Jet Towel vs. Other Methods

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Example Cost/Energy Saving Spreadsheet
     
Jet Towel
Conventional hand dryer
Paper towel
INPUT CAPITAL COST
£
579
395
20
POWER
W
650
2400
-
STANDBY
W
2
2
-
DRYING TIME
sec
10
30
-
PAPER TOWEL COST
pence/towel
-
-
0.75
ELECTRICITY CHARGE
pence/kWh
8
-
FREQUENCY OF USE
times/day
400
WORKING DAY
day/year
365
INTEREST RATE
%
5
RESULT RUNNING COST
£/day
£0.06
£0.64
£6.00
£/year
£22.43
£234.81
£2,190.00
ENERGY
kWh/day
0.8
8.0
-
kWh/year
281
2,935
-
CO2
kg/day
0.3
3.5
-
kg/year
121
1,262
-

RESULT (PAY BACK)                
YEAR INITIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
COST Jet Towel £579 £22 £22 £22 £22 £22 £22 £22
Conventional hand dryer £395 £235 £235 £235 £235 £235 £235 £235
CASH FLOW -£184 £212 £212 £212 £212 £212 £212 £212
PRESENT VALUE -£184 £202 £193 £183 £175 £166 £158 £151
NET PRESENT VALUE -£184 £18 £211 £394 £569 £736 £894 £1,045



RESULT (PAY BACK)                
YEAR INITIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
COST Jet Towel £579 £22 £22 £22 £22 £22 £22 £22
Paper towel £20 £2,190 £2,190 £2,190 £2,190 £2,190 £2,190 £2,190
CASH FLOW -£559 £2,168 £2,168 £2,168 £2,168 £2,168 £2,168 £2,168
PRESENT VALUE -£559 £2,064 £1,966 £1,872 £1,783 £1,698 £1,617 £1,540
NET PRESENT VALUE -£559 £1,505 £3,471 £5,344 £7,127 £8,825 £10,443 £11,983



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Summary of Calculations
*Paper towel - Based on two sheets used per drying
*Jet Towel - 650W is power consumption with the heater switch off. Power consumption with the heater switch on depends on the room temperature. If you need more information, please contact us.