How Do You Prevent Bacterial Build Up for Hand Dryers? What Type of Maintenance Is Required?

When you run your own facility, naturally, you want to provide your staff and clients with the best restroom appliances you can - in this case, efficient and easy-to-use handy hand dryers. With great dryers, everyone in your building will be able to easily get their hands washed and then dried when they need to.

As you know, like every other fixture and appliance in your restrooms, it’s absolutely essential that you know the best ways to keep your dryers as clean and as bacteria-free as you can. With most structures and appliances, all you need to really do is disinfect and wipe down their surfaces every time you clean the restroom.

However, dryers can be a little more confusing than a countertop or a mirror due to their internal mechanisms and designs. So, when it’s time to go and clean all of your hand dryers, you may wonder just how much cleaning you’ll have to do. For example, do you need to open them up every time? Are there specific steps that you must take to keep the dryer operational? And what about any trays or filters that the dryer might have inside?

If you have these questions in your head, don’t worry; preventing bacteria build-up and keeping your dryers safe isn’t complicated once you know what to do. In this article, we will tell you all about how you can clean and maintain your handy dryers.

Once I Install New Dryers, What Kind Of Maintenance Do I Need To Do?

In general, depending on your business and the kind of foot traffic that your restrooms and facilities get, it is recommended that you clean and disinfect your bathrooms every day.

This, of course, includes your hand dryers. Additionally, it’s always a good idea to occasionally deep clean your areas, especially spaces that see a lot of people, like restrooms.

      Most surfaces and areas can be ideally cleaned with water, a towel and a cleaning product - but, of course, dryers can be a little different. While you should still always wipe and disinfect the casing and surface of your dryers, you still need to deal with the other parts of the appliance. 

However, there is no single set of rules when it comes to cleaning dryers because dryers come in various kinds of models and shapes. For many models, all you need to do is wipe the surface with a cleaning product like you would with any other surface.

But, different hand dryers may require you to open them up, clean their filters, wipe their interior, empty their drip tray or more. 

Luckily, when you purchase your helpful new dryers from a reputable seller, like us at Prosan, you will be able to ask the seller all about your dryers’ specific needs and requirements. Our wonderful dryers generally require very little maintenance to keep safe and clean, so you won’t have to worry very much about spending a frustrating amount of time keeping them functional.

If you have any questions about any of our excellent dryers, or other useful products, you can conveniently check out our frequently asked questions page to look for answers.

 In addition, if you have a question that is not addressed on that page, we’d be happy to speak with you personally to help you out as best as we can.

For our hand dryers, it would be best if you wiped them down and cleaned them every time the rest of your bathroom goes through cleaning. If your specific dryer model uses a drip tray, you should empty the tray when it gets cleaned. Finally, if your dryer has filters, then you need to change them out periodically, according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. Based on your dryer’s model, you may need to change its filter anywhere from every six months to every five years.

Where Can I Shop For Efficient And Helpful Dryers?

For top tier, highly efficient and easy-to-clean hand dryers for your New Zealand facility, look no further than our incredible store at Prosan! We are proud to provide New Zealanders with many different kinds of immensely helpful products, including wonderful dryers. We carry many different models and types of dryers as well, so you can easily find some that you’d love to put into your building.

Additionally, if you would like to speak to us about our products, how you can safely maintain your dryers or about anything else that we can help you with, you can conveniently reach us at 0800 277 672 for more information. We strive to deliver outstanding customer service to our valued clients, and we’d love to hear from you.

Equip your facilities with outstanding dryers from us at Prosan!