vortex ecosmart hand dryer brochure
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The Vortex uses a unique brushless bypass motor technology, replacing heating elements, to compress and recycle energy to produce heat and thereby delivering long life & industry-leading power drying.TRANSCRIPT
Can you a�ord to ignorethe world’s �rst hand dryerto achieve a Guinness World Records™ title?
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Four pairs of hands dried using less than 30kj of energy
The Vortex EcoSmart Hand Dryer
Our World record holding, Vortex EcoSmart hand dryer uses just
550W of power consumption and comes with an industry leading
7 year no quibble replacement warranty.
The Vortex uses a unique brushless bypass motor technology,
replacing heating elements, to compress and recycle energy to
produce heat and thereby delivering long life & industry-leading
power drying.
• 15 second drying time
• Low power consumption, only 550W
• Energy cost per dry 0.0023p
• Monthly operating cost £1.33p
• Long life 7 year warranty
• Low sound emission (From 83dB)
• Simple installation and retro �t option
• WEEE compliant – High recyclable material
SAVORTEX Eco Smart dryers qualify for the ECA scheme and have
been added to the Energy Technology Product List because they
meet the scheme’s energy saving criteria. This means that your
business can claim 100% �rst-year capital allowance for your
investment, which can provide a helpful cash �ow boost and
shorten your payback period.
GreenSpecApproved
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We are proud to introduce our world record holding and
a British innovation; the Vortex EcoSmart hand dryer. The
Vortex EcoSmart hand dryer consumes just 550W,
compared to as much as 1600W to 2400W with other
dryers. It comes with an industry leading 7 year no
quibble warranty as standard.
A product of six years scientific research and
development; the impressive low power consumption is
due to our unique patented compression and heat
recovery technique which incorporates three registered
patents*. It is the only hand dryer to recycle energy whilst
operational. Furthermore, our pioneering brushless
bypass motor technology offers considerable life cycle
savings with sustainable drying, having successfully
passed 2.4 million drying cycles.
Ultimately our success is down to our team of highly
skilled professionals who ensure that you receive a
world-class service that is tuned to your businesses
requirements through our account managed service.
SAVORTEX design, create and deliver British
award-winning, patented, revolutionary hand-drying
products for the global washroom sector. Our range of
smart eco hand dryers are ECA approved and is included
on the Energy Technology Product List because it meets
the scheme’s energy saving criteria and is nationally
Green Specification approved.
The company has also achieved a Guinness World
Records title for its Vortex EcoSmart Hand Dryer; drying 4
pairs of hands using just 24kJ of energy. Our most recent
achievements include winning the Best Energy
Product/Service Award 2013, and the Energy Efficiency
Product Initiative of the Year from the Electrical Time
industry awards.
SAVORTEX customer research found that both energy
consumption and product longevity were the two critical
factors contributing to the overall cost saving of a hand
dryer.
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EcoSmart cost savings from SAVORTEX
CHOOSE AND DELIVERY SERVICE
You choose;We’ll deliver
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Tell us where it goes andwe’ll installand serviceWhen you use our installation/servicing service
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT SERVICE
You areour partnerfor lifeWe o�er a 7 year warranty, and a fully account managed service free of charge
43 pairsof dry hands.The coste�ective,eco-friendlyway tospend a penny.
88%energy
reduction
compared to a
conventional
unit
GreenSpecApproved
Reduced operating costs
The Vortex is so e�cient that you can dry 40 hands for the
cost of 1 paper towel.
Typically, the unit achieves operating cost savings of up to
95% compared to paper towels and an energy reduction
of up to 88% compared to a conventional 2400W dryer*.
This can result in paybacks of less than a year for paper
towels and less than 2 years compared to a conventional
2400W dryer. Over its lifetime the Vortex dryer has lower
operating costs than any other hand dryer on the market
because the unit consumes much less power and never
compromises on performance.
The patented technology means that the Vortex dryer
consumes just 550W of power compared to as much as
2400W with conventional dryers. This is achieved in two
ways:
- By utilising a highly energy e�cient ‘brushless’ motor to
accelerate the air.
- By recycling heated air; once the warm air is blown out
of the dryer a portion is sucked back in thus reducing the
heat energy required.
