Hand Driers

good to tell you live in a part of the country that is warm enough that your hands can dry off in the  outside air without help. There are places where if you do that at any time in winter you will soon have chapped hands. I'd agree that standards of hygiene do vary enormously both in folks homes and in public facilities however and some do leave you wondering if you can open the door with your elbow and stand on one leg to minimise contamination.

M.

"I also think some health and safety stuff is made up on the spot by folk trying to make a job out of it."

Nice one Mapj  ?

Chris Pearson: 
 

If you mean a towel which has been stitched into a loop and placed over a roller, that is the worst of all worlds.

They roll off of a clean roll and onto another roll (some machines have transparent sides and you can see what's happening). I assume they then go back somewhere to get washed.

I only specify Dyson airblades now, I know they make a mess on the floor, but that gets mopped regularly. there are ones that have drains built in, or tanks, but they smell, and turn into massive mushroom farms. 

Clean the dysons properly and they stay clean and are reliable and work well to dry your hands. 

The filter needs changing once every year or so, stick the fused spur up above at ceiling height, cables concealed if possible and have it on an RCD 

RichardCS2: 
 

If you mean a towel which has been stitched into a loop and placed over a roller, that is the worst of all worlds.

They roll off of a clean roll and onto another roll (some machines have transparent sides and you can see what's happening). I assume they then go back somewhere to get washed.

Ah yes, I think that I know what you mean. I haven't used one for years. Two problems: (1) they never allow enough cloth to dry hands and face; (2) they don't work at all when they get to the end.

The place that I work has had the hand driers in use throughout the pandemic. I’m guessing that the bods there know there stuff as they play around with lots of nasty bugs!

Saying that, they haven’t yet given us a definitive answer as to whether or not it is safe for our plumber to open soil stacks when they’re blocked- this question was raised after they announced they can detected COVID at sewage works. Now, any toilets get shut off for at least 72 hours before work commences!

mapj1: 
 

good to tell you live in a part of the country that is warm enough that your hands can dry off in the  outside air without help. There are places where if you do that at any time in winter you will soon have chapped hands. I'd agree that standards of hygiene do vary enormously both in folks homes and in public facilities however and some do leave you wondering if you can open the door with your elbow and stand on one leg to minimise contamination.

M.

Warm hands naturally dry in the fresh air. Even cold air can be dry. I have never suffered from chapped hands.

Z.

Please see from about 3.45 mins. into this film for an insight in towel dispenser repair syndrome.

and

Dad, have you read the history of the hand drier? And, why do Americans call the toilets “bathrooms” even if there is no bath there? They even call the toilet a bathroom on aeroplanes.

Well son, they also call their public bogs restrooms as well. I suppose it refers to people going in to rule over China whilst reading a newspaper. I wouldn't want to rest in one for too long though.

They are a strange lot, the yanks son.