Dyson

Dyson is a British company that manufacturers vacuums, fans, and hand dryers. Their hand dryers are known as Airblades. Currently only the V, Wash+Dry, and 9kJ are being made.

AB01

The AB02 is a hands in dryer. It is the die-cast aluminium version of the original Airblade, first introduced in 2006. It was offered only in silver, and is somewhat rare

AB01 with old icons

The icons are a good way to tell if an AB01 was made after the AB03.

AB03

The AB04 is the ABS version of the original Airblade, first introduced in 2008. It was offered in both grey (darker than the AB01) and white. White units are rare.

The AB01 and AB03 can be told apart by the location of the sensors

AB06 (Aluminium MK2)

The AB06 is identical to the AB01 but has a blue blade and more powerful motor, this hand dryer is extremely rare, only 2 have been found in the U.K. (2 located at the Tocketts Mill Pub in Guisborough, and the remaining in Canary Wharf)

AB01 with new icons

AB03

AB06 (Picture courtesy Hand dryers with splashy)

AB07 (ABS MK2)

The AB07 is identical to the AB03 but has a blue blade and more powerful motor. This hand dryer is rare but not as rare as the AB06

AB07

V

The Dyson Airblade V is a high speed hand dryer. It is one of the few hand dryers to have 2 air outlets.

The first generation V is quite loud, whereas the second generation is quite quiet.

It is available in both nickel and white

Variants:

AB08
AB12
HU02-W (white)
HU02-N (nickel)

1st and 2nd generations can be told apart by the location of the Dyson logo

dB

The dB was the successor to the MK2. It is quieter compared to previous Airblade models, and the yellow trim was replaced with blue. It has its sensors in the same place as the AB03 has a slightly more curved design. White units are rare, and only 500 black units were ever made. This dryer was discontinued upon the release of the 9kj

Variants:

AB14-W (White)
AB14-G (Grey)

1st and 2nd generations can be told apart by the location of the Dyson logo

Tap/Wash+Dry

The Airblade Wash+Dry (formerly the Airblade Tap) is a combination of a tap and Airblade hand dryer. The dryer motor unit is located below the sink, and forces the air up through the tap when activated by a sensor. These are very rare.

Variants:

WD04 (short neck)
WD05 (long neck)
WD06 (wall mount)

9KJ

The Dyson airblade 9KJ is a high speed hand dryer introduced in 2020. It resembles a wash+dry but larger and more vertical. These hand dryers get their name by how much energy they use when in ECO mode.

AB12?

HU02

WD06

HU03