Innovative technology
• Our patented award-winning drying technology
uses a compression process to generate the warm
air required for drying, meaning there is no need for
energy-hungry heating elements.
• Following compression, a proportion of the warm
air is then spun into a vortex, which ensures some of
it is recovered back into the dryer.
• This process allows a signi�cant portion of the heat
energy to be recycled, which in turn maximises the
energy e�ciency of the system - without
compromising on performance.
• SAVortex’s �rst product utilising this technology is
the Vortex hand dryer, which has been developed
by our in-house UK-based engineering team over
the past 4 years. It is now successfully installed on
sites across the UK and Europe.
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*Indemnities may be required. Subject to status. Available in the UK only.
Rent theVortexEcoSmarthand dryerfor less thanyour energysavings...
...from as little as £2.51+VAT per week*
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We also minimised the number of parts (see diagram
above), supporting our view is that there is a strong link
between simplicity and durability. Furthermore,
the dryer was designed to be compatible with existing
hand dryer wiring to prevent the need for wasteful
rewiring.
Then, of course, there’s the best-in-class energy
consumption - the Vortex uses less energy than any other
dryer on the market, running at only 550W.
Reduced environmental impact
• By reducing energy consumption compared to
conventional hand dryers, the Vortex hand dryer
signi�cantly reduces greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. Compared to a conventional 2.4 kW hand
dryer, the Vortex will reduce GHG by 3 tonnes a year.
• The Vortex hand dryer also signi�cantly reduces
GHG emissions when compared to paper towels.
• Furthermore, eliminating paper towels reduces the
amount of waste sent to land�ll.
Sustainable design
The Vortex hand dryer was conceived using sustainable
design principles and each unit is built by hand at our UK
factory in Wiltshire.
From the outset, our in-house engineering team did
everything possible to minimize its impact on the
environment throughout its life-cycle. We set out to
develop a hand dryer with a life-expectancy of 15 years
compared to as little as 1-2 years for conventional dryers.
To achieve this objective the dryer was designed around a
digital brushless bypass motor, resulting in much less
mechanical wear than in conventional dryers and hence
prolonging active life.
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costs of energy, allowing the user to monitor consumption
throughout the day/month/year and cross-check this data
against the utility bills.
We are committed to providing our customers with the
means of understanding their own energy consumption
and strive to achieve the goals of reducing both the energy
costs and GHG emissions of their washroom facilities.
SAVORTEX: Smart drying.
SAVORTEX are so con�dent in the super low energy
consumption of our products that our new EcoSmart iDry
range have a unique built-in 'metering chip'.
This meter records real time energy usage and converts
the data in a simple-to-read, user-friendly way on any
android tablet or PC, allowing Facilities Managers, Energy
Managers, Sustainability Managers and a multitude of
users to explore their energy consumption within
individual properties and/or throughout property
portfolios.
The smart meter will ensure clients understand the actual
energy consumption and usage data of their dryers,
unlike any other product that exists on the market today.
Energy Tari�s can be also is updated to show real time
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Vortex 545 EcoSmart Meter dryer
Real time energy/cost usage data
being transmitted
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Front Elevation
220.3
Side Elevation
Colour options & part number Specifications
ElectricalMains Voltage: 230V AC +10% -10%
Power: Absorbed – 550W
Power: Standby – 2W
Motor Type: Brushless DC, Anti Particulate / Ozone emissive.
Motor Speed: 19,200 rpm
EMC: Complies with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
WEEE: complies with Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive; high content. recyclability.
InstallationSecure�x approach
Seperate prewired backplate for vertical positioning
Main blower casing hinged to and then dual secure fastened to backplate
Main blower casing �tted as and when required on site in seconds; thereby mitigating theft
Automatic power cut out upon casing removal
Hand dryer should be mounted vertically on solid substrate walls; not hollow partitioning
OperationNon-contact infrared hand detection with minimal over run when hands removed
Operating Sound: From 83db (Standard sound measurement procedure used on production line)
Optimum Operating Temp: 39 degrees.
