William Gagnon, vice president of marketing for Excel Dryer Inc., said hand dryers such as the Xlerator XL-BW are no louder than other everyday noises. Excel Dryer, Inc. - Excel Dryer Inc. William ...

Your clothes dryer can make a variety of sounds. Some are pleasant, like the white noise rumble of a drying load or the cheerful tune some brands play at the end of a cycle. Not all of the noises that ...

When Nora Keegan would visit a restroom and use a hand dryer, she often thought it sounded too loud. Sometimes she’d notice other children stuffing their fingers in their ears to quiet the roar of the ...

My 5-year-old twins are terrified of hand dryers. When they enter a public restroom, the first thing they do is size up the drying options. If it's a paper towel dispenser, they visibly relax and go ...