Choosing the Right Floor Sweeper and Scrubber Machine for Your Cleaning Needs

Cleanliness must be the top-most priority. This is especially true for professional and industrial settings. Companies are now starting to take strict measures for cleanliness. This is because people are becoming more aware of the role of a clean environment in our health. It is very important to have a clean workplace – there is no industry where this can be made an exception. This has made many industries consider more efficient cleaning alternatives than the conventional mop and bucket. They cannot clean quickly or effectively enough to remove all pollutants from industrial settings. Many kinds of modern cleaning equipment like floor sweepers and scrubbers are available in the market. But how do you choose whether you need a floor sweeper or scrubber, and which exact variety of the machine? Let us find out.

Deciding between walk-behind and ride-on varieties

Sweeping and scrubbing machines come in two major varieties – walk-behind and ride-on machines. When you are looking at these two types, it may not be a big difference at first. So, which of these to select based on the size and requirements of your facility?

• Size: When it comes to smaller facilities, walk-behind sweepers and scrubbers can work more efficiently, navigating small corners and corridors. But in large industrial areas, the need for ride-on machines becomes inevitable. A ride-on floor sweeping or scrubbing machine has a larger capacity to clean and the ability to cover vast surfaces in very little time.
• Manoeuvrability: Walk-behind floor cleaning machines are easily manoeuvrable. So, they can be used to clean places that are difficult to reach like small corners, and narrow places like doorways or corridors. Ride-on machines, on the other hand, are bulkier equipment, and they need to be operated with patience and care. However, they do give you the advantage of speed.
• Cost: Most industries depend on manual labour for their cleaning operations. So, if you own a large industrial facility, ride-on scrubbers can save labour costs for you in the long run. Even if the machines are a little expensive, the ability to clean vast surfaces with greater speed leaves you the opportunity to save up on the salaries of your cleaning staff. But you should be able to choose between walk-behind and ride-on machines wisely. Using a walk-behind machine in a large area will only shorten the life of the equipment, and you will not see the long-term impact of your savings. 

Before selecting the right machine, take your time to assess the area you need to clean. Note any special needs you may have regarding how that surface can be cleaned.

Factors for choosing the right cleaning equipment

There are many things you need to consider before choosing the right floor scrubber or sweeper for your facility. Let us go through some of the areas that most people look into while making their choice for floor cleaning equipment –

• Sweeping vs. scrubbing: This is the first factor you need to think of. Look what kind of surface is being cleaned and what kind of pollutants are there on that surface. If you are dealing with light debris in huge amounts or heavy wet debris, floor sweepers like ASC Eureka M3 or ASC Eureka M6 can be good choices. But if it is fine dust or dirt brought in by foot traffic, floor marks or grease, scrubbing machines like ASC Eureka E75 and ASC Eureka E110-R can be better choices.
• Size of the place: Look at the total square footage of the area you need to clean. It will be more cost-effective and efficient to clean larger areas with ride-on sweeping and scrubbing machines, and the smaller ones with a walk-behind.
• Cleaning path sizes: Assess key areas like the width of your narrowest aisle, dead ends and the narrowest area in your facility. Choose a machine that will be able to negotiate all these nuances.
• Type of floor surface: Depending on the surface and type of debris you are dealing with; the right cleaning equipment may vary. Finer dust calls for nylon or polyester brushes, while heavier soils or debris may need pure natural rubber squeegees.

Conclusion

Finding the right floor sweeper machine or scrubbing machine for your facility requires you to take some factors into account. Before making a choice, carefully assess the kind of surface you need to clean along with the exact form of debris you are dealing with. Consider your special requirements regarding the space, if any. These considerations will help you to make the right choice that gives efficient cleaning and saves labour costs in the long run.