How do you keep your floor cleaning machine performing at its best? It’s all about proper maintenance and care.
Look down. How often do you think about your floors? Clean floors are the foundation of your business. A spotless floor is the key to safety and efficiency. Your electric floor scrubber is your primary tool for keeping your floors clean and polished without having to break out the old mop and bucket. Just like your car needs proper maintenance and care for optimal performance, so does your floor machine. So take care of the machines that take care of you (and your floors).
So how do you keep your floor cleaning machine performing at its best? In short, it’s all about proper maintenance and care. Here, we present the five most common floor scrubber machine issues that come up with tips to troubleshoot. But first, let’s explore the three types of floor scrubbers to ensure you are using the right scrubber for your needs:
TYPES OF FLOOR SCRUBBERS
RIDE-ON FLOOR SCRUBBERS
A ride-on industrial floor cleaner allows for increased productivity and coverage over larger areas. It can clean up to 73,000 square feet an hour and features cleaning widths of up to 40 inches. Ideal for warehouses, schools, hospitals, and more..
WALK-BEHIND FLOOR SCRUBBERS
Manually operated and more maneuverable for smaller spaces, these machines vary in size and cleaning paths with widths range from 13-34 inches. Cylindrical machines can sweep and scrub at the same time with adjustable brush pressure options, a built-in squeegee, and a vacuum system whereas A compact orbital scrubbers oscillate in tight, fast vibrations instead of rotations. This makes it great to clean large, flat surfaces like concrete, tile, or vinyl floors.
FLOOR MACHINES
Smaller and more agile, the hand-operated floor machines are equipped for high-powered scrubbing, buffing, polishing, or stripping of various surfaces including hard floors, tile, and carpets. They offer versatility but may require more operator skill.
COMPACT FLOOR SCRUBBERS
Designed to clean tough messes in tight spaces and hard-to-reach corners, featuring cleaning path widths up to 14 inches. Battery-powered compact floor scrubber machines have various run times of up to 4 hours per charge while corded scrubber models allow for nonstop cleaning.