Energy cost per dry 0.0023p
DimensionsHeight: 358.1mm
Width: 356.4mm
Depth: 220.3mm
Weight: 7.95kg’s
ConstructionFront Cover: LM24 Aluminium
Back Plate: MDF
Blower: Steel
Distance between floor height and air outletGentlemen: 1080mm
Ladies: 980mm
Children & Wheelchairs: 850mm
Antibacterial Matt Black(New enhanced model)Part no: Vortex 550
Antibacterial Diamond WhitePart no: Vortex 540Part no: Vortex 545 EcoSmart Meter Dryer
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Technical statistics and comparison
Power (W)
Drying Time (s)
Cost Per Dry (£)
Warranty (Years)
Duty Cycle Test
Motor Type
550
15
£0.00023
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n/a
2.4 million
Brushless Bypass
VortexEcoSmart
2,300
30
£0.00192
3
88.04%
Not known
Brushed
World DryerAir MaxPerformance
Payment terms• Volume discounts available • Delivery immediate or 7/10 days • Payment terms 30 days, subject to credit approval
• Installation supplied, or preferred installers • Smart rental plan available on request
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Operational Costs
Energy Reductionagainst Vortex
1,600
10
£0.00044
5
48.44%
Not known
Brushless
DysonAirblade
1,060
15
£0.00044
5
48.11%
Not known
Brushless
MitsubishiJet Towel
n/a
Paper Towel£0.01 per sheet
2 sheets
£0.02
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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SAVortex helped considerably in the development of The Vortex 55O hand dryer. During the evaluation they took care to ensure that the location of the dryer was fully considered especially when going from paper towels to a high speed hand dryer environment.
The University has long been a leader in the �eld of environmental research and is committed to re�ecting this in how they care for the campus and its surrounding environment.
UEA is committed to becoming an exemplar of good environmental practice in the higher education sector, particularly in terms of carbon reduction. From waste management and recycling to promoting sustainable transport schemes and helping cut down carbon emissions, the Sustainability team is tasked with reducing the environmental impact of the university.
University of East Anglia
I have been extremely pleased with the Vortex hand dryer we have recently had installed.
In my busiest restaurant we serve over 70,000 customers per month and its fair to say that our toilets & hand dryers get a lot of use, so I jumped at the chance of putting in a hand dryer that is quick at drying hands whilst saving me a lot of money over the year. It also has the bene�t of being a good �t with our company’s policy of reducing carbon emissions and saving energy and with the bene�t of o�ering one of the longest warrantee’s out of the other hand dryers available on the market.
Ahmed Khan, McDonalds Franchisee
We are leading the way in all 6 of our hotels with energy saving initiatives and making signi�cant steps against global warming without compromising our very high standards.
We now have the SAVortex hand dryers in our washrooms. We are delighted with their performance and powered at only 550 Watts.
Howard Hastings, Managing Director, Hastings Hotels
We have been delighted with the performance of our new Vortex Eco Smart Hand Dryers over the last few months. They are subjected to periods of intense use on a daily basis, and they dry hands much faster than the traditional dryers they replaced. Yet they use much less electricity which not only saves money but also helps reduce our carbon footprint.
We hope eventually to replace all our traditional dryers with Vortex Eco Smart Hand Dryers. May we congratulate you on an excellent product, we hope it meets with the success it deserve.
Usamah K. Ward, Facilities Manager, East London Mosque
You have to make intelligent procurement decision taking into account with the life cycle of the products. When it comes to sustainability, we aim to be a leading bank in this area within a few years. With this in mind, we consciously embed sustainability in the bank’s strategy and operations. After we placed our order, I heard that SAVortex had been awarded a Guinness World record and this is the icing on the cake and simply endorses the fact that we made the right decision. We look forward to a having them on board.
Chris Reid ABN AMRO
We were very impressed with the performance and the energy e�ciency and the Vortex hand dryer is now o�cially the number one and only choice for AWE throughout the whole AWE estate. Choosing energy e�cient equipment like the Vortex eco-smart hand dryer as our preferred hand dryer will help us achieve our targets. All areas of energy consumption are being reviewed and choosing the SAVORTEX hand dryer has been seen as a quick win in the di�cult task of reducing energy consumption without compromise and saves 82% on the previous hand dryers used.
Andrew Kulka, Energy Manager, AWE
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