Ada compliance with hand dryers is not normally mandatory.
Ada compliant hand dryer.
In fact about 90 of our sales include normal surface mounts above 26 inches high from the floor.
It must protrude no more than 4 10 cm.
When necessary there are a few ways to achieve ada compliance with hand dryer installations.
They blow streams of air to dry hands faster and more thoroughly than paper towels helping reduce daily waste and eliminate ongoing expense.
If there are two or more ada hand dryers then one should have its start button located 38 to 40 inches above the floor and the others should have start buttons between 40 and 48 inches from the floor.
M many dryers are unable to be ada compliant due to bulky motors that cause them to protrude too far from the wall.
Toilet paper dispenser 8.
Compliant ada dispenser heights and locations.
Hand dryer of paper towel dispenser 3.
Example of compliant heights to highest operable parts.
Slimdri is a surface mounted and ada compliant hand dryer with a stylish low profile design that uses up to 80 less energy than conventional models.
Ada compliant hand dryers 27 products hand dryers are commonly used in place of paper towel dispensers in public restrooms found in office buildings restaurants schools and medical facilities.
Diaper changing stations 5.
The design of the ada compliant warm air hand dryer is non obstructing to the wheel char or crutch using patron.
Fast and easy access benefits the user and the owner when it comes to washroom capabilities.
All buttons and touch free sensors must fall between a height of 38 inches to 48 inches off the floor.
Toilet grab gars.
Ge ada compliant appliances ada americans with disabilities act compliant appliances from ge appliances can help to make your home accessible to people with disabilities.
The americans with disabilities act establishes accessibility guidelines for many products.
The key dimension to achieve ada compliance is the depth of the hand dryer from the wall.
It dries hands quickly in 14 seconds using 950 watts or less with a slimmer profile to meet 4 inch protrusion ada compliance standards.
Toilet seat cover dispenser 6.
As before this rule does not apply to automatic dryers.
Feminine napkin disposal 7.
As a result they are often recessed into the wall which can be costly.