Dyson Airblade Automatic Hand Dryer...

[Apoptosis]

Did you guys know that Dyson makes something called the Airblade Automatic Hand Dryer? It runs $1199 and is pretty slick. I got a chance to see and use one at the Oakland airport on Friday. Call me silly, but I've never seen one before and it looks like they have been on the market for years as i think they were launched in 2006.

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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 up to 80% less energy than warm air hand dryers, so your business can reduce costs. It’s the first and only hand dryer that works properly.

Features:
- Anti-microbial additives
- HEPA filtration
- Touch free operation Specifications:
- Voltage: 110-120V or 208V
- Power: 1400W
- Motor Type: Dyson Digital Motor, switched reluctance brushless
- Motor Speed: 81,000 rpm
- Standby power consumption: 1 w
- Energy consumption per dry: .00468kwh
- Warranty: - 5 year parts and 1 year labor limited

[Illuminati]

Ya, I can't remember where I've used them, but I've seen them around at a few places.

[DMB2000uk]

Yeah, they've been around a good while in places over here too. Don't tend see them unless they're in a new build or at places that have a high volume of people passing through (like airports, theme parks etc).

Dan

[kappage]

How does it work?

[DMB2000uk]

See that yellow strip on the back? Well there's another on the front side, and they both blow a jet of air at your hands.

You put your hands in the dryer and then drag them up slowly and all the water on your hands gets knocked off or trapped under the sheet of air and drips off as your hands come out of the sheet of air.

Dan

PS. Search youtube, there's plenty of demo vids

[bigblockmatt]

the office building where i work has one... though it isnt hooked up yet so it just sits there.

[Dragon_Cooler]

Yeah they have these at Ikea. I remember sitting out waiting for kristin to finish up in the bathroom and while I was waiting just about every couple that came out went to grab their other half and almost demand that they go in there and wash and dry thier hands... I was like omg what is soooo important and cool that people wash their hands.... Kristin came out and did the same thing to me.... I was like OMG!!! FINE!!

Im glad I did, IT WAS AWESOME!!

[Tim Burton]

Looks really cool, but that price tag seems a little high for anything except a multi-billion dollar company.

If they were about half the price, it'd be worth it for small companies.

[moon111]

If they had one at the bar I use to go to, I'm sure someone would of mistaken it for a urinal.