Bobrick B-69997 vs ASI 74022: $142.34 Per Unit on the Same Fixture
Satin stainless. Hooded. Double roll. Surface mounted. Twelve and a half inches wide. That describes both of these dispensers exactly — and one of them costs 64% less. Here is the value engineering math, and the honest read on when the swap makes sense and when it does not.
74022-HSSM
Toilet tissue holder, double, hooded, satin stainless, surface mounted
Where They
Put the two technical data sheets side by side and the fixtures are functionally interchangeable. The meaningful differences come down to three rows: compliance paperwork, lead time, and price.
| Specification | Bobrick B-69997 | ASI 74022-HSSM |
|---|---|---|
| Fixture type | Surface-mounted, double roll | Surface-mounted, double roll |
| Hood | Yes — hood protects paper | Yes — hooded |
| Finish | Satin stainless steel | Satin stainless steel |
| Overall width | 12-3/8" | 12-5/8" |
| Overall height | 6-3/16" | 6-5/16" |
| Shipping weight | 3.3 lbs | 2.9 lbs |
| Buy America Act | Not listed | Compliant |
| Published lead time | Ships in 5–7 business days | 1–2 weeks (made to order) |
| Our price | $221.84 | $79.50 |
Dimensions per each manufacturer's published technical data. Pricing is our own catalog pricing at time of publication and is subject to change — request a current quote for project pricing.
What It Means
One dispenser per stall is the normal fixture count. Run that against a typical restroom package and the accessory line moves in a way the whole bid notices.
Why We Lead With
The equivalence is real, not marketing
Same mounting method, same roll configuration, same finish family, within a quarter inch on both critical dimensions. There is no functional compromise being papered over — a facility user could not tell you which dispenser is on the wall.
Buy America Act compliance
The ASI 74022 line carries Buy America Act compliance, which we need on federally funded work — municipal buildings, transit facilities, public schools, and anything touching federal dollars. That paperwork is difficult to substitute for after the fact.
One factory for the whole accessory schedule
ASI builds the full washroom line — grab bars, mirrors, dryers, napkin disposals, baby changing stations. Sourcing the whole schedule from one factory means one submittal package, one lead time to track, and one freight consolidation instead of four.
The savings land where budgets get cut
Accessories are usually the last line item priced and the first one squeezed. Freeing up several thousand dollars there is often what lets the partition spec stay where the architect wanted it, instead of downgrading phenolic to laminate to make a number work.
When We Tell You To
We sell both lines, and there are projects where the Bobrick is genuinely the right call. Any distributor who tells you one manufacturer wins every time is selling their inventory position, not solving your problem.
Local Warehousing
We are headquartered in Garland and warehouse locally in the DFW metroplex, which means a Dallas–Fort Worth job is not waiting on a factory dock for every fixture. Accessories can be staged with your partitions, released in phases as floors come online, and picked up at will-call the same day when a punch-list item shows up late.
That local buffer is the part of the cost story that never shows up on a line item. Freight on a single dispenser is brutal relative to its price; consolidating an entire accessory schedule into one local delivery — or one truck that also carries your partitions — is where the other few hundred dollars quietly hides.
Will-call pickup
Garland warehouse, same-day on stocked items.
Consolidated freight
Accessories ride with your partition delivery.
Staged releases
Phased to your schedule, not the factory’s.
Questions We
What is the ASI equivalent of the Bobrick B-69997?
How much does the swap actually save?
Is the ASI 74022 the same quality as the Bobrick B-69997?
When should I still specify the Bobrick?
Will a substitution get rejected in submittals?
Do you stock restroom accessories in Dallas–Fort Worth?
Send Us Your Fixture Schedule
We will price it both ways — as specified and value engineered — and hand you the side-by-side plus the substitution submittal package. No charge, no obligation, and we will tell you plainly when the swap is not worth making.