Small Business | nanoe™ X | Air Conditioner

An image of a restaurant that looks clean and comfortable

Change your air. Provide customers with a more comfortable environment.

nanoe™ X inhibit certain bacteria, viruses, pollens, allergens, and mould, as well as breaking down hazardous substances contained in PM 2.5. nanoe™ X contributes to your business with deodorisation.

Change your air. Provide customers with a more comfortable environment.

THE FACTS

Guests are very sensitive to odours inside restaurants.

Users

Guests’ cleanliness priorities
#2 Odours inside the restaurant 57.1%
#11 Appearance of restaurant entrance and surroundings 35.8%

Owners

Owners’ cleanliness priorities
#1 Appearance of restaurant entrance and surroundings 59.0%
#12 Odours inside the restaurant 39.5%

Guests’ and owners’ priorities on cleanliness are reversed.

Guests are most focused on the cleanliness of the tableware they use and any odours inside the restaurant. They are also concerned about any odours around the chairs and tables where they want to enjoy their meal. Whereas owners tend to be concerned about the cleanliness of the restaurant entrance and surroundings, guests may not share this concern. The best way to enhance customer satisfaction is to resolve odours inside the restaurant.

Guests’ cleanliness priorities

#1	Cleanliness of cutlery 59.9%
#2	Odours inside the restaurant 57.1%
#3	Washroom cleanliness 56.8%
#4	Cleanliness of chairs and tables 55.9%
#5	Cleanliness of menus 47.5%
#6	Cleanliness of ﬂoors 46.9%
#7	Cleanliness of dishes, cups and glasses 44.4%
#8	Washroom odours 40.1%
#9	Pest control measures 38.3%
#10	Appearance of staff 37.3%
#11	Cleanliness of seasoning containers 35.8%
#12	Appearance of restaurant entrance and surroundings 35.8%

Owners’ cleanliness priorities

#1	Appearance of restaurant entrance and surroundings 59.0%
#2	Washroom cleanliness 58.5%
#3	Cleanliness of chairs and tables 54.0%
#4	Cleanliness of dishes, cups and glasses 49.0%
#5	Cleanliness of cutlery 48.0%
#6	Pest control measures 46.0%
#7	Cleanliness of kitchen 46.0%
#8	Washroom odours 44.0%
#9	Preservation of food 43.5%
#10	Appearance of staff 43.4%
#11	Cleanliness of ﬂoors 41.5%
#12	Odours inside the restaurant 39.5%

Survey result: https://pro.kao.com/jp/food-biz-support/hygiene/survey/01/, https://pro.kao.com/jp/food-biz-support/hygiene/survey/02/

WHAT nanoe™ X CAN DO

With IoT + nanoe™ X, deodorise 24/7

Remote control
Fan mode: cooling OFF / nanoe™ X ON

An illustration that indicates that the air conditioning system of a restaurant can be controlled 24/7 remotely with a smartphone app

24-hour continuous deodorisation

An illustration that indicates that nanoe™ X can inhibit odours in a restaurant 24/7 whether it is open or closed

Turn on the restaurant air conditioning from
home for a fresh start each morning!

Connecting with a smartphone to an air conditioning IoT adapter in the restaurant, access Comfort Cloud to control the air conditioning system remotely. Even after closing, you can keep the air in the restaurant cleaner by continuing to circulate nanoe™ X with fan mode. (nanoe™ X / fan mode energy consumption: 63 W/h*)

*Varies by model.

An indoor unit equipped with nanoe™ X installed in an actual space reduced the reading on the odour sensor in the room.

A graph showing that odour intensity is reduced more when nanoe™ X is operating than with natural reduction, and a diagram showing the experimental method

Room odour reduction effects

Results
Odour sensor readings in the room tended to decrease when the nanoe™ X device was operated compared to when it was not operated. When the nanoe™ X device was not operated, the distinct odour of the room was apparent when entering the room, but when the nanoe™ X device was operated, it was not apparent.

Conclusion
When a nanoe™ X device is operated, odour reduction in the room can be expected.

Internal verification
Tested product: CS-P45U4B 4-way cassette air conditioner equipped with nanoe™ X (2 units). Evaluation: October 8, 2019, to October 17, 2019. (1) Verification was performed with the unit installed in a conference room of approximately 47 m². (2) Air conditioner settings: operation mode—cooling; preset temperature—27°C; airflow direction—horizontal; airflow speed— medium (3) Operated nanoe™ X device during the first week, then left nanoe™ X device off during the second week, then operated the air conditioner. Measured the odour intensity for 2 days each with an electric odour sensor (XP-329m) made by New Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd. (4) The air conditioner was operated for 24 hours and verified. Target: Room odour

nanoe™ X reduced odours absorbed by fabrics such as curtains and carpets.

A graph showing that cigarette smoke odour intensity is reduced more when nanoe™ X is operating than with natural reduction, and a diagram showing the experimental method

Odour intensity levels
0 Odourless
1 Hardly noticeable
2 Minimally identifiable
3 Immediately noticeable
4 Strong
5 Intensely disagreeable

Cigarette smoke odour (room size: about 48 m²)

Results
After 2 hours there was an odour intensity reduction of approximately 0.7 level more with nanoe™ X than with natural reduction.

Testing organisation
Panasonic Product Analysis Center, Japan
Gunma Analysis Center, Japan
(Report No. 27055)

Tested product: 4-way cassette air conditioner equipped with nanoe™ X. Test method: (1) The test air conditioner was installed inside a test chamber measuring approximately 6.02 m x 8 m x 2.9 m, or about 48 m². (2) A predetermined number of pieces of cloth (gauze) were hung in an approximately 1 m³ box and 20 cigarettes were lit and left for five minutes. (3) The pieces of cloth that had absorbed the cigarette smoke odour were placed at a height of less than 1.2 m approximately 1.5 m away from the air conditioner outlet and the air conditioner was operated in fan mode. (4) The pieces of cloth were collected after a predetermined period and a sensory evaluation was implemented (6-level odour intensity indication method). N = 8 subjects. Target odour: Cigarette smoke.