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Portable Floor Cleaning Equipment Basics

Purchase the best floor care equipment for your needs

By Casey Holley
Every business needs portable floor cleaning equipment to make caring for the floors easier. If there is limited traffic on your floors, you will need only basic equipment. If you have a very busy business with a lot of traffic, you will need equipment that is more advanced.

When you purchase floor care machines, it is important to consider all flooring types in your business. Keep the following portable floor cleaning equipment basics in mind to help you choose the most appropriate equipment for your needs:

1. Use a vacuum to maintain floors in between deep cleanings.

2. Keep floors clean with a portable floor scrubber.

3. Clean floors with portable floor steam cleaners.

 

Purchase vacuums as part of your floor cleaning systems

Before you steam clean your carpets or scrub hard floors, you should remove any loose dirt and debris. The most appropriate way to do this is by using a vacuum. It is possible to forgo vacuuming and start cleaning with the other portable carpet cleaning equipment but, doing that will usually cause the usage life of the equipment to shorten.
Try: Steam Brite sells a varied selection of portable carpet cleaning equipment, including vacuum cleaners. It has all items separated by type and manufacturer to make it easy for you to find the equipment you need. ThinkVacuums.com sells numerous types of vacuums, many of which have a 10-year warranty.

Take advantage of the versatility of a portable floor scrubber

A portable floor scrubber makes taking care of floors in high traffic areas easy. These machines are a portable floor buffer, scrubber, stripper and polisher all in one. You can go from one application to the next by simply changing the pad on the machine. Many of these machines can be for any type of flooring, including carpeting.
Try: Marko Janitorial Supply sells floor scrubbers, including a hand held model. It has an "Ask the Expert" option on the website, so you can get help finding the best products for your needs. FloorScrubbers.com offers numerous floor scrubbers, including a rotary scrubber for carpet. It offers online customer support during regular business hours via a chat server on the website.

Find portable floor steam cleaners

Portable floor steam cleaners, including floor models and backpack models, are ideal for businesses that have offices or spaces on different floors. This type of floor cleaning machine uses a storage tank to hold the cleaning solution and a different tank holds the dirty water.
Try: Daimer sells floor cleaning machines. This company offers customer support 24 hours a day. CleanCraft Products offers numerous portable floor cleaners. It offers a varied selection of equipment packages that are fully customizable.

 

  • Before you purchase portable floor cleaning machines, find out the type of cleaning products and filters the machine uses. Some of the supplies may be hard to find or very expensive.

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