Hand Dryer Electrical Connection

This article will explain what options you have to get your dryer wired and running.

Hand dryer electrical connection.

I ve been asked to fit hand dryers in an office toilet and thought i d check. Hi everyone is it acceptable to wire a hand dryer from a ring final in to a 13 amp fcu. An electric dryer on the other hand heats the air with electric heating elements and runs on 240 volt current which requires a much different outlet receptacle and a special heavy duty appliance cord with a unique plug. Hand dryer models include electrical connection points.

Surface mounted hand dryer to be hard wired into th. However probably a good idea anyway. Model includes three configuration options. Ensure that the mains supply voltage frequency and phase complies with the hand dryers rating label.

If not would it be a new radial from the cu. Xlerator xl w automatic surface mounted hand dryer with white cover installation video. This hand dryer must be installed by a suitably qualified person. The regulations dictate precisely where hand dryers and electrical appliances can and can t be installed which all depends on each individual dryer s ip rating.

I was going to fuse spur off the ring final for each as long as the ring has rcd protection. A gas dryer plugs into an ordinary 120 volt electrical outlet and it has a cord fitted with an ordinary appliance plug. 2923 aerix plus high speed high efficiency ada hand dryer product pages. Or is it best to wire a new radial circuit for it.

Stick to iee wiring regulations. These can be awkward to attach to the internals of the machine whilst balancing the unit is one hand and screwing wires into the components of the machine at the same time. If the hand dryer is hard wired on a tn system and as the cable is conduit run and is not in a room containing a bath or shower then the regulations do not require rcd protection of the accessory. The ring main in question has 30ma rcd protection.

All wiring of this hand dryer should be in accordance with the current iee regulations or the appropriate standards in your country. There is a socket i can spur off that is easy to get to. Select all unselect all download selected download all. Importantly the iee wiring regulations bs7671 usually influence the position of hand dryers in washrooms.