Floor Scrubber Buyers Guide: Steps to Determine Which Auto Scrubber is Best For your Facility
There are dozens of automatic floor scrubbers on the market today, and choosing the best one will require some thought and consideration. First, you’ll need to identify why you’re looking to invest in a new machine. Then, you’ll need to narrow down the best machine option for your facility based on a number of factors.
To purchase the best auto scrubber for your facility’s needs, there's a series of questions you’ll want to answer to determine which floor scrubber will be the best for your facility.
In this guide, we’re going to walk you through the typical questions you’ll
需要回答以找到适合您的设施的最佳自动洗涤器。
目录
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- 为什么需要新的自动地板洗涤器？
- What Are Your Current Cleaning Processes and What Equipment, If Any, Do You Currently Use?
- What Is The Scope Of Work?
- 您要清洁的区域有多大？
- 该地区是否有任何障碍？
- What Are Your Facility’s Current Goals?
- 我的设施预算可以负担什么地板洗涤器？
- What’s Next?
为什么需要新的自动地板洗涤器？
首先，您需要确切确定为什么需要新的自动洗涤器。您可能会认为购买设备很简单，并且“您只是在市场上购买新机器”。
However, there are several different reasons you may be looking for a new auto scrubber.
根据您为什么要投资新的汽车洗涤器的原因，您将能够以对您独特的情况有意义的方向指导购买过程。
例如，目前使用拖把和存储桶的企业的合适设备与目前拥有乘车洗涤器的公司不同，并且正在寻找一种进一步提高员工效率的方法。
Some of the most common reasons for a new equipment purchase include:
- 破损或旧设备
- 寻找一种减少人工成本的方法
- Disruptions / Absenteeism
- Forced to Reduce Operational Expenses
- 减少工作场所伤害和下降工人的赔偿要求
现有的设备经常断裂或旧
任何清洁行动的最大费用是人工，当设备破裂时，需要更高的人员配备和人工成本才能在一段时间内完成相同数量的工作。
Dealing with破损的设备耗时且昂贵。如果您经常不得不处理设备进行维修，那么可能是时候投资新机器了。
You’ll need to consider how much your equipment is currently costing you in repairs and whether it is worth it to continue to put money into an old machine rather than invest in a new machine.
Additionally, old equipment is likely no longer efficient in water and chemical usage. Upgrading your current auto scrubber can help increase these and other cleaning efficiencies.
寻找新机器时，请问自己是否对旧地板洗涤器的尺寸和效率感到满意。它适合紧密的空间，还是机器太大？您是否可以清洁而不必装满几次坦克，还是需要更大的地板洗涤器？
这是一个很好的机会，可以识别您喜欢的当前汽车洗涤器和不喜欢的功能。在选择新的地板洗涤器时，了解您必须拥有的功能以及无需做的功能将有所帮助。
寻找一种减少人工成本的方法
Looking for the latest innovations in the janitorial industry can help you cut down on labor costs - which is the largest expense to most cleaning operations.
整合任何类型的新地板洗涤器都可以帮助您的员工在更少的时间内做更多的工作，但是使用自动设备可以实现最大的生产率提高。
Automation is one of the newest ways to significantly reduce labor costs.
Autonomous equipment relieves您的清洁人员从重复性和耗时的任务（如吸尘或拖曳）中进行，因此您可以重新部署员工完成其他更高的价值任务或更高的利润项目工作。
Disruptions / Absenteeism
在任何行业中，员工保留和营业额都是常见问题。
Finding ways to increase the amount of work your current staff can do during a cleaning shift will help you keep your facility clean.
投资新的汽车洗涤器可能是提高地板清洁程序效率的一种方法，因此您的员工可以进入其他清洁任务。
Forced to Reduce Operational Expenses
You may find yourself having to make budget cuts even when you don’t want to.
使用电动清洁设备，例如自动洗涤器，将有助于提高工人效率，以便最好地利用自己拥有的员工。
自动洗涤器可提供一系列productivity-enhancing features例如大型解决方案和恢复罐，以延长垃圾和填充周期之间的时间，大的清洁路径以减少整体清洁时间，甚至可以帮助推动机器推动机器，因此与其他清洁相比，操作员不会发挥太多的能量机器，例如地板缓冲区。
减少工作场所伤害和下降工人的赔偿要求
Losing an employee to an injury can set you back in costs and in the hygiene of your facility.
当员工长时间出去时，您需要找到一种方法来完成他们所做的工作。如果您像某些人一样，可能不想雇用新员工。如果是这种情况，自动地板洗涤器可以提高效率，以便您当前的员工在更少的时间内完成更多工作。
为了另外的好处，许多机器都具有新的，增强的安全功能。汽车洗涤器上的新安全功能可能会限制工人的伤害，因此您可以避免由于补偿要求而避免更高的保费，并帮助您的员工避免将来受伤。
Examples of these safety features include:
- 操舵控制除草洗涤塔will prevent the machine from flipping over on turns
- 自主机器具有内置红外灯，使他们能够实时反应对环境的变化并避免在其路径中进行任何操作。
What Are Your Current Cleaning Processes and What Equipment, If Any, Do You Currently Use?
在确定了为什么需要新设备之后，以下问题将解决您当前的设备和流程。
This will help determine whichtypeof auto scrubber最适合您的设施。
切换或升级到自动地板洗涤器的目的应该是：
- 降低清洁和提高工人生产力所需的时间
- 帮助您的员工在设施内部获得更好的清洁水平
设施使用三个常见的过程来清洁地板，其中包括：
拖把和桶系统
Common in many facilities, the traditional mop and bucket system is used to clean and remove spills from areas of hard flooring. The mop and bucket system is outdated. It is labor-intensive and inefficient.
过渡away from the mop and bucket method to a floor scrubber greatly increases efficiencies.
地板洗涤器清除手动劳动from scrubbing a floor. The machines are equipped with automated systems to scrub and dry your facility’s floor in one pass.
With a mop and bucket, it is inevitable that water and possibly even cleaning solution will be left behind, greatly increasing the risk of occupant slips and falls.
The mop and bucket system requires staff to push mops around, wring them out, and regularly change out water. With an auto scrubber, your staff will have to fill the tank once and then clean until the recovery tank is full, greatly reducing the amount of time your staff spends changing out the bucket solution.
Additionally, the mop and bucket system is not as hygienic because the mop reuses dirty water from the bucket. Floor scrubbers只要放下干净的水。
Auto scrubbers clean floors with greater scrubbing pressure, reduced amounts of water and cleaning solution, and leave the floors dry, making it a more hygienic cleaning option, more environmentally-conscious and a safer choice.
地板缓冲区
一些设施选择使用commercial floor buffer清洁地板。与拖把相比，地板缓冲区可以帮助您获得更好，更卫生的清洁，但是它仍然非常密集，并且需要多个设备。
与地板缓冲区不同，地板洗涤器不需要用户去除水并以不同的步骤干燥地板。
When using a floor buffer, you’ll need to remove the water and solution from the floor after the cleaning procedure.
This will either require a mop and bucket or a wet/dry vacuum. A mop and bucket is the least effective solution removal method. It will not remove all water and can pose a slip and fall risk because water is likely to be left behind.
湿的干真空将去除所有的水和溶液，但是您需要在两个乏味的设备之间切换。
从地板缓冲区到自动洗涤器的过渡时，最佳类型将取决于要清洁区域的大小以及该区域所占据的东西。
If you're cleaning a中至大尺寸面积（1,000+平方英尺）with a floor buffer, you'll likely transition to a walk behind or stand on scrubber.
Automatic Floor Scrubbers
您可能已经在使用某种类型的自动洗涤器to clean your floors.
If so, you understand the efficiencies a scrubber can provide. However, you should evaluate if you have the correct size for your facility before purchasing a new one with the same specs.
The right size auto scrubber for your building will allow your staff to clean each area quickly and with minimal issues. For example, if you currently have a 20-inch floor scrubber and it fits nicely into congested areas, then you will likely stick with the same size. But, if you are using a 20-inch floor scrubber to clean 30,000 square feet of open area, you will likely be better suited with a larger auto scrubber.
如果您不确定为什么在上述情况下使用更大，更有生产力的机器可能会更好，请查看此示例：
The typical 20- inch automatic walk-behind floor scrubber can clean 20,000 square feet in approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes, but a 28-inch ride-on floor scrubber can clean the same area in about half the time, saving 1 hour and 5 minutes.
That means your staff would be spending half the time on each cleaning procedure.
What Is The Scope Of Work?
The next step is to determine the right size auto scrubber based on the area.
要确定正确的尺寸自动洗涤器，您需要查看工作范围。
Scope of work includes two things:
您要清洁的区域有多大？
The size of the area being maintained will help determine the type of auto scrubber you will need. It will also play a large role in helping narrow down the right size for your facility.
The right size auto scrubber will allow your staff to work efficiently in the area. The more productive your staff is, the more work they can complete during a shift.
