Floor Cleaning in Awkward Spaces
Floor Cleaning in Awkward Spaces | Detail floor cleaning guide
Maintaining floors in commercial spaces or public buildings like schools, hospitals, and offices can be challenging due to the volume of foot traffic. For cleaning and facilities teams, it often feels like a never-ending cycle of cleaning. This is why it’s crucial to be organised and plan cleaning and maintenance in advance, ensuring there’s a structured schedule for how and when tasks should be completed. This way you avoid losing control of the work load, and the standards of cleanliness in your facility can be maintained.
If you are a perfectionist cleaner in these circumstances, it can be incredibly frustrating, because you want everywhere to be spotless! But with the right plan in place and the right tool kit, you can keep everything under control.
To optimise your cleaning efforts, you must be able to cover all areas of space, even when you may have obstructions such as fixed furnishings. The thing about being a cleaner in a commercial environment is you will often have large industrial style machinery which is great for saving time & money, but not so great if you are trying to clean tight spaces. Fortunately, at Victor we have listened to those issues in the cleaning industry and produced a variety of solutions.
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The SD12 Scrubber Dryer? | Not too big, not too small!
The SD12 Scrubber Dryer is the smallest of our Scrubber Dryer range, but you would be mistaken for thinking this machine is any less worthy, in this case small dimensions mean big benefits.?
This super compact design means you can easily maneuver through corridors, regular sized doorways & in small rooms, without missing an inch of floor space. On a single charge the user can cover up to 1600 m2, which is about the size of 6 standard tennis courts, which are roughly 260 square metres each.?
Another way the SD12’s compact design is useful is when it comes to storage. You can easily store this machine in a cleaning cupboard, by folding the handle down, reducing the machine height and transforming the SD12 into a boxlike shape. This can be easily done by simply unscrewing a knob at the base of the handle. And you don’t have to worry about width either, as the SD12 is only 49 cm wide, this is also well below the average width of a door.?
Some people may think, if this machine is small, it must not be as powerful or clean as proficiently as larger machines, but because of the reduced weight and the fact it is powered by a single motor, it does not consume as much power to complete the task.?
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The Hyperglide | The smallest Scrubber Dryer known to man!
Going on to an even smaller Scrubber Dryer, we have the Hyperglide 350 Range, available in mains and cordless. This machine is the easiest machine of all time when it comes to Scrubber Dryers. If your floor needs a quick once over, this would be your go to!
The Hyperglide looks exactly like an upright vacuum, with the same simple functionality. Enabling versatile application, the Hyperglide can easily be used under furniture and around obstructions thanks to the flexible mobility of the handle, which can be pushed almost flat against the floor. Overall, providing an enhanced reach.
The flexibility of the machine doesn’t stop there. You can easily apply this machine to wood, vinyl, marble, short pile carpet, Terrazzo, and concrete flooring.
And again, because the machine is so small & light, the user can easily pick the machine up and take it up & down stairs, for example. Even with a full water tank, the user won’t risk injury when maneuvering. Even when operating the machine, you’ll only need to use one hand!
Oscillating machines | Intense edge-to-edge cleaning
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The Ocelot and Ocelot Plus are innovative oscillating floor cleaning machines designed to address the challenges of cleaning textured flooring, such as safety flooring with indentations. These indentations can trap dirt, compromising the floor’s non-slip properties and posing safety risks in environments like healthcare facilities and commercial kitchens.
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Both the Ocelot 400 and Ocelot 400 Plus feature an oscillating base that moves side to side and forwards and backwards 3,000 times per minute, mimicking the manual scrubbing motion but at a much higher frequency. This ensures deep cleaning with minimal effort. The weighted rectangular base enhances the scrubbing action and allows the machines to reach every corner of a room, making edge-to-edge cleaning highly effective. It’s not normal to see cleaning machines with perfect right-angles, and without a machine like this, the user must revisit the edges of the floor before they have completed their cleaning.
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The Ocelot machines can be used with three different cleaning pads, depending on the task in hand: the Contour Pad for tile and grout, the Melamine Pad for safety floors and hard floors with slight indentations, and the Microfiber Pad for daily cleaning. Additionally, the machines have easy-to-remove tanks for efficient refilling and emptying.
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The key difference between the two models is the vacuumation feature in the Ocelot 400 Plus, which picks up water and deposits it into a recovery tank, allowing for more water to be used during cleaning and ensuring the floor remains dry afterward. This feature makes the Ocelot 400 Plus particularly suitable for environments requiring thorough and efficient cleaning.
Overall, the Oscillating duo are perfect for that period cleaning session, which requires much more intensity than cleaning with just a scrubber dryer. And users can reach every inch of flooring, without cutting corners.
The Mini Scrubber | Designed for precision cleaning
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The Victor Mini Scrubber is the ultimate tool for detailed cleaning. Its compact size and 15 cm working width allow it to reach tight spaces like around toilets, stairs, and skirting boards, ensuring no area is left untouched. Despite its small size, it boasts a powerful pad speed of 350 RPM, effectively removing dirt and grime.
Versatility is a key feature, as it can transform from a long-handled scrubber to a handheld device with a simple click, allowing access to even more confined spaces. The ergonomic design reduces strain during extended use, and the adjustable handle caters to different user preferences.
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The Mini Scrubber comes with interchangeable pads and brushes, including Tynex brushes for deep scrubbing, nylon brushes for general cleaning, and a stair brush for both risers and treads. Its lightweight design, at just 2.8 kg, ensures easy manoeuvrability without causing user fatigue.
Built to last, the Victor Mini Scrubber is durable and effective on multiple floor types, from hard floors to tiles and vinyl. Its ability to convert to a handheld device and the variety of brushes and pads available make it perfect for achieving a thorough clean in every nook and cranny.
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To conclude, we've explored a range of Victor products that can help solve some of your issues for precision cleaning in awkward spaces. Don't let the wrong cleaning machines prevent you and your cleaning team from achieving the best standard of clean.
If you're still looking for more advice or you have a particular task you're not conclusive on how to clean, speak to our team today.
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