Calculate YOUR Facilities Savings vs. Paper Towels

XLERATOR® dryers can help facility managers save thousands of dollars annually by eliminating the need for paper towel dispensers and their maintenance. Compared with paper towels, XLERATOR offers a 95% cost savings on average.

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Fill in the grey shaded boxes below with your annual paper towel costs and current rate for electricity per KWH. Then find out what you will save by installing XLERATOR hand dryers and how much you will reduce your impact on the environment!


PAPER TOWEL COSTS
1. Number of Cases of Paper Towels Used Annually
  
2. Cost per Case Delivered (Include Freight and Tax)
(typically $15.00 - $25.00/case)
  
3. Number of Towels per Case
For example:
2,400/case for C-fold towels
4,000/case for Multi-fold towels
4,800 linear ft/case for Roll Towels
  
4. Your KWH Rate
(typically $.10 per KWH)
5. Total Paper Towel Costs per Year
(typically $.10 per KWH)
  
Handling Cost
(50% of item Total Paper Towel Costs - Includes the cost of generating requisitions and purchase orders, receiving, storing, servicing towel dispensers, collecting and disposing of used towels.)
  
TOTAL COST OF USING PAPER TOWELS PER YEAR
  
HAND DRYER COSTS
6. Number of Paper Towels Used Annually
(Item 1 multiplied by total sheets per case)
  
7. Number of Hand Dryings Annually
(Item 6 divided by 2.5 towels per hand dry)
 XLERATOR®
8. Hours of Hand Dryer Usage
(Item 7 divided by 120 hand dries per hour)
(Use 240 hand dries per hour for XLERATOR®)
9. Cost of Electricity per Hour
(2.2 KW multiplied by your KWH rate)
(Use 1.5 KW for XLERATOR®)
10. TOTAL ANNUAL HAND DRYER COSTS
(Line 8 multiplied by Line 9)
11. YOUR ANNUAL SAVINGS (Item 5 minus Item 10)
COMPUTE YOUR % SAVINGS (Item 11 divided by Item 5)
XLERATOR® ENVIRONMENTAL SAVINGS
Annual Climate Change Benefits (kg CO2 Eq. reduced)
  
Pounds of Paper Towel Waste Eliminated
  
Percent Reduction of Carbon Footprint
  
This is the CO2 Savings Equivalent to
Trees Saved
  
Cubic Meters in Landfill Saved
  
Gallons of Water Saved
  
Emissions Saved from # Gallons of Gasoline

Source of conversion = USEPA
  
CALCULATE YOUR PAYBACK
Cost of Each Dryer
  
Installation Cost
(Typically $50 - $125/dryer)
  
Number of Hand Dryers Purchased
(*See Note Below)
12. Total Purchase Price
 XLERATOR®
13. Savings Multiple
(Item 11 divided by Item 12)
PAYBACK PERIOD IN MONTHS
(12 Months Divided by Item 13)

*NOTE: One dryer for every two washbasins is sufficient for most applications. If restroom traffic is unusually heavy, we suggest one dryer per washbasin in small installations, and two dryers for every three washbasins in larger installations. When a 54" round-type washbasin is used, we suggest four to five dryers. In multiple installations, one dryer should be mounted at recommended height for the handicapped.


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