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Good personal hygiene accounts for half of your health. With the current pandemic situation, the value and importance of self-care have never been higher. Every little item helps us towards obtaining that goal. Luckily, there have been plenty of technological breakthroughs to help us in the endeavour. With personal health home appliances readily available, all that you have to do is pick the right one for your needs. Once it arrives at your doorstep, the other half of the quest is properly installing and using them. Don’t worry you don’t need to hire an expensive professional as they are made to be as user friendly as possible.
1. Where to install it?
As in real estate, it’s all about location. You know your bathroom the best so you can safely determine the ideal location for your new hand dryer. From inside your shower, next to your sink, or anywhere adjacent so that it won’t get in the way, you can become an interior designer in no time. Somewhere near the bathroom door is ideal as you want to wash your hands once you enter the bathroom and before your leave.
2. Compliances
Related to location is reading up on those pesky legal compliances and specifications. It may seem overly complicated at first, but with a bit of investment, it gets easier. Most quality hand dryers need electricity to function, and as such, they have an IP code. As electricity is involved and the device is in the bathroom, which is usually moist, wet and has plenty of water outlets, some safety measures are needed.
The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization has created the IP code. The first number is used for the level of protection from solid objects and the second one for the level of protection from liquids. Just look for IPX1 rated, and you are set. There is no care like self-care, so now you know which numbers to look at, and you are good to go.
3. Height
We have covered location and regulation, and now we are off to fine-tuning. Whether you are living in a home or running a business, there are people of different heights involved. Placing your hand dryer at one height may limit its usage by other people. One solution is to get multiple stylish and efficient hand dryers so that everyone is happy. Or you could calculate the median height, based on various sizes. Some standard heights are one meter and twenty-five centimeters, one meter and eighty-five centimeters. If your users greatly vary in height, add these up and divide by three or go for one of the measures mentioned.
4. Do the prep work
Coming up to the wall and directly mounting up your brand-new hand dryer, is not the way you want to approach this. Make sure that the surface where you decided to install is nice and clean. The hand dryer needs to be accessible and within reach. The hand dryer also needs to be relatively near to any electrical sockets or power supplies. Hand dryers produce air but don’t run on it.
Before you do anything, make sure that the power supply breaker is off. You can use markers for precision and dot the area where you want to mount your hand dryer. Prep-work may seem like busy work but it makes all the difference and makes the whole operation run butter smooth.
5. Plan B
This may seem like we are countering ourselves as we are about to suggest seeking a professional handyman. But in the end, it’s all about getting the best value for your money. Improper installation only damages your brand-new hand dryer and your bathroom. Yes, modern install guides that come with your hand dryer are very user intuitive. But, if you don’t have the tools or time or simply don’t want to bother yourself with the hassle, opt for calling an experienced and professional handyman. They will get the job done in time and to the maximum standards.
Embarking on any new project always seems daunting at the beginning. With mountains of information to traverse and pitfalls to overcome, many get discouraged before they even start. But that’s exactly what you need to do, make the first step. In no time, you will be able to see the fruits of your labour manifest before your very eyes. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
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