Date: July 7, 2006

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact: Shelly Johnson

              Marketing Communications Manager

              (800) 222-7558 x 813

              sjohnson@pentairwater.com

 

 

 

American Plumber® WRO-3500

Reverse Osmosis UnderSink Water Treatment System

Wins Its Second Best Buy Award From a Leading Consumer Products Publication

 

 

SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin, July 7, 2006 – Pentair Water today announced that its American Plumber WRO-3500 Reverse Osmosis System has won a leading consumer products publication’s best buy award for undersink water treatment systems. The award will be announced in the August 2006 issue of the magazine.

 

The publication defines a best buy product as having "better value than directly competitive models." According to the magazine, thousands of products are evaluated, but fewer than 3% meet the quality and value standards required by its editors to receive a best buy designation.

 

According to Neil Desmond, Sr. Vice-President of Sales at American Plumber, the Company is honored to have received such a prestigious award. "By bringing timely and objective information to today's consumer, such publications help guide Americans through an increasingly complex product purchase process. We respect their assessments of value, and are delighted that the publication found our WRO-3500 Reverse Osmosis System worthy of a second best buy award," said Desmond.

 

Desmond went on to point out that the Company has been in the business of water purification for more than 40 years. "Our extensive experience in water filtration has earned us a reputation as leading water quality experts. In fact, our Company originated much of the water filtration technology on the market today. We believe consumers will be well-served by the quality and performance built into the American Plumber WRO-3500."

                                                                                                           

Directed toward the plumbing wholesale channel, American Plumber (www.americanplumber.com) is a brand of Pentair Water. Pentair Water (www.pentairwater.com) is known for manufacturing FLECK® control valves, STRUCTRUAL™ and WellMate™ pressure vessels, CodeLine™ membrane housings, PENTEK® and American Plumber® filter housings, systems and cartridges, as well as ARMOR® access boxes.

 

About Pentair, Inc.

 

Pentair (www.pentair.com), the parent company, is a diversified operating company headquartered in Minnesota. Its Water Group is a global leader in providing innovative products and systems used worldwide in the movement, treatment, storage and enjoyment of water. Pentair’s Technical Products Group is a leader in the global enclosures market, designing and manufacturing enclosures that house and protect sensitive electronics and electrical components. With revenues of $2.95 billion, Pentair employs approximately 15,000 people worldwide.

 

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