The Many Benefits of Using a Floor Scrubber

When a floor has a great volume of traffic, keeping the floor clean can be a difficult task for business owners. Retail stores and supermarkets, or any place of business that has to keep large areas of floor clean and dry, will benefit from using a floor scrubber rather than using the standard mop and bucket method which only spreads the dirt around instead of actually cleaning the floor.

One of the biggest weaknesses when using a mop and bucket is the fact that instead of cleaning the floor, the dirt is actually spread from space to space, and never really gets the floor any cleaner, the is left with smeared dirt marks and visibly unclean.

In a place of business, when the floor is wet, it turns into a hazard to those using the space and can end up costing the company money in lost sales or staff injuries. If a customer cannot get to a product, the shop could have lost a sale and in an industrial place of work, a wet floor hinders productivity, preventing work from carrying on.

What is a Floor Scrubber?

An industrial grade floor scrubber is the solution to the problem. Floor scrubbers uses a system that starts by spraying the floor with a water and cleaning chemical mixture, then scrubs the floor breaking up any dirt, followed by a squeegee-vacuum combination that sucks up the water that has been used, leaving the floor clean, dry and safe to use.

Who Can Benefit From Using a Floor Scrubber?

·      Shop owners - Dry floors allow customers to get to the product that they want to buy, averting any missed sales opportunities.

Department stores - Responsibility is always a problem for department stores; failing to display the correct signage when a floor is wet can result in the blame being placed on the business if they were to slip or fall on a wet floor.

Industrial workplaces - Work can be completely stopped by a wet floor, resulting in workers unable to operate.

The benefits of owning and using a floor scrubber are numerous. This is mostly true when a person owns or works in a place of business that is dependent on keeping their floors clean and dry so that staff and customers can work and shop safely.

Handy Tips for Prolonging the Life of your Vacuum Cleaner

Having a vacuum cleaner comes with many benefits that we now are accustomed to in our everyday lives; from cleaning our floors and carpets from dust and dirt that we are unable to see, to cleaning the dirt that we are able to see on our hard floors.

Owning a vacuum is an essential part of modern day living, and the countless number of makes and models currently available to buy is practically never-ending. Purchasing your vacuum isn’t the issue, but choosing to fix or repair it when it breaks, may not be quite as easy.

A vacuum cleaner can keep going for a very long time, which is a relief when a decent model can cost you anywhere between £100 and £200.

Maintain

To keep your vacuum cleaner functioning for as long as possible, keeping it maintained is key. Knowing its functions and how the vacuum works will help keep your vacuum in the best possible condition and keep it working for a very long time; this means that you won’t need to buy a new one. Proper maintenance can help to avoid a fault from occurring and will lower the likelihood that it will break or need a repair.

Repair

Instead of getting rid of a faulty or broken vacuum, choose the option of repair it. This is a must more cost effective solution and will help to prolong your vacuum cleaner. Vacuum cleaner spares for vacuums are easy to source, and most retail suppliers can help you with any questions that you may have.

Specialist

Due to the numerous technological advances now featuring in the build of most vacuum cleaners, looking for advice from a specialist would be the best thing to do. They’ll be the best people to ask and will know what parts your vacuum will require, the best way to install the parts and the best way to source them.

Price

If you think that a vacuum repair will be too costly, do not opt for cheaper repair option solely on the price of the repair. Simply because a store suggests a cheaper service, this shouldn’t mean that the repair will be good or even if it will last any length of time.

If the vacuum cleaner that you currently have needs repairing, it is advisable to seek out the options that are available to you before you make your final decision. 

Understand the Jargon with Vacuum Cleaners

Many household appliances seem to always use jargon like words and phrases, and vacuum cleaners are no exception to this. Without the knowledge of these words or phrases, you risk buying a vacuum cleaner that either doesn’t meet your cleaning requirements or over exceeds your cleaning needs. To help those not well versed in the language of vacuum cleaning, below contains a list of the most popular words and phrases that are frequently used so that the next time you go out to buy a new vacuum cleaner, you’ll know exactly what to expect.

Bag Full Indicator – letting you know that the bag needs replacing as it is now full. Failure to replace the bag when indicated could result in the vacuum not working as efficiently.

Bagged/Bagless – A bagged vacuum cleaner requires that you use a vacuum bag and a bagless vacuum does not need a vacuum bag.

Brush Roller/ Beater Brush Bar – this is the revolving brush on an upright vacuum cleaner that makes it easy for the likes of hairs to be picked up much easier.

Cord Rewind – this is a feature that allows you to retract the cord of the vacuum into the body of the vacuum cleaner.

Cylinder – this is a compact and easily controllable cleaner ideal for small spaces.

Filtration – This is used to describe the filtration system, the system in which dirt particles are sucked up and clean air is pumped back out.

HEPA - (High Efficiency Particulate Air) Great for allergy suffers as it has a very good filtration system.

Microfiltration – microfiltration can retain very fine particles.

S-Class filtration – safe to use with allergy sufferers, as it has an extremely good filtration system.

Standard Filtration – a standard filtration system most often found on cheaper models.

Telescopic Tubes – attachments that can be altered to the length that is needed

On Board Tools – the amount of tools that are incorporated within your vacuum cleaner.

Lifetime Filtration - filtration that will last the lifetime of the vacuum and does not need to be renewed.

Self Adjusting Head – the head of the vacuum that stays close to the floor despite the how vacuum is angled.

Upright – an upright vacuum cleaner that uses a rotating brush as well as suction.

Now that you are aware of the jargon that is used when describing vacuum cleaners, you’ll be better armed when you next visit the shop to purchase your next one.