ADVISORY/Fluidmaster Flush Off Media Bulletin.

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Talk about a crap shoot. In honor of October National Toilet Repair Month, and to open Fluidmaster's new corporate facility and test lab, the world's leading manufacturer of toilet repair parts is hosting the highly popular, 2nd annual "Flush Off" contest on Wed., Oct. 7, 1998. The "Flush Off" competition is a serious search for a gifted contestant who can best imitate the sound of a flushing toilet.

For contestants, there is glory and big bucks involved -- $1,000 to the first place finisher, $500 for second place and $250 for the "most creative." Are these people flushed with pride over their products or what?

All media are invited to witness this live vocal event -- a truly wacky talent contest.

     WHO:         Six talented Southern California finalists will give
                 their best flushing toilet imitation a whirl to vie
                 for the 1998 Fluidmaster Flush Off title live.
     WHAT:         The 2nd annual Fluidmaster "Flush Off" kicks off
                 October National Toilet Repair Month.        October has
                 been selected as National Toilet Repair Month because
                 this is the time of year that most consumers tackle
                 home repair projects in preparation of holiday events
                 and the arrival of house guests.  National Toilet
                 Repair Month is a way to motivate consumers to attend
                 to the needs of their water closet before major
                 problems occur.  This means conducting a simple
                 toilet tune-up by replacing tired, old-fashioned
                 components with well-engineered valves, flappers,
                 levers and connectors.  No more handle jiggling,
                 wasted water, late-night noises, leaks or worries.
     WHEN:         Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1998, 11 a.m.
     WHERE:         Fluidmaster Inc.  New corporate facility, 30800
                 Rancho Viejo Road, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. 92675.
                 949/728-2000.

                 From points North: 5S Fwy., exit at Junipero Serra,
                 turn left.  Street will quickly dead-end at Rancho
                 Viejo, turn right.  Turn left into Fluidmaster
                 entrance (about 1/4 mile) and follow signs to
                 designated parking area.
                 From points South:  5N Fwy., exit at Junipero Serra,
                 turn right.  Street will quickly dead-end at Rancho
                 Viejo, turn right.  Turn left into Fluidmaster
                 entrance (about 1/4 mile) and follow signs to
                 designated parking area.
     Toilet repair is the No. 1 "fix-it" plumbing task tackled by
     consumers each year.
     FACT:         -- One leaky toilet can waste 78,000 gallons of water
                 a year -- that's enough to fill a backyard swimming
                 pool.
                 -- A faulty or worn flapper causes the majority of
                 toilet leaks, symptomized by the need to jiggle the
                 tank handle.
                 -- Sir Thomas Crapper is credited for patenting the
                 first flush toilet in London in the late 1800s.
                 -- Americans flush 4.8 billion gallons of water away
                 every day.
                 -- Approx. 1 in 4 of this country's 150 million
                 toilets leak water.
                 -- In 1988, Massachusetts became the first state to
                 legally require "low-flow" (1.6gpf) toilets in all
                 new or remodeled bathrooms.  This became a federal
                 mandate in 1994, applying to all 50 states.
     Need additional material to roll with?  Here's a bit more ...
     DID YOU
     KNOW THAT:  -- Sir Thomas Crapper served as the Royal Sanitary
                 Engineer for members of England's royal family?
                 -- World War I doughboys passing through England are
                 credited with using Crapper's name as a euphemism for
                 toilet, having seen "T. Crapper" emblazoned on so
                 many British WC fixtures?
                 -- Sir Thomas Crapper has such a devout following
                 today that the International Thomas Crapper Society
                 is based in Greeley, Colo.
     Fluidmaster personnel will be on-hand to judge and award the
$1,000 grand prize to the winner of the live 1998 "Flush Off."        For
more information on the 1998 Fluidmaster "Flush Off," contact Nancy
Larsen or Colleen Cotton at Cotton & Kurz Marketing Communications,
714/573-4429.