★ SOSA for Dermatology and Aesthetic Clinics
5W is not a meaningful line item next to a clinic's lighting and HVAC load
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
★★★★★
"My reception now smells like a five-star lobby. Guests comment on it before they even reach the desk."
SOSA Vaayu · lobby scenting
★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
★★★★★
"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
SOSA Vaayu · showroom
★★★★★
"Our old water diffuser couldn't fill the living-dining. This one does the whole floor and you can't hear it running."
SOSA Vaayu · large home
★★★★★
"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
★★★★★
"My reception now smells like a five-star lobby. Guests comment on it before they even reach the desk."
SOSA Vaayu · lobby scenting
★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
★★★★★
"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
SOSA Vaayu · showroom
★★★★★
"Our old water diffuser couldn't fill the living-dining. This one does the whole floor and you can't hear it running."
SOSA Vaayu · large home
★★★★★
"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
★ The machine a facilities lead does not need to plan around
SOSA Vaayu5W - about a phone charger's drawView ₹11,999
SOSA VaayuDC 12V/1A adaptor, standard socketView ₹11,999
SOSA VaayuRuns on app timers, not continuouslyView ₹11,999
✓ 5W is a rounding error next to a clinic's lighting, HVAC and diagnostic equipment load ✓ App timers mean the unit runs only during scheduled hours, not around the clock ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
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Does a clinic diffuser need its own electrical circuit? No. At 5W the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) draws far less than a single LED downlight, and it runs from a standard wall socket on its included adaptor. There is no requirement for a dedicated circuit, and it can be included in an electrical plan as a negligible load rather than a provisioned item.
Does running the diffuser on a timer reduce power consumption further? Yes, and it is the main lever. The SOSA Vaayu's Bluetooth app offers 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, so a clinic typically runs it only through opening hours rather than continuously, which both saves oil and keeps the already-small power draw limited to the hours the reception is actually open.
See the SOSA Vaayu Book a scenting plan
Facts verified 24 August 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is a waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, approximately 2,000-3,000 sq ft, operating on a DC 12V/1A adaptor at 5W, under 38dB, with a 400ml refillable tank lasting up to about 75 days, Bluetooth app and 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification. Scent enhances the ambience and perceived quality of a space; it works alongside proper ventilation and cleaning and is not a substitute for either, and SOSA makes no claim that fragrance alone influences a purchase decision. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel named for reference. Coverage, fragrance usage and running cost depend on the space, settings and hours of use, and are confirmed on a consultation. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.
This is usually the last question on a facilities checklist, right after the electrical load for new equipment has already been signed off, and the honest answer is that it barely belongs on that checklist at all.
Quick answers — read this first
How much power does a clinic diffuser draw? The SOSA Vaayu draws 5W on a DC 12V/1A adaptor - roughly the same as a phone charger left running. On a typical ten-hour daily clinic schedule, using the app's 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, that works out to well under 2 units of electricity a month, which does not register against a clinic's lighting, HVAC and equipment load. It plugs into a standard socket and needs no dedicated circuit or electrician sign-off.Does a clinic diffuser need its own electrical circuit? No. At 5W the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) draws far less than a single LED downlight, and it runs from a standard wall socket on its included adaptor. There is no requirement for a dedicated circuit, and it can be included in an electrical plan as a negligible load rather than a provisioned item.
Does running the diffuser on a timer reduce power consumption further? Yes, and it is the main lever. The SOSA Vaayu's Bluetooth app offers 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, so a clinic typically runs it only through opening hours rather than continuously, which both saves oil and keeps the already-small power draw limited to the hours the reception is actually open.
The short answer
Short answer: 5W on a DC 12V/1A adaptor - about the same as a phone charger. On a ten-hour daily clinic schedule that is well under 2 units of electricity a month, which does not register against a clinic's lighting, HVAC and diagnostic equipment load. No dedicated circuit is needed; it plugs into a standard socket.
The pick: one SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999), 5W on a standard adaptor, run on the app's timers so it draws power only through clinic hours.
Next step: ask us for the exact monthly unit estimate against your own operating hours - ask for a clinic scenting plan.
In this guide
5 watts does not register against a clinic's real electrical load - lighting, HVAC, monitors and diagnostic equipment all draw far more. It plugs into a standard socket and needs no special provisioning.
The power specification - tap to see it
5W, standard socket
SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
The other running cost
Refill intervals and maintenance
Get the plan checked
Free clinic scenting plan
Straight answer
How much electricity does a clinic diffuser use, and does it need special electrical provisioning?
