Dyson Hand Dryer
Product Description:
The Dyson Airblade hand dryer wipes hands dry with a high-velocity sheet of air in just 12 seconds. It cleans the air before using it to dry hands, too. And it uses 80% less energy than warm air hand dryers, so your business can reduce costs.120 V/60/1. ( Dyson – AB021304301 )
Price: $1,399.00
About inventor:
In 2000 James Dyson expanded his appliance range to include a washing machine. Called ContraRotator it had two rotating drums which moved in opposite directions. The range was coloured in the usual bright Dyson colours, rather than the traditional white, grey or black of most other machines. The item did not take off with the public and is no longer available.
In October 2006 Dyson launched the Dyson Airblade, a fast hand dryer. The Dyson Digital Motor produces an air stream flowing at 400 mph (640 km/h). This unheated air is channeled through a 0.3 millimetre gap. A sheet of air acts like an invisible windscreen wiper to wipe moisture from hands. It is now commonly seen in many public washrooms throughout the UK, Ireland and Canada.
Dyson’s recent addition is a fan which is without external blades, which he calls ‘Air Multiplier’.[9] The fan sucks air through the bottom using a conventional fan and channels the air up through a hoop where a “normal” fan would have blades. The air flow through the bottom of the stand is “multiplied” three different ways in the fan structure. The first way is when the air flows over a wing like structure in the fan’s ring. It is further multiplied when it passes over the cone shape, also in the fan ring. Both of these cause a pressure drop that pulls the air around the fan through it. The final multiplication step is through viscous entrainment when the air leaves the fan ring. The moving air shears through, and entrains, yet more air flow; hence the 16-times multiplied air.
Here’s what other customers said about this product:
G. Thompson said about Dyson Hand Dryer:
Like most people, I wince when I see an electric hand dryer in a public restroom — I know that I will try to use it and end up with either damp hands or I’ll walk away wiping my hands on my trousers. Well, I have used the Dyson Airblade dryer in four or five different restrooms scattered around the world and it really works!
You just put your hands in the slot; the air turns on (no heat needed) and strips the water off of your hands as you slowly raise them out of the unit. This is a revolution in electric hand dryers.
I wish every manager of a public bathroom would buy one or two of these. I would even be willing to give up having paper towels as a backup.
Joshua Hazel “Josh Hazel” (Visalia, CA) said about Dyson Hand Dryer:
“I used one of these at Costco, it was amazing – it reminded me of the dryers they use in the car wash, it doesnt even require hot air – it just blows the air in such quick fine mists that your hands are perfectly dry not like those old box ones where you still have to use paper towels!”
Vanessa Simek said about Dyson Hand Dryer:
Having used this product before, I can vouch for how awesomely it dries your hands with no touch. I WISH I could afford to have one in my home but these are currently priced more for businesses rather than the casual consumer. I don’t know how bad a germ-a-phobe Kevin Edwards, a negative reviewer, is…but if it’s THAT bad buddy don’t go into public bathrooms….or better yet don’t ever leave your plastic-enclosed bubble house without your government-approved gas mask and bio-suit! Your hands never touch the inside of the device, nor the bottom, or any part of the machine, unless you have truly enormous hands. My husband is 6 foot 6 tall with a size 15 shoe, and he had no trouble with his hands in these. They get you dry instantly, far better than paper towels or heated hand dryers, and they ARE more hygenic because of not having to touch it at all. Stick your hands in, then out-bam, done! If you’re not the janitor and are only using it to dry your hands in a public bathroom, this is the best machine out there! And if you ARE the janitor and are worried about “germ-filled slurries,” it’s a very easy clean with just a spray and wipe down with your personal favorite anti-bacterial solution. GET REAL germ-fearers. This will keep you clean and keep your hands safe from anybody not having washed their own hands properly!
Happy traveler said about Dyson Hand Dryer:
I used one of these hand dryers once in a public restroom. It worked better than any other hand dryer I’d seen. It turns on automatically so you don’t have to push any buttons and the “blade” of air focuses the air to dry your hands quickly.
Dyson Hand Dryer video presentation: