How to Maintain Your Floor Scrubber
If you have one or a fleet of Hako floor scrubbing machines, you’ll likely understand their crucial effectiveness in keeping commercial, industrial and municipal areas clean and safe. However, this is conditional on how often they are kept in the best condition. To ensure optimal performance and longevity, proper maintenance is key.
This blog delves into the essential tips and best practices for maintaining your floor scrubber, to keep it as the indispensable workhorse it has been up until now. Regular maintenance using these guidelines is guaranteed to improve efficiency and reduce downtime in the future.
Cleanse the Recovery Tank
Using your floor scrubbing machine over time, your recovery tank will likely develop an unpleasant smell inside. It’s as natural an occurrence as using a water bottle for too long without washing it, and likewise, the recovery tank simply needs an excellent cleaning solution to restore freshness. For this job, use Cleanol Smell X inside the recovery tank and then flush with clean water.
Clean the Pads, Brushes and Squeegee Blades
On your floor scrubber, the pads, brushes and squeegee blades are the operational features that demand to be kept in top condition, or else you’ll have to suffer with a regressing clean quality. To fix this, use a damp cloth to clean the pads, brushes and squeegee blades and check for any signs of build-up, particularly the front edge of the blade. Remember to check the rubber squeegee blades in case they have any cuts, tears or excessive wear, as a broken blade will result in a wetter, dirtier floor.
Charge the Batteries
Keeping on top of battery life is important to eliminating potential downtime from running through empty. However, just like with a mobile phone, recharging too often or in short bursts will run the battery health down severely. The best solution is to run down the battery life to as low as you can each time and then charge overnight until it reaches 100%. Be sure to recharge your floor cleaning machine in a well-ventilated area to keep all parts cool, and also look for signs of corrosion or leakage coming from the battery every time you charge up.
Clean the Solution Filter
A good floor scrubber will have a solution filter which breaks up any lingering grime in the pipework to prevent blockage, but even this part of the machine needs a clean-up occasionally. Removing the solution filter from the machine and rinsing it under a sink tap should do the trick.
When kept in top condition, Hako’s lineup of floor-cleaning machines will deliver maximum performance for any commercial, municipal or industrial need. No matter the scale, we have a machine that suits you and our ability to offer 360-degree support with your purchase makes us the UK’s number one choice.
Our aftercare service includes access to a responsive team of specialist technicians and engineers on hand to assist you with any issues you may face with your Hako machines. Plus, if you’re new to machines like these, we offer in-depth training to help you get to grips with the basics and latest technological advances. If you’re interested in using our industry-leading floor cleaning solutions, contact our team today.