The SOSA Vaayu runs on a DC 12V/1A adaptor, drawing 5W - for scale, that is roughly the draw of a phone charger left plugged in, and well under a single LED downlight in most clinic lighting schemes. Run continuously for a full month, 5W works out to about 3.6 units of electricity; run on a realistic ten-hour daily clinic schedule using the app's 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, that drops to roughly 1.5 units a month, which at typical Indian commercial tariffs is a genuinely negligible line item, smaller than the cost of the fragrance oil itself over the same period. Because it plugs into a standard wall socket on its included adaptor, there is no need for a dedicated circuit, no requirement for an electrician to sign off a new load, and no consideration for a facilities lead beyond finding a socket within reach of the mounting position - freestanding, wall-mounted or HVAC-mounted. Against a clinic's actual electrical load - overhead and task lighting, split or central air-conditioning, monitors, dermatoscopes, sterilisation equipment and any laser or energy-based devices - 5W is not a meaningful addition, and it should not need its own line on an electrical drawing. The only lever worth using is the app timer, not because the draw needs managing for cost reasons, but because it also controls how much oil is used and keeps the fragrance running only through the hours the clinic is actually open, which is the honest schedule anyway. Ask for a clinic scenting plan and we can work out the exact monthly unit estimate against your own operating hours.
5W on a DC 12V/1A adaptor - about a phone charger. Roughly 1.5 units a month on a ten-hour daily schedule. No dedicated circuit needed.
The SOSA Vaayu draws 5W on a DC 12V/1A adaptor - a standard socket, no dedicated circuit, roughly 1.5 units of electricity a month on a ten-hour daily schedule using the app's 1h/4h/8h/24h timers. ₹11,999.
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The power figure
5W, a standard socket, no dedicated circuit
The machine that draws less than a phone charger
One number, and it is a small one. The image links to the product page so a facilities lead can confirm the specification directly.
5W, standard socket, any placement
SOSA Vaayu
Waterless cold-air nebuliser drawing 5W on a DC 12V/1A adaptor. 400ml tank lasting up to 75 days, Bluetooth app with 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, adjustable intensity, under 38dB, freestanding or wall/HVAC mount, auto-stop and key-lock. CE, RoHS, SGS certified.
From ₹11,999
The lever that matters is the timer, not the wattage
SOSA Vaayu (app timers)
The 1h/4h/8h/24h app timers control both oil use and the hours the unit draws its already-small 5W, so a clinic running a ten-hour schedule pays for roughly ten hours of that draw, not twenty-four.
From ₹11,999
The number, and why it does not touch your electrical plan
Three things settle this for a facilities lead: the actual number, what it costs run realistically, and why it needs no special provisioning.
1
Anchor the number against something familiar
5W is roughly a phone charger, left running
5 watts is a small enough figure that it is easier to understand by comparison than in isolation. A phone charger left plugged in typically draws somewhere in a similar range. A single LED downlight in a clinic reception often draws more. Split or central air-conditioning, monitors, sterilisation equipment and any energy-based devices in a treatment room draw many multiples more again. Against that backdrop, 5W on a diffuser is not a number a facilities lead needs to plan around - it is closer to a rounding error on an electrical schedule than a genuine load.
Tip: compare it to a phone charger, not to your HVAC or lighting circuit.
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Work out the realistic monthly cost
Roughly 1.5 units a month on a ten-hour daily schedule
Run continuously for 30 days, 5W comes to about 3.6 units of electricity. Most clinics do not run a diffuser continuously - they use the app's 1h/4h/8h/24h timers to match clinic hours, which for a typical ten-hour working day brings that figure down to roughly 1.5 units a month. At standard Indian commercial electricity tariffs, that is a genuinely small monthly cost, usually smaller than the fragrance oil consumed over the same period, and it does not warrant its own line in an operating budget any more than it warrants its own line on an electrical drawing.
The app's 1h/4h/8h/24h timers limit the Vaayu's already-small draw to actual clinic hours.
See SOSA Vaayu →
3
No special electrical provisioning needed
Standard socket, no dedicated circuit, no sign-off
Because the draw is so small, a SOSA Vaayu plugs into any standard wall socket near its mounting position - freestanding on a console, wall-mounted, or connected near an HVAC unit - without requiring a dedicated circuit or an electrician's sign-off as a new electrical load. This matters most at fit-out stage, when every genuinely significant load, from laser equipment to HVAC to lighting circuits, is being planned and provisioned: a diffuser at 5W simply does not belong in that conversation, and treating it as though it does wastes a facilities lead's time on the smallest number on the list.
Tip: plug it in near the mounting point - there is no provisioning step to plan around.
The Vaayu runs from any standard socket, freestanding, wall-mounted or near an HVAC unit.
See SOSA Vaayu →
The SOSA principle
The diffuser is usually the smallest number on an electrical schedule, not the largest question mark.
5W does not deserve the same planning conversation as your HVAC or your equipment load.
Where the load actually sits
Here is the power question against the numbers a facilities lead actually needs.
The SOSA plan
The power draw, in context
| The figure | What it means |
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SOSA Vaayu draw
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5W on a DC 12V/1A adaptor - roughly a phone charger, left running. View → |
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Run continuously, 30 days
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About 3.6 units of electricity for the month. |
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Run on a 10-hour daily schedule
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About 1.5 units a month, using the app's 1h/4h/8h/24h timers. |
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Electrical provisioning required
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None. Standard socket, no dedicated circuit, no sign-off needed. |
The other genuinely recurring cost, refill oil rather than electricity, is answered in how often a clinic diffuser needs refilling and servicing. And if certification for procurement is the next item on your checklist, that is covered in what CE, RoHS and SGS certification actually mean when procuring a clinic diffuser. The whole-clinic brief is what a premium dermatology clinic should smell like. SOSA is independent and not affiliated with any hotel.
