In a september 21 2015 article for the dallas morning news writer thor christensen discusses the annoying decibel levels and potential harm caused by these modern hand.
Xlerator hand dryer decibels.
While not a high speed hand dryer it is a good solid hand dryer with about a 25 30 second dry time.
Unfortunately the more efficient modern hand dryers produce extreme noise levels especially when people lower their hands into the dryers high speed jets of cool air.
William gagnon vice president of marketing for excel dryer inc said hand dryers such as the xlerator xl bw are no louder than other everyday noises.
Xlerator hand dryer technical data sheet models.
Loud hand dryers such as the dyson airblade xlerator and airforce hand dryer can make washrooms and areas in close proximity less pleasant environments and lead to disturbance.
Xlerator hand dryers operate at 78 to 80 db as well but can jump to over 90 db if hands are perpendicular to the air stream and held extremely close to the air outlet.
And it is pretty quiet.
Xlerator hand dryers help facility owners and managers save thousands of dollars annually by eliminating paper towel cost maintenance and waste.
We have put together a quick guide that will allow you to make more sense of the decibel levels when looking for a quiet hand dryer.
The xlerator is the original patented high speed energy efficient hand dryer.
Xl bw w gr c sb si sp options.
Our new adjustable speed and sound feature brings the decibel levels on the xlerator and xleratoreco hand dryers to a 65 75db range and the thinair hand dryer to a 69 73db range comparable to common household appliances such as a shower air conditioner or dishwasher.
Sound deflection the cause of the increased db level is because of the focused high velocity air stream 16 000 lfm however this is the patented feature that.
Xl bw w gr c sb si sp options.
Xlerator hand dryer.
If hand dryer noise level is a major concern go with the world dryer model a hand dryer.
On average xlerator hand dryers offer a 95 cost savings over paper towels with a less than one year payback.
1 1n noise reduction nozzle voltage see chart xl bw white thermoset resin bmc h hepa filter time to throw in the towel excel dryer inc 1 800 255 9235 exceldryer com 2020.
1 1n noise reduction nozzle h hepa filter voltage see chart 19xlt0777 rohs 1 dry time and energy use testing performed by sgs international on standard xlerator hand dryer with 0 8 nozzle to.
The xlerator hand dryer dries hands completely in 8 seconds but the high velocity airflow creates higher decibel levels.
Including high decibel hand dryers.
