GREENVILLE, RI - If you are considering to remodel your existing bathroom and you don’t mind installing last year’s models of fixtures for huge savings…head on over to The Bath Exhibit Showroom where 2009 model prices are slashed up to 75% off.

The showroom has to make room for new models and people shopping for fixtures now will save big in return. Discounts are for existing in-stock products only and do not include delivery, but they can set up delivery for you for a very reasonable cost. All sale items are on a first come, first serve basis.

Exciting product lines from Aker, Maxx, Smedbo, Brizo and overage from the now defunct, Eljer! Just bring in a rough sketch of your room’s dimensions and a trained salesman will be happy to enter your information into a state-of-the-art computer design system for unique 3D virtual photos of what your new bathroom would look like after remodeling.

The Bath Exhibit showroom is located at 23 Commerce Street in Greenville, Rhode Island, directly behind the Super Stop and Shop grocery store. For more information, The Bath Exhibit can be reached at (401) 349-3588. Bath Exhibit web site

The purposes of this program are to take energy inefficient kitchen appliances and heating systems out of use, encourage their recycling, and replace them with energy efficient ENERGY STAR appliances through direct consumer rebates. The program will be open to consumers throughout the state in areas serviced by National Grid, the Pascoag Utility District and Block Island. Rebates will probably be offered throughout the month of February 2010 during traditional “white goods” appliance sales periods. Rebates will be as follows:

Dishwashers $150

Refrigerators $150

Freezers $150

Water Heaters       

Gas Tankless  EF>=0.82 $300     

Gas Furnaces AFUE>= 90% $100     

Gas Boilers     AFUE >=85% $500     

Gas Furnaces  AFUE>92% and ECM $400     

Gas Boilers FHW 90% AFUE $1000

Combined HE Boiler and Water Heating $1300

Indirect Water Heater $300

Check back here often for the latest updates and information on how to get your rebates.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Watts Regulator Co.. (North Andover, Mass.), announced a voluntary recall of 1-inch 140X-9 temperature and pressure relief valves for water heaters. No injuries have been reported at this time, but the relief valve can fail to reduce pressure and avert failure or rupture of the water heater tank and associated valves, posing rupture and burn hazard to consumers. More information can be obtained from the CPSC web site. or from Watts Regulator Co.'s web site.

Smithfield Plumbing & Heating Supply offers a range of Buderus hot water wood and coal boilers available for immediate delivery. These solid fuel boilers utilize the energy stored in the wood, achieve particularly high levels of efficiency, and offer a long combustion period and low CO2 and dust emissions. Furthermore, these stoves, which combine comfortable heat with an elegant design and can bring you the enjoyment of flickering flames right into your living room.

You can of course integrate a solid fuel boiler into your existing heating system. Make an investment – not only in independence from fossil fuels, but also in saving on the cost of energy and protecting the environment. Take the load off your oil or gas fired boiler for example, by having the solid fuel boiler take over part of the output, or extend it with a solar thermal system or a domestic ventilation system.

Contact a sales professional at any one of our branches for product literature or for assistance.