
pendant fire sprinklers. These fully recessed sprinklers are covered with a for these small, efficient appliances, says Anja Prescher, director of Brand
flat round plate that can be finished with Marketing for Bosch Home Appliances. High-rise development in urban
custom colors, so that they disappear areas, from Boston and New York
into the ceiling. Square cover plates are to Seattle and San Francisco, is
also available. driving some of it.
Significantly, the VK494 sprinklers “Many of these developments
are offered in both ordinary (155 °F) and are offering smaller apartments
intermediate (200 °F) temperature ratings. [tailored for] urban living,” says
“Intermediate-temperature sprinklers Prescher. Young professionals
can be placed closer to heat sources,” moving into cities go out to eat
says Darren Palmieri, category manager- frequently and don’t necessarily
residential for the Viking Corporation. require full-size kitchens. Similarly,
“This offers greater design flexibility, down-sizing empty nesters want
and potentially lowers the number of Water wise. The Viking simpler lifestyles without sacrific-
sprinklers needed.” ing performance or quality. This was my bad, I think, but I don’t think it’s
Corporation’s Freedom
The intermediate sprinklers are ideal for VK494 sprinkler is “We’re also seeing demand for clear that the text after the semicolon (table
projects where the ambient temperature part of a new line of our products in vacation and sec-
concealed pendant lamps, for example) tells the reader where these
(either in the installed location or on the ond homes—spaces where peo-
fire sprinklers that bulbs are being featured in the house. Maybe
jobsite, where the sprinklers may be disappear from view ple appreciate the smaller foot-
stored before installation) could rise above when not used. print,” says Prescher. Customers revise to:
101 °F. Both the ordinary and intermediate are also customizing “man-caves,” A19 RGBW: Adjustable LED bulb - installed in
sprinklers are UL listed and achieve the minimum flow rates for various “she-sheds” and other secondary table lamps
coverage areas (16’ by 16’, 18’ by 18’ and 20’ by 20’), making the VK494 spaces with compact appliances, ULTRA RT 5/8 RGBW: Adjustable LED downlight
the first concealed residential sprinkler to have the same flow rates for particularly refrigerators.
both temperature settings. To learn more, visit: http://bit.ly/2tS7YT8 As an ENERGY STAR partner - installed in ceiling (recessed cans)
since 2007, Bosch Home Ap-
pliances is committed to water ...and so on.
and energy efficiency. In 2016,
Smart Suite Bosch earned the ENERGY STAR
Emerging Technology Award for a
Options. The compact
HE FLEX HOUSE is showcasing majority of the 24” refrigerator line, refrigerator line features a
a range of tunable, dimmable which uses a refrigerant with low glass door offered in tempered
white or black, or clear glass
LED products from SYLVANIA- global warming potential (GWP). on stainless steel (pictured).
T LEDVANCE. All of these products The compact appliances offer
feature adjustable white light and an the same performance in a smaller package. For example, the 18”
RGB color mode that allows the user to dishwasher includes a third rack that adds 30 percent more loading
choose from thousands of colors to create capacity (compared to a Bosch dishwasher with two racks), and
customized settings: the compact washer and dryer pair can hold up to 18 bath towels
■ ■ A19 RGBW: Adjustable LED bulb; installed in table lamps per load.
■ ■ ULTRA RT5/6 RGBW: Adjustable LED downlight; The company’s design philosophy is grounded in the Bauhaus
installed in ceiling (recessed cans) movement, and Bosch products are characterized by a clean and
■ ■ BR30 RGBW (pictured): Adjustable LED flood light; intuitive user interface, with special attention to touch and feel. After 130
installed in ceiling (recessed cans) years, the Bosch name is still synonymous with quality.
■ ■ Flex Strips RGBW: Flexible LED light strip for use under “Our dishwashers go through 485 rigorous quality checks before leaving
counters or as accent lighting. Adhesive tape attaches to solid our factory,” says Prescher. “This [concept of quality] is something that is
surfaces and follows contour around corners. really rooted in our brand and something we work really hard to uphold.”
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