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What is a walk behind floor scrubber?
A walk behind floor scrubber has been designed for one purpose in mind: productivity.

Most of our customers who are buying their first floor scrubber want to know why this type of cleaning machine is better than their current cleaning routine (likely a mop and bucket) and we always tell them to think about their current method and ask themselves:

• Are you retrieving dirty water from the floor or just pushing it around?

• Are your floors dry after cleaning or do you have to be careful about slips and falls?

• Are you spending a lot of hours and man power only to have less than ideal clean floors?

If you answered yes to any number of those above questions it is time to consider a walk behind floor scrubber!

OK, so what KIND of walk behind scrubber do I need?

The answer to this questions really boils down to the type of dirt or material that is on your floors.

Generally, scrubbers are available in one of three different scrub decks: Disc, Cylindrical, and Orbital.

• Disc: The most common scrub deck, and perfect for floors with soluable buildup. They have the greatest downpressure options and can aggressively scrub floors or provide interim daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance cleaning. You can utilize either a pad or a brush with a disc style scrubber.

• Cylindrical: Fairly common for floors with grout lines or light debris. Cylindrical brooms provide less downpressure but are capable of picking up debris and depositing it in a hopper, similar in style to a sweeper. If you typically pre-sweep your floors before cleaning a cylindrical style scrubber could be for you.

• Orbital / Boost: This style scrub deck vibrates at a high RPM and the decks are usually square shaped but can be circular like a disc style deck. Orbital machines are a specialty deck intended for high-intensity stripping without the need for chemicals.

How do I decide on the size of the scrubber?

Size is determined by your square footage combined with the amount of obstacles you have to maneuver around.

There are some pretty fancy equations you could use to determine what size deck would provide maximum efficiency, but for the sake of time you can boil walk-behind floor scrubbers down to categories as follows:

• Micro Scrubbers: Scrub decks between 12-16 inches. These are intended for small retail sized locations with lots of obstacles to either clean around or under. Places like kitchens, bakeries, or shop fronts. Oftentimes they are electric cord operated.

• Compact Scrubbers: Scrub decks around 17-20 inches. By far the most popular category scrubber for many of our entry-level customers. These machines have larger capacity tanks than the Micro scrubber counterparts and also feature battery operation. Great for a variety of locations including large retail spaces, commercial kitches, auto repair shops, etc.

• Mid-Size Scrubbers: Scrub decks around 24-28 inches. Suitable for wide open spaces such as car dealerships, schools, or hospitals. Typically you'll find a 4 battery 24 volt battery pack and generous tank capacities.

• Large Scrubbers: Scrub decks around 28-34 inches. Once you enter into this size machine expect to be tackling larger jobs such as warehouses, municipalities, or food distribution centers. Typically you'll find a 36 volt - 6 battery pack and robust tank capacities which support extended cleaning.

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