Before investing in a commercial cleaning machine you should understand what the machines are capable of and what options you have.
Differences in Types of Scrubbing:
For washing a floor or stripping wax, use a disk scrubber. With these machines you have a variety of pads and brushes to choose from to get the best clean for your application. This feature makes disk scrubbers ideal for retail applications where pads are not only inexpensive, but offer a great deal of surface contact for scuff mark control and floor shine. When aggressive pads are coated with the stripped wax, they can be conveniently thrown away.
For commercial applications, disk brushes are ideal because they can take a good deal more pressure than cylindrical brooms. Dirty floors, especially those in a commercial or industrial setting, benefit greatly from heavy pressure being placed on them.
For washing a floor that accumulates only a small amount of debris throughout the day but still needs to be washed, a cylindrical scrubbing system is usually appropriate. This scrub system will sweep little bits of debris into a tray while also washing the floor. The tray is removable to make dumping the solid waste easy.
You eliminate the manual pre sweeping of your factory or warehouse floor for greater productivity and fewer clogs in the squeegee section of the scrubber. Plus there is often no need for an additional separate sweeper or even a combination machine when a cylindrical machine will do the job.
Which is better?
Disk: They are usually less expensive and are easy to maintain. The brushes will last longer and replacing them also usually costs less than cylindrical brushes.
Cylindrical: Save time and money in labor since there will be no need to pre sweep the floor. May save the expense of true combination sweeper/scrubber machines or separate dry sweepers.
The answer about which is better depends on your specific needs, budget, and preferences. Both will help clean your business’s floors and keep them in great shape.