Dyson Medic

This relates to plastic-bodied Dyson hand dryers with model number ABXX, for example, AB03, AB14, etc.

Metal bodied AB01 hand dryers take the same filter but you must remove the full front cover to replace it.

First the good news, the only service work you need to do on this type of hand dryer is to change the filter periodically and keep the four sensor lenses (where you put your hands in) clean.

It is good practice to change the filter once a year. A blocked filter restricts the airflow to the hand dryer and causes the motor to overheat and the PCB in the motor bucket to fail.

You can buy the filters >>here<< singly and >>here<< in 10s.

Your hand dryer looks like this:

The filter is located at the bottom of the machine under the door with a vent in.

There are two screws at the back of that vented door. One on each side.

They are anti-tamper Torx T30 heads. You can buy the spanner to undo them >>here<< in case of need.

Undo the two screws and remove the door.

Look up under the machine and you will see the dirty filter.

There’s a plastic latch on one side you move outwards a bit to allow the filter to be removed.

The filter can be stuck in and might require a pull to remove.

Time to refit the new filter. It goes in foam side towards you, with the long protrusion side first, and the small protrusion snaps into the little lever.

There it is in place. Refit the door – it locates at the front first – with the two screws, don’t overtighten them, and that’s all there is to it.