What Are Floor Scrubbers?
As businesses continue to improve over time it becomes more and more common to see floor scrubbers in their facilities. In many stores they are entirely replacing mops with new machines that are faster and cleaner.
This has led many people to ask: What are floor scrubbers and why do they matter?
What is a Floor Scrubber?
In the most basic terms, a floor scrubber is a machine designed to clean floors more effectively than traditional methods.
Machines will vary in size, brush style and features but most will follow a three step cleaning process.
- Dispense cleaning solution.
- Scrub the floor
- Remove dirty water.
These simple steps are what allow a deep clean while leaving a dry floor behind.
Step 1: Dispensing Water and cleaning solution.
Most floor scrubbers will dispense a mixture of water and soap onto the floor in order to break down any dirt or grime that has built up. This cleaning solution allows for tougher messes to be broken down and helps sanitize the floor.
Many floor scrubbers will allow you to adjust the amount of solution being dispensed.
Step 2: Scrubbing the floor.
Now that the solution has been dispensed it’s time to scrub. There are two common kinds of brushes on floor scrubbers:
Disk Brushes
Disk brushes are large circular brushes that sit flat against the floor and spin. They cover a larger surface area and apply strong downward pressure.
Cylindrical Brushes
Cylindrical brushes are shaped like a roller and typically spin at much higher speeds than a disk brush. They cover a smaller surface area than their counter part but can also help collect small debris and reach grooves and grout lines a disk brush might struggle with.
Step 3: Recovering Dirty Water
Once the floor has been scrubbed the machine will collect the dirty water. This is typically done using a combination of a vacuum motor and a squeegee. The squeegee acts as a seal on the floor and pulls all of the water into the vacuum where the dirty water is collected in a separate tank.
Why have floor scrubbers become so popular?
These incredible machines solve three of the most common problems owners and operators face when running their facilities.
Reduced Labor
Cleaning large areas with a mop and bucket can be time consuming and physically demanding. Floor scrubbers work in tandem with your employees to reduce the time and effort required to get a deeper clean.
The Mopit offers a month-to-month lease that includes soaps, squeegees and replacement parts reducing your cost even more. Learn more about leasing a Mopit here.
More Effective Cleaning
Mops will spread dirty water across the floor and often struggle on bigger messes. A floor scrubber like the Mopit never recycles dirty water and actively removes the mess from the ground resulting in a much cleaner environment.
Improved Safety
Floor scrubbers don’t leave water on the floor just to slowly air dry, they pick up the water immediately. This creates a walkable surface as you clean, reducing slip and fall accidents for both customers and employees.
Final Thoughts
Floor scrubbers are designed to make commercial floor cleaning faster, safer, and more effective. By combining water dispensing, mechanical scrubbing, and water recovery into one machine, they provide a more efficient alternative to traditional floor cleaning methods.
Whether you manage a retail store, warehouse, school, or other commercial facility, understanding how floor scrubbers work can help you choose the right cleaning solution for your business.
For more information about which floor scrubber may be the best fit for your facility, explore additional blogs and videos covering different machine types, floor surfaces, and cleaning applications.