Floor Cleaning Machines v Manual Cleaning

Floor Cleaning Machines v Manual Cleaning

When it comes to floor cleaning machines v manual cleaning, businesses often want to know which is the better option for day to day floor maintenance. Knowing the best way to keep floor clean is an essential part of preventing slips and trips in the workplace. As well as presenting a positive brand image, clean floors contribute to a safe and pleasant working environment for your employees.

Here we take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of both cleaning methods, to help you decide whether to stick with a traditional brush and mop or make the switch to automated cleaning machines.

Floor Cleaning Machines v Manual Cleaning

Scrubber Dryers v Mops

Using a mop and bucket to clean a floor has stood the test of time, producing good results for different types of hard floor. Able to reach small spaces and tight corners, a traditional mop can clean those hard to reach spots. However, mopping can leave floors wet with a long drying time increasing the risk of slipping. Mopping is also labour intensive and requires regular emptying and refilling of the water bucket to prevent spreading dirty water and germs.

Scrubber dryers are a great alternative to mopping, cleaning larger areas more thoroughly and more quickly, and drying them almost instantly. And compact models can even squeeze into some of the most difficult spaces to clean. Scrubber dryers are also easy to use with walk behind models requiring the operator to simply push the machine along, or ride on machines that do all the work for you. With a range of settings, scrubber dryers can also be a more environmentally friendly option, typically using less water and detergent to clean than a mop.

Sweepers v Brushes

Brushes are a great option for a quick clean, but over large areas they can a tiring cleaning tool to use for employees. There is also a risk of missing dirt or simply moving debris around, plus brushes are prone to casting dust upwards, affecting the air quality in the workplace.

Automated commercial sweepers, like the Viper PS480, are similar to scrubber dryers in that they eliminate the need for extra physical effort. They are also thorough in collecting dirt, debris, and dust. With an automated sweeper your cleaning team will be done in no time at all, and your floor will swept to a high standard.

Single Discs v Scrubbing and Polishing by Hand

Scrubbing and polishing by hand is a physical and time intensive approach to manually cleaning a floor, and can take days to do a complete and thorough job.

Using a single disc scrubbing and buffering machine cuts that time significantly. Easy to manoeuvre and operate, cleaning staff will find using single discs, like the Viper LS160, less tiring too.

Buying or Hiring Commercial Floor Cleaning Machines

Swapping to floor cleaning machines will ultimately save your business time and boost productivity each day, leaving you with cleaner floors and larger areas covered in a quicker timeframe. Your employees will thank you too, as floor machines require less physical effort and they’ll be done cleaning sooner so can they get on with other things.

Floor cleaning machines are also hardwearing, so even though they may require a bigger initial investment as well as more storage space, they’re easy to maintain and won’t need replacing for years.

If your company is looking to make the switch to floor cleaning machines, get in touch with the team at Eco Energy Cleaning Solutions. Our extensive range of commercial cleaning machines will help you to seamlessly move away from manual cleaning methods. Call us on 0151 424 0026 to arrange a FREE demonstration of our cleaning equipment and start saving time and money on your cleaning duties.

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