Friday 3 March 2017

Choosing Between a Floor Scrubber and a Sweeper

When you run a large, busy facility like a hospital, warehouse, or a manufacturing plant, cleaning is undoubtedly one of the most important concerns of operations. A clean facility provides safety to employees and promotes productivity, and an immaculate establishment will also make it easier for clients to feel more confident about doing business with you. For these reasons, it's important to choose the right cleaning equipment that gives the best cleaning performance while also providing high productivity.

Generally, facilities need to have its floors cleared of dirt and debris, so sweepers and scrubbers are typically utilized. To determine which automated cleaning equipment you'll need, consider the following factors:


Dirt and Debris

You'd think that sweepers are the solution to a facility's dust problem, but the ideal machine to use to eliminate dust is an automatic floor scrubber. Scrubbers use water to avoid blowing up dust everywhere and to clean dusty debris off oily surfaces. Sweepers, on the other hand, are ideal for cleaning bulky debris like paper, metal shavings, and wood chips.

Floor Surface

Most floor scrubbers and sweepers are designed to work on any hard floor surface, but to ensure that they perform optimally, you should determine the right kind of squeegee, brush, or broom to use. Smooth and unsealed concrete floors require brooms that can sweep up fine dust and brooms that are wire-reinforced, respectively, for a thorough clean. When using scrubbers, rough floors should be cleaned with synthetic squeegee blades while smooth, sealed surfaces should be cleaned with soft gum squeegees.

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