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NEW PRODUGTS and selected salesaids
are available with either light honey or dark golden finished frames, with matching woodtone sides.
Other features include a durable steel cabinet with a soft-tone, baked-on enamel finish, three fixed shelves and built-in top lights.
Scailered Showers
Safe At Home
A wall safe which mounts between existing wall studs is new from Wall Vaults, Inc.
The safe's felt-lined interior provides 420 cu. in. of storage space, measuring 14" x 8" x 33/c". It features a U L listed Medeco cam lock that resists drilling, picking and wrenching; 16 gauge steel interior walls; l0 gauge steel reinforcement on top and bottom, and a l0 gauge steel flush mounted door.
Installed between standard 16" center wood or metal studs, the vault is secured from inside by four case harrdened steel bolts.
A new comer-enfiry shower enclosure from Kinkead fits where other showers wont.
The Merchant Magazlne wood finish, a 3-speed pull chain, reversing switch for changing the direction of the air flow three wall switches and a direct-drive motor with sealed ball bearings that never need lubrication.
Triple View Cabinet
New bath cabinets from Broan feature "one-touch" spring-loaded magnetic door releases to provide easy access to three storage areas.
Styled in natural oak handwood, they
Tlvo sliding doors open at the corner and slide back out of the way. The angled entry allows ease of entry even in cramped quarters.
The enclosure comes with browntinted clear glass in a gold or bronze-colored anodized frame or with pebbled glass in a silver frame. A 36-in. receptor base and a moulded plastic surround for the back walls is available.
Fan Hugs The Ceiling
A paddle fan which "hugs" the ceiling so it can be installed in areas with less than standard headroom is new from NuTone.
Ideal for second floor bedrooms. recreation rooms, basements, aparffnents and mobile homes, the fan extends only 53/+" from the ceiling to the top of the fan blades.
Included are four wood blades in teak-
The motor housing is available in polished brass, antique brass, white or brown finish.
Silent Running
A new dishwasher offering a sound reduction package to eliminate operation noise has been introduced by KitchenAid.
The Whisper Quiet System lessens the sounds without reducing water pressure or volume for washing action by adding a riple-layer, high-density insulation to the tank.
A 3-in. thick layer of fiberglass behind the lower service panel and toe plate eliminates motor and pump noises from under the dishwasher.
For more information on New Products write The Merchant Mogazine,4500 Campus Dr., Suite 480, Newport Beach, Ca. 92660. Please mention issue date and Page number so we can process your request faster! Many thanksl dry wall, the gun is also ideal for fastening rim, flooring and moulding, as well as for general hobby and household use. It countersinks the brads as well as driving them. The base is designed to pr€vent marring of the material being worked.
Ratures include solid-state elecftonic circuitry to assure maximum power to each brad, quick-release front end so that jammed brads can be removed quickly and easily, 6-ft. cord and capacity for both I in. and l-ll4 in. brads.
Unintentional discharge ofbrads is almost impossible because in order for the trigger to be activated the base must be in contact with the work surface.
Wet Bar Faucets
A wide variety of wet bar faucets available in a number of finishes and handle/escutcheon treatments, including a swan head single hole faucet, are new from Harden Industries.
The faucets may be orrdered in nine different metal finishes, with EpoxyGlas protection and washerless /+" turn ceramic brass valves.
Water Heater Booster
A compact tankless water heater designed for use as a booster to the standarid storage tank system is new from Chronomite Laboratories.
The heater is activated when water flows across a powerful electrical-resistant coil that can instantlv raise the temperature to l40T A sensing device tums on the heater at a particular minimum flow rate. Most of the heaters operate with a constant heat input and a maximum flow rate.
The devices are available in gasdriven or electric-powered models.
Brad Nailer

An elecfiic brad nail gun with a Vshaped base to fit paneling grooves and other tight places is new frrom Black & Decker.
Designed for attaching paneling to
Roll Of Protection
Exnuded roll-form grommeting to protect not only wires and cables from sharp panels and knock-outs but also to protect the edges of glass, sheet metal, wood panels or other sheet-form materials is available from W. H. Brady Co.
The grommeting is available in nonconductive black or natural nvlon as well as serrated and uncut polyeihylene. Nylon offers high abrasion resistance, a wide temperanue range and good corrosion and chemical resistance. Polyethylene is lighrweight and has good corrosion and chemical resistance. The serrated style installs easily in small-radius holes. The uncut style is best for flatedge applications.
It is available in 25- and 50-ft. cut+ofit rolls in six stock sizes to fit numerous panel thicknesses.
Finished With Texture
Cracked, chipped and otherwise imperfect walls and ceilings can be textr,rred with a new finish from United States Gypsum Co.
Ready to use, straight from the pail, Quik & Easy Texture is formulated to give thick, one-coat coverage to hide cracks, bumps and other wall and ceiling defects. A brush, roller or rowel is all that is needed to give them the textured surface.
Formulated to drv to a harrd white finish, it can be ieft unfinished or painted with latex or oil-based paint. Clean-up can be done with soap and water.
Instructions explain how to achieve a variety of textured looks including a uniform stucco look, hard or soft textured effects, striated patterns, stipple pattems, swirls, waves and crossridges.
Single Cable Does lt
New wiring system products from Brand-Rex Cable Systems combine telephone, power and data communications in a single outlet.
Ti,i/Con and Duo/Con systems can save as much as two-thirds on installation and labor costs since there is only one cable to pull. The one outlet contains all cable, fittings and wiring devlces.