It's Time to Ditch the Mop and Bucket
If you walk into a commercial facility today, chances are good that you will see a floor scrubber instead of the traditional mop and bucket. Across the past few years, real stores, restaurants and convenience stores and many other facilities have been swapping to these machines and there is a good reason for this change.
If you are still relying on a mop and bucket to keep your facilities clean, here are three problems that could be solved by swapping to a commercial floor scrubber.
Mops Don’t Clean, They Spread Dirt.
This may come as a surprise for many people. Mops are notoriously difficult to keep clean and when in high speed environments this maintenance often gets completely overlooked resulting in a dirty mop.
A floor scrubber solves this problem. Rather than spreading around the same dirty water floor scrubber exclusively pulls clean water and soap from one reservoir while collecting all dirty water in a separate tank. This results in a deeper clean in a single pass.
Mopping is Slow and Hard on Your Staff.
Labor is one of the highest costs for operating any business and mopping is a waste of that valuable time. It takes much longer to clean using a mop and it demands more physical labor from your staff.
A walk-behind floor scrubber like the Mopit allows for a single person to cover more area in much less time and with much less effort. This lets your staff spend less time maintaining your floors and more time on the other important aspects of the business.
Mopit floor scrubbers specifically can fill the space that your Mop-bucket would make the transition easy. Learn more about leasing a Mopit here.
Wet floors are a liability.
Even when done properly, mopping will always leave behind moisture, which takes time to dry. This time with a wet floor is dangerous for customers and staff, especially in high traffic areas. These slip and fall hazards can cost businesses tens of thousands of dollars for even the most simple accidents.
Floor scrubbers like the Mopit are designed to leave the floor completely dry behind them. By eliminating the need for wet floor signs and removing the dangerous liability window, you ensure your floors are clean, dry, and safe for traffic immediately after the job is done.
Final Thoughts
The mop and bucket had a good run, but commercial floor scrubbers have made them obsolete for most businesses. They clean more thoroughly, require less labor, and create a safer environment. If your facility has hard floors and foot traffic, the switch is worth it.