5W does not belong on your electrical planning list
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 draws 5W on a standard socket - no dedicated circuit, roughly 1.5 units a month on a ten-hour schedule.
Every genuinely significant electrical load in a clinic gets planned carefully. This is not one of them.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
Where the real electrical load sits
Lighting, HVAC and equipment - not the diffuser
The SOSA power specification
One machine, 5W on a standard socket. Roughly 1.5 units of electricity a month on a realistic ten-hour daily schedule, with no dedicated circuit or electrician sign-off required. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA power specification
5W, standard socket, no provisioning
| Machine | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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SOSA Vaayu
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Any clinic, any mounting position | DC 12V/1A, 5W, roughly 1.5 units/month on a 10-hour schedule, standard socket | ₹11,999 View → |
Put the diffuser at the bottom of the electrical planning list, honestly, because at 5W it belongs there. Keep the plan honest on the rest: fragrance is an ambience decision like lighting or seating with no health, clinical or therapeutic claim of any kind; it works alongside hygiene protocol and ventilation, never as a substitute for either; and treatment and procedure rooms stay unscented, or very light only if the clinician decides so. The clinician's judgement overrides any scenting plan. Ask for a clinic scenting plan.
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A note from Sonal
A practice manager once asked me this question apologetically, as though it might sound like an odd thing to check before signing off on a purchase. It is not odd at all - it is exactly the kind of question a careful facilities plan should ask about every new piece of equipment. The answer, happily, is short.
The Vaayu at ₹11,999 draws 5W on a DC 12V/1A adaptor, about the same as a phone charger left running. Run on a realistic ten-hour clinic schedule using the app's timers, that is roughly 1.5 units of electricity a month - smaller than the cost of the fragrance oil itself over the same period, and nowhere near the load of your lighting, HVAC or diagnostic equipment. It plugs into any standard socket, so there is nothing for an electrician to provision.
The rest of the plan stays the same regardless of the power draw. Fragrance is an ambience decision, like lighting or seating, with no health, clinical or therapeutic claim of any kind, it works alongside your hygiene protocol and ventilation, never as a substitute for either, and treatment and procedure rooms stay unscented, or very light only if the clinician decides so. The clinician's judgement overrides any scenting plan. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
How much power does a clinic diffuser draw?
The SOSA Vaayu draws 5W on a DC 12V/1A adaptor, roughly the same as a phone charger left plugged in. Run on a typical ten-hour daily clinic schedule using the app's timers, that works out to about 1.5 units of electricity a month, which is negligible against a clinic's lighting, HVAC and diagnostic equipment load.
Does a clinic diffuser need a dedicated electrical circuit?
No. At 5W it draws far less than a single LED downlight, and it plugs into a standard wall socket on its included adaptor. It does not require a dedicated circuit or an electrician's sign-off as a new load, whether it is placed freestanding, wall-mounted, or near an HVAC unit.
How much does it cost to run a clinic diffuser for a month?
At 5W run on a ten-hour daily schedule, the SOSA Vaayu uses roughly 1.5 units of electricity a month. At typical Indian commercial tariffs, that is a small monthly figure, usually smaller than the cost of the fragrance oil consumed over the same period.
Does using the app timers actually reduce power consumption?
Yes. Running the SOSA Vaayu continuously for 30 days uses about 3.6 units of electricity; using the app's 1h/4h/8h/24h timers to match a realistic ten-hour clinic day brings that down to roughly 1.5 units a month, while also reducing oil consumption over the same period.
Should power draw affect the choice between the Vaayu and a larger machine?
Not meaningfully on its own. Both are low-draw devices relative to a clinic's overall electrical load, so the choice between them should be based on floor area, HVAC access and layout rather than electricity cost, which stays small either way.
5W - the smallest number on the electrical schedule
SOSA — Clinic Scenting power draw for clinic diffusers
The SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) draws 5W on a standard DC 12V/1A adaptor - roughly 1.5 units of electricity a month on a ten-hour daily schedule, with no dedicated circuit needed. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali. Ask us for the exact estimate against your own hours.
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About this guide: Written by Sonal Sahani, ISIPCA Versailles-trained founder and perfumer at SOSA Home & Body. Product recommendations reflect the SOSA range; the planning advice applies to any brand.Facts verified 24 August 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is a waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, approximately 2,000-3,000 sq ft, operating on a DC 12V/1A adaptor at 5W, under 38dB, with a 400ml refillable tank lasting up to about 75 days, Bluetooth app and 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification. Scent enhances the ambience and perceived quality of a space; it works alongside proper ventilation and cleaning and is not a substitute for either, and SOSA makes no claim that fragrance alone influences a purchase decision. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel named for reference. Coverage, fragrance usage and running cost depend on the space, settings and hours of use, and are confirmed on a consultation. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.