Dyson Airblade is an electric hand dryer made by the Wiltshire, UK based company Dyson, found in public bathrooms across the United Kingdom.
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10 Facts About Dyson Airblade
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In 2013 the Dyson Airblade Tap was launched, which incorporates Dyson Airblade technology into a bathroom faucet enabling washing and drying in a single unit.
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The Dyson Airblade is claimed by its manufacturer to dry hands in 10 seconds and to use less electricity than conventional hand dryers.
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The Dyson Airblade is cheaper to operate because it does not require hot air which greatly increases electricity consumption.
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The Dyson Airblade is cheaper to operate due to decreased drying times.
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The Dyson Airblade V is a hands-under hand dryer that complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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Dyson Airblade Tap is a non-contact bathroom tap that both washes and dries hands.
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Excel Dryer charged that Dyson was falsifying its comparisons by submitting a 20-second dry time for the Xlerator to the Materials Systems Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, rather than Excel Dryer's tested 12-second dry time, thus inflating energy consumption figures in the Airblade's favor.
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In 2014, a paper was published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, showing that high-speed hand dryers such as the Dyson Airblade can spread large numbers of a harmless test bacteria through the air in the vicinity.
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The Dyson Airblade company challenged the study with its own criticism of the methods and conclusions.
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