Which Toilet Hand Dryers Are Best For You?
In the last few turbulent years, we’ve noticed an increasing trend within the toilet hand dryers sector and the UK hand dryer industry as a whole. Previously, our orders came mainly from large corporations and public venues, now even smaller venues such as independent hotels, pubs and bed and breakfasts have taken to installing toilet hand dryers, as a more hygienic alternative to towels. These must be washed after each use to prevent germ-transferral, but hand dryers dispose of the need for paper towels.
Efficient toilet hand dryers enable you to ensure your clients spend less time in the washroom and more time spending money. No waiting around in long queues, no bottlenecks in tight spaces, just a quick, mess-free solution with no paper towel waste clogging up bins and toilets.
Which Tekflo® Toilet Hand Dryer?
Small vs Large
Do you need a compact hand dryer for a small, compact space or one which is robust and able to do with large capacity usage? Tekflo® offer a complete range of compact dryers for small bathrooms and heavy-duty hand dryer models for stadium-style venues. Choose from our Ultra and Breeze models.
Quiet vs Powerful
In a small office with partition walls, a large powerful hand dryer can cause disruption to workers, especially in an environment where concentration is key to avoid discrepancies. In a larger warehouse, or pub chain a more powerful hand dryer will ensure a swift flow of traffic through the rest rooms and noise output will be a lesser concern. Choose from our Essential and Advanced models.
Functional vs Fancy
Depending on your business, you may require a solely functional hand dryer, for instance, a pub may just want one which isn’t easily vandalised. Whereas a bijou hotel or a la carte restaurant will want a design which is more unique and in keeping with their style and feel. We cater for all manner of hand drying requirements right across the hand drying portfolio, from firm and functional to fab and funky our appliances will fulfil your needs across all of your outlets. Choose from our timeless and stylish hand dryer designs, including our Classic and Fusion models.
Essential
Compact & Affordable.
- 1,500W
- 20 secs drying time
- Automatic operation
- Stainless steel shell
Cost Savings Of Toilet Hand Dryers
The price of constantly buying paper towel refills can add up. Whilst hand dryers incur charges for energy consumption, the paper towel costs are exorbitant. Paper towels are made from recycled paper in its most recycled form. Whilst this would appear to be a benefit to the environment, paper is a finite resource which comes from the felling of trees. If paper consumption continues at its current level, replanting projects will not be able to keep up and before long will be at a negative stage resulting in a depletion of forests globally. This depletion can and will result in global warming becoming an even more pressing concern.
Hand dryers have an obvious energy cost. Eco options and adjustable settings mean that Tekflo® Eco hand dryers can be adjusted to make them even more economical making them cost less to run and kinder to the environment.
Toilet Hand Dryer Installation
Installing a toilet automatic hand dryer comes down to three primary factors: accessibility, location and utilities. All of our hand dryers can be used within 0.6m of a non-water-jet basin and up to a height of 2.25m above the floor.
Making your hand dryers accessible is simple but does require some forethought. Plan out your concourse. Ensure there is sufficient room for people to walk by when someone is stood at a hand dryer and that there is at least half a metre from water sources to avoid electrical hazards.
With regard to utilities for an existing installed washroom, you are limited by the location of existing electrical ring mains, unless you are willing to install a new spur. So, try to choose the wall which affects the traffic flow of users the least. Consider using alcoves and recessed hand dryers, these are your best option in a tight space as they allow people to easily pass by.
Toilet Hand Dryer Hygiene
Are hand dryers hygienic? It is a difficult task to find impartial content on this subject. Paper manufacturing companies have had a successful monopoly on the hand drying market for many decades. They have therefore invested many millions of pounds in research articles and conferences to support their claim that hand dryers are not hygienic. Naturally, we at Tekflo® believe that hand dryers are more hygienic than paper towels as they don’t create any waste.
We’re not going to wade into an argument that has had so much money spent on it. Suffice to say, any company or industry that deems it necessary to spend so much money discrediting their competitors is indicative of a paranoid industry which knows it is fighting a losing battle. Hands-free hand dryers can be operated without touching any buttons, thereby reducing the transference of bacteria.
