Clean floors are not only important for safety purposes they are more beautiful without stains and litter. They last longer when gritty dirt and sand are removed to prevent scratching and wearing down of the surface. Dust and other allergens are removed and the environment is more sanitary when floors are cleaned regularly. Optimum traction is maintained on clean floors.
Until early in the twentieth century, floors in hotels, shops, eating establishments, etc, were cleaned by hand, using brooms, mops, brushes and whatever cleaning solutions were available at the time. When bulky cleaning machines were introduced, floor cleaning became easier, especially in large areas of flooring. But, these machines were hard to handle and the cleaning heads were not heavy enough to give floors a glossy shine.
Since that time, floor machines have evolved into several types of floor cleaning machinery. Different types of flooring and different types of action require different types of floor machines.
Floor grinders are made for cleaning marble, granite and concrete. These machines have more power, and can handle the greater stress due to the much higher sliding friction of these types of flooring. All three of these styles of floor are ground wet and concrete is also ground dry at times. Dry grinding concrete requires less manpower but it is hazardous because of the fine dust raised during the process. Silica is contained in the dust of concrete and is damaging to the lungs. To avoid this hazard, an attached vacuum is required and is fitted with a HEPA filter to capture the dust.
Floor sweepers can sweep up large debris from car parks as well as paper and metal scraps and wood shavings from factory floors. A small sweeper may be walked around the floor or a rider can drive a larger unit to cover a wider area. Floor sweepers control dust better and are more efficient than brooms.
Floor scrubbers also may be 'walk behind' or rider controlled. Scrubbers are equipped with either rotary or cylindrical scrubbing heads. Three steps are utilised in the cleaning process and all three steps take place simultaneously. A cleaning solution and clean water are dispensed, the floor is scrubbed clean and the dirty water is vacuumed into a separate collection tank.
A floor sweeper and a floor scrubber may be combined into one unit, saving storage space and the expense of two floor machines.
A floor buffer, sometimes known as a rotary machine, scrubs, strips and polishes interior floors using the appropriate pad for each application. The unit can be electric or battery powered and is used on a variety of floor types. A choice can be made of the disc brush or the cylindrical brush version. A high speed version of the buffer is known as a burnisher.
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