Dyson Airblade Tap User manual

Wash and dry
hands at the sink.

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“In washrooms using conventional
taps, you’ll need to move to a separate
hand drying area, dripping water on
the floor as you go. It’s why we’ve
developed a tap with our hand
drying technology in it.”
James Dyson
Inventor

The problems
with paper towels
Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer
Paper towels are expensive,
have a high impact on the
environment and cause extra
washroom maintenance.
Did you know?
Ensuring hands are dry is crucial
for maintaining hygiene levels,
as damp hands can spread up
to 1,000 times more bacteria
to the surfaces they touch.
Blockages
Paper towels can clog
waste water systems.
Overflowing bins
Soiled towels can end up on
the floor of busy washrooms,
creating a negative impression
of hygiene standards.
Empty dispensers
Dispensers are often left empty
leaving no way to dry hands.
Wasteful
Used paper towels are rarely
recycled, so they end up in
landfill or are incinerated.
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The problems with
other hand dryers
Warm air dryers
Warm air dryers are slow.
Which means they’re energy hungry,
expensive to run and unhygienic.
Dry times can take up to 43 seconds,
so many users give up before their
hands are dry – risking increased
spread of bacteria.
Jet dryers
Other jet dryers might look like a Dyson
Airblade™hand dryer, but when it comes
to performance, there’s no comparison.
Thanks to weak motors, most other jet
dryers can’t generate the fast airflow
needed to dry hands quickly. They can
also lack the power required to draw
the air through a HEPA filter.
So most other jet dryers aren’t just
slower than Airblade™technology,
they’re less hygienic too.
Have you ever looked inside a drain tank?
Some hand dryers collect waste water
using drain tanks. But these are
unhygienic – providing the perfect
breeding ground for bacteria.
Drain tanks must be emptied and
cleaned regularly – adding time and
effort to the washroom maintenance
process, and risking spillage of
waste water during disposal.
Did you know?
In recent testing, Dyson
microbiologists detected greater
levels of bacteria in a drain tank
than levels that can be found in
the average household toilet.1
1Sources: Dyson in-house testing, 2015;
Scott et al., 2009; Medrano-Felix et al., 2010.
Did you know?
Public health specialists NSF state
that to be certified as hygienic,
a hand dryer must dry hands
in 15 seconds or less.

With Airblade™technology in
a tap, hands are dried at the sink
in 12 seconds. There’s no need to
move to a separate drying area.
How it works
Both water and air are sensor
operated, so there are no taps to
turn or buttons to touch. Intelligent
infrared sensors emit light to pinpoint
hand positions. Computer circuitry
coordinates the information and
initiates the appropriate response
of water or air without long delays.
Airblade™hand drying
technology in a tap

Airblade™ technology works differently
The Dyson Airblade Tap
hand dryer is powered by
the Dyson digital motor V4 –
one of the world’s smallest,
fully-integrated 1600W
motors. Its small size and
power density are what have
made our latest hand dryer
technology possible.
Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer
Airblade™technology The fastest
over sink
hand dryer
No other hand
dryer has this
technology
Dyson digital motor V4 HEPA filter
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Dyson digital motor V4
Conventional motors are bulky, slow
and can be inefficient. They also rely on
carbon brushes, which wear out over time.
The Dyson digital motor V4 is different.
It’s one of the world’s smallest fully
integrated 1600W motors and instead
of old-fashioned carbon brushes, it uses
digital pulse technology to spin up to three
times faster than a conventional motor.
HEPA filter
Bacteria and viruses in washrooms can
cause colds, flu, sickness and diarrhoea.
Dyson Airblade™hand dryers have HEPA
filters installed as standard, which capture
99.9% of particles the size of bacteria and
viruses in the washroom air. So hands are
dried with cleaner air, not dirty air.
0.8 mm apertures
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Airblade™technology
Every second, the Dyson digital motor V4
draws in up to 35 litres of air through a HEPA
filter, and forces it through apertures just
0.8 mm wide. The result –690 km/h sheets
of filtered air that scrape water from hands,
drying them quickly and hygienically.

Inside the Dyson
Airblade Tap hand dryer
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Airblade™technology
Air travelling at 690 km/h exits
laser-cut apertures measuring
just 0.8 mm in width.
Aerator
The optional adaptor will reduce
the flow from 3.5 litres per minute
to 1.9 litres per minute. This helps
to reduce water consumption
and decrease your water bill.
Intelligent water and
air infrared sensors
Sensors auto-calibrate so that
air and water are only activated
when a hand is underneath.
Removable end cap
Designed for ease of service.
Laser welding
Fully-automated robotic precision
cutting and welding allows high
quality stainless steel tubes to
be used in construction.
Mains water inlet
Electronic, sensor-controlled
water valve activates
when a hand is detected.
This starts the water flow.
Spring-mounted motor
Motor is mounted using springs
to reduce sound and vibration.
Dyson digital motor V4
Spins at 90,000 rpm, generating
enough power to draw up to
35 litres of air per second
through a HEPA filter.
HEPA filter
HEPA filter captures 99.9% of
particles the size of bacteria and
viruses from the washroom air.
Dirty air in
HEPA filter
Filtered air out
Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer
Easy to service motor unit
Designed for safe and quick
replacement without the need
for a technician.

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Benefits

Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer
No water on the floor.
Costs less to run.
Most hygienic.
Better for the environment.
The fastest over sink hand dryer.
Saves space.
5 year guarantee.
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Only the Dyson Airblade Tap hand
dryer has all of these benefits.
No water on the floor.
Costs less to run.
Most hygienic.
Better for the environment.
The fastest over sink hand dryer.
Saves space.
5 year guarantee.
$ 5

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When using conventional drying
methods, you move to a separate
area to dry hands. Water is often
dripped on the floor, which can
create problems in the washroom.
Floor tiles can become slippy, and
washroom floors need cleaning
more regularly.
With the Dyson Airblade Tap
hand dryer, water isn’t dripped on
the floor because you don’t need
to leave the sink with wet hands.
Water on the floor Water in the sink
Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer

Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer
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2Pricing based on 2012 global cost averages. For calculations visit www.dyson.com.au/calcs
Hygienic. And costs less to run.
With their slow dry times or lack of HEPA
filtration, maintaining a hygienic washroom
means avoiding other hand dryers.
But as you can see, paper towels
are an expensive alternative.
While paper towels can be just as hygienic
as a Dyson Airblade™hand dryer, their higher
fixed running costs add up and up. And up.
Low running costs
$48
per year2
Other hand drying
methods cost more to run
$1,460
per year2
$157
per year2
Paper towels need constant
restocking and disposal.
Most other hand dryers are
slow so they’re energy hungry.
The Dyson Airblade Tap hand
dryer costs up to 69% less to run
than other hand dryers, and up
to 97% less than paper towels.
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And of course there are
no separate taps to buy.
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