How to Care for Cleaning Equipment
As a cleaning company owner, just how many times can you walk right into a janitor closet in order to find foul mop buckets, dirty gear, vacuum cleaners that have not been emptied, and spray bottles that spray properly? Have your managers or you taken some time to train your employees on the best way to correctly care for your equipment? Use this checklist to help keep your supplies and equipment in top working condition.
Plastic Spray Bottles
Wipe bottles as necessary to avoid residue and build-up
Replace label when wanted
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Occasionally take apart trigger and clean to avoid clogging
Brute & Caddy
Wipe down inside and out as needed
Rags
Don't leave lying around - they certainly are a disease and safety danger. Keep in a bag for dirty rags
Lose greasy or oily rags
Wipe and disinfect front edge as needed
Brushes
Excess, shakes out. If brush is dirty, wash it out and rinse with clear water. Let dry with bristles.
Storage - hang brush - don't place the brush weight on the bristles.
Brooms
When wet, don't stand on its straws don't use. Do not use broom for scrubbing. So that it's going to wear evenly rotate often.
After each days use, wipe knife to get rid of debris and moisture.
Keep in clean, dry place.
Border the blade as needed to make sure it stays sharp
Rinse with water after use.
Dust Mops
Don't use dust mops on floors that are oily.
Remove frequently, employing a vacuum cleaner if possible; otherwise shake into large waste receptacle.
Never keep a mop on the floor. Hang air can circulate.
Wet Mops
Soak for a number of minutes to eliminate sizing, before using a mop that is new and toughen the fibers.
Do not twist the mop in the wringer. If it is twisted or squeezed too challenging it might be destroyed because the actions will break the fibers.
Cut off free or irregular fibrils.
Hang mops to dry in a light, airy place. Never store on the ground or in the mop bucket.
Floor Finish Mops
After using, wash out all floor finish or wax with water that is clean.
Wring out as much water as possible, shake to fluff strands.
Never use soap or detergent on a mop designed for floor finish.
Set mop in a clean plastic bag.
Pails & Wringers
Do not use force - use only enough hand pressure on the lever to wring the mop out.
Remove any loose mop head yarn, cord or foreign matter that becomes tangled in the wringer.
Wash and scrub all surfaces of the pail with disinfectant. Rinse with warm water and wipe dry. Keep wringer oiled and tight.
Keep wringer in "release" position when it is not being used.
Rinse blade after use in clean water.
Wipe dry, don't keep with blade down or crouched.
Vertical Vacuum Cleaners
Empty tote often.
Wipe outside of hoover after emptying.
Check belt when needed and change.
Empty magnet bar after each use.
Buffers
Wipe down entire surface after the use of each day. Additionally wipe cord.
Check pad for replacement.
Blow out motor roughly every 2 weeks.
Check bolts and screws to ensure they are tight.
Slow Speeds
Wipe down whole surface after the use of each day. Also wipe twine.
Rinse tank after each use.
Check drive unit for cracks on wear.
Artificial Flooring Pads
Floor pads may trade cleaning products be used on either side. Once both sides are used, the pad ought to be set aside for cleaning or soaking.
Floor pads can be cleaned by rubbing against one against the surface of another. Or you can use a hand scratcher. Pads that don't respond for this method must be soaked overnight in a concentration of stripping solution or synthetic detergent. Pads aren't prepared for re use till they are completely dry.
Tip: They can be cut into little sections that may be used as hand or foot scratch pads when pads become worn.
Out in, wipe outside and in after each use.
Rinse and wipe attachments and hoses.
Carpeting Machines
Rinse inside of fasteners, filters, hoses and tank out.
Release pressure.
Wipe outside.
As a cleaning company owner, just how many times can you walk right into a janitor closet in order to find foul mop buckets, dirty gear, vacuum cleaners that have not been emptied, and spray bottles that spray properly? Have your managers or you taken some time to train your employees on the best way to correctly care for your equipment? Use this checklist to help keep your supplies and equipment in top working condition.
Plastic Spray Bottles
Wipe bottles as necessary to avoid residue and build-up
Replace label when wanted
Occasionally take apart trigger and clean to avoid clogging
Brute & Caddy
Wipe down inside and out as needed
Rags
Don't leave lying around - they certainly are a disease and safety danger. Keep in a bag for dirty rags
Lose greasy or oily rags
Wipe and disinfect front edge as needed
Brushes
Excess, shakes out. If brush is dirty, wash it out and rinse with clear water. Let dry with bristles.
Storage - hang brush - don't place the brush weight on the bristles.
Brooms
When wet, don't stand on its straws don't use. Do not use broom for scrubbing. So that it's going to wear evenly rotate often.
After each days use, wipe knife to get rid of debris and moisture.
Keep in clean, dry place.
Border the blade as needed to make sure it stays sharp
Rinse with water after use.
Dust Mops
Don't use dust mops on floors that are oily.
Remove frequently, employing a vacuum cleaner if possible; otherwise shake into large waste receptacle.
Never keep a mop on the floor. Hang air can circulate.
Wet Mops
Soak for a number of minutes to eliminate sizing, before using a mop that is new and toughen the fibers.
Do not twist the mop in the wringer. If it is twisted or squeezed too challenging it might be destroyed because the actions will break the fibers.
Cut off free or irregular fibrils.
Hang mops to dry in a light, airy place. Never store on the ground or in the mop bucket.
Floor Finish Mops
After using, wash out all floor finish or wax with water that is clean.
Wring out as much water as possible, shake to fluff strands.
Never use soap or detergent on a mop designed for floor finish.
Set mop in a clean plastic bag.
Pails & Wringers
Do not use force - use only enough hand pressure on the lever to wring the mop out.
Remove any loose mop head yarn, cord or foreign matter that becomes tangled in the wringer.
Wash and scrub all surfaces of the pail with disinfectant. Rinse with warm water and wipe dry. Keep wringer oiled and tight.
Keep wringer in "release" position when it is not being used.
Rinse blade after use in clean water.
Wipe dry, don't keep with blade down or crouched.
Vertical Vacuum Cleaners
Empty tote often.
Wipe outside of hoover after emptying.
Check belt when needed and change.
Empty magnet bar after each use.
Buffers
Wipe down entire surface after the use of each day. Additionally wipe cord.
Check pad for replacement.
Blow out motor roughly every 2 weeks.
Check bolts and screws to ensure they are tight.
Slow Speeds
Wipe down whole surface after the use of each day. Also wipe twine.
Rinse tank after each use.
Check drive unit for cracks on wear.
Artificial Flooring Pads
Floor pads may trade cleaning products be used on either side. Once both sides are used, the pad ought to be set aside for cleaning or soaking.
Floor pads can be cleaned by rubbing against one against the surface of another. Or you can use a hand scratcher. Pads that don't respond for this method must be soaked overnight in a concentration of stripping solution or synthetic detergent. Pads aren't prepared for re use till they are completely dry.
Tip: They can be cut into little sections that may be used as hand or foot scratch pads when pads become worn.
Out in, wipe outside and in after each use.
Rinse and wipe attachments and hoses.
Carpeting Machines
Rinse inside of fasteners, filters, hoses and tank out.
Release pressure.
Wipe outside.