有几种类型的自动洗涤器：upright, walk behind, ride-on or fully autonomous.
直立的洗涤器are effective in cleaning areas 500-1,200 square feet.
They are lightweight and most effective in small, congested areas such as entryways, offices, and restrooms.
自动步行地板洗涤器perform best for cleaning areas of 1,000-150,000 square feet.
它们可有效清洁大型开放区域，例如健身房，仓库，大厅或开放的走廊。
骑自动骑自动地板洗涤器是最大的，可以清洁15,000-150,000平方英尺的区域。
类似于步道的洗涤器，它们在大型开放区域中最有效，例如健身房，仓库，建筑大厅或开放的走廊。
该地区是否有任何障碍？
It is also important to consider the things that are in the area being cleaned.
You will need to choose a machine with a cleaning path that allows your staff to easily work and maneuver in the given space.
直立洗涤器是最小的洗涤器。他们可以使用清洁路径范围为12-14英寸。
Walk-behind automatic scrubbers are available withcleaning paths ranging from 13 - 38 inches.
Ride automatic scrubbers and fully autonomous floor scrubbers offer清洁路径范围为20-45英寸。
Depending on the area or areas being cleaned, you may need two auto floor scrubbers. For example, if you are looking to clean larger open areas greater than 100,000 square feet, your cleaning team will be most efficient with a 45-inch ride automatic scrubber.
However, if you also have some smaller areas, like restrooms, a small 12-inch upright can help your staff clean under partition walls and sinks where that ride on wouldn’t fit.
A larger walk behind or ride-on scrubber would not be efficient in the restroom and can actually increase the amount of time it takes to clean. It will be difficult for staff to maneuver such a large machine, requiring extra effort and decreasing productivity.
What Are Your Facility’s Current Goals?
每个自动地板洗涤器都是独一无二的，并提供一套可以帮助您最佳实现目标的功能。
After identifying the type and size auto floor scrubber that will best fit your facility based on the scope of work, the next step is to narrow down the different models based on available features.
Aside from wanting clean floors, you may have other goals. In some cases, the goals of your facility may be determined by your industry, but they may also vary based on your organization’s goals.
For example, healthcare facilities will likely require a floor scrubber with a low noise level so that it can be used without disturbing patients. Or, do you want your facility to be perceived as cutting edge? Then, you may want to consider an autonomous machine that can operate during the day on its own.
There are 5 common priorities that drive which features you should look for in a machine.
You’ll need to decide which of the 5 is most important to you:
Based on the importance of each of these factors, you’ll have a better idea of which equipment features your next auto scrubber should have.
1. Are you looking to increase worker productivity?
With the addition of any automatic floor scrubber, you’ll help your staff enjoy increased productivity and cleaning efficiencies. However, there are many floor scrubber features that are specifically designed to further increase worker productivity so you can repurpose labor and lower labor costs.
一些最著名的提高生产力的功能包括：
- 车载电池充电器
电池供电的地板洗涤器可以配备板载电池充电器。车载电池充电器让电池在任何可用的120V插座上充电。这意味着操作员不必花时间将机器返回电池充电站。
Pro Tip:Although it is convenient, staff should not charge the battery every time they have the opportunity to. This is otherwise known as “opportunity charging”. You should always charge machine batteries to 100% including cool down time before operating the machine. Opportunity charging will overheat the battery and will shorten the life of the battery.
- Larger Solution & Recovery Tanks
Equipment with large capacity tanks can increase the time between dump-and-fill cycles. The fewer number of times your staff has to stop to empty tanks and refill solution will increase the amount of time they have to perform other higher, value cleaning tasks.
- Tool-less Equipment Changeouts
If you don't want your staff to spend time changing out brush types or accessories, look for slide-out decks and easy-to-swap brushes. This will allow your workers to clean different surfaces with one machine and spend minimal time changing out machines or accessories.
2.您是否正在寻找改善员工和乘员健康和安全的方法？
员工和乘员安全可能是您的重中之重。如果是这种情况，以下是汽车洗涤器可以改善员工和乘员安全的几种方法，包括：
- Chemical Free Floor Stripping
使用轨道擦洗的机器可用于在不使用化学物质的情况下从地板上卸下饰面。
Orbital scrubbers “orbit” or move infast, tight vibrations to scrub the floor.
The fast movements combined with the proper floor pad eliminate the need for chemicals. This also helps to increase IAQ (indoor air quality).
- Gel / AGM Batteries
Gel / AGM battery powered设备提供了增加的安全性和便利性，因为在传统电池中可能发生的充电过程中，电池酸溢出或有害气体排放没有潜力。
Gel/AGM batteries require less maintenance, increasing worker productivity. Staff does not have to worry about filling batteries.
3. Are you concerned with your image?
通常，您可能关注自己的形象的三个根本原因：
- I Want Better, More Consistent Results
- I Am Looking To Be More Sustainable
- I Am Interested In Being More Innovative
I Want Better, More Consistent Results
In one pass, auto scrubbers clean, scrub, and dry floors. With an auto scrubber your staff are not responsible for the manual cleaning and scrubbing of floors. Your staff simply has to maneuver the machine.
Any floor scrubber will be better than either a floor buffer or a mop and bucket system. For the most consistent clean, consider autonomous floor machines. They can be programmed to follow the same cleaning path every time, eliminating operator error.
I
我希望变得更加可持续
If you are interested in becoming more green, important features to consider include:
- 低水与化学消耗
Water-saving options reduce the water needed to clean floors. There are also chemical dispensing systems that automatically monitor the amount of chemical released to reduce the amount of chemical needed. Some scrubbers can even entirely消除化学物质的使用when removing floor finish from the floor.
- 降低声音水平
低贝贝尔地板洗涤器使您的操作员能够在工作时间清洁，并减少噪音会引起的疲劳和刺激。
I Am Interested In Being More Innovative
Investing in the latest innovation not only helps increase worker productivity and increase cleaning results, but it can also demonstrate to your customers or building occupants that you are constantly looking for ways to improve.
将创新的设备（例如自动地板洗涤器）整合到您的清洁程序中，还可以帮助人们看到证明您不断寻找最新的设备以确保它们的安全和健康。
自主设备适用于自己的要求inimal effort from your staff. In some cases, they just need to power on the machine and it will run on its own.
通过自动化耗时的清洁任务，您的员工将可以自由完成其他更重要的程序，例如清洁和消毒。
找出自动设备如何为您节省金钱，消除员工标注并帮助您获得更一致的结果
4. What is the frequency of your cleaning schedule?
根据建筑物中所需的外观和期望，您可能每天清洁地板，而其他人的清洁量可能较低。
在需要更频繁地清洁的设施中，例如建筑物中的高交通进入道或学校的走廊，电动设备将加快清洁任务并提高工人的生产率。
As an added benefit, the more frequently you clean your floors, the shorter the payback and quicker you will see a return on your equipment investment.
5.成本如何影响您的决策？
您是否已经有了设定的预算？您是否正在考虑超出机器成本的因素，例如维修和服务？
Thetotal cost of ownership for your machine不仅是初始购买价格或价格标签。它还包括维修，设备停机时间导致工人生产力损失等等。其他重要考虑因素包括保修，培训和支持。
Without considering these additional options, you will likely end up spending more in the long run.
我们将在下一章中更多地谈论预算和成本，但简而言之
The right machine for your facility is not always the one with the cheapest purchase price, but the one that delivers the fastest payback period and return on investment (ROI).
我的设施预算可以负担什么地板洗涤器？
确定设施的最佳自动平底洗涤器的最后一部分是了解您可以负担的负担。
购买新的汽车洗涤器将需要一项可能比您想象的更多的投资，这可能会导致您驳斥购买商品的想法。
但是，有了正确的自动地板洗涤器，您可以通过以下方式省钱：
- 在更少的时间内完成更多高质量的工作
- Repurposing labor for higher profit work
- 消除可以使用机器完成工作的全职员工
- Reducing chemical and water costs
The right automatic scrubber for your business will be the machine that provides the best return on investment (ROI).
与当前的清洁设备和流程相比，可以通过计算新自动洗涤器的时间节省和提高生产率来证明购买设备的合理性。
Auto scrubbers can cost anywhere from $1,150 to $30,000取决于类型。地板洗涤器的确切成本将根据机器，制造商，材料类型，电池类型和安装功能的清洁路径大小而有所不同。
由于您的新自动地板洗涤器，您会遇到的效率提高可以抵消机器的成本，并帮助您获得更快的回报期。
在某些情况下，您甚至可以在短短12个月内就可以打破投资。
无论您的财务状况如何，都有可以帮助您负担得起正确设备的选择，例如：
Should You Finance Your Auto Scrubber?
购买设备可能是一项大型投资，并且全额支付可能是不切实际的，也不是您企业的最佳选择。但是，有效地管理现金流并不意味着延迟购买新的，急需的设备。
Equipment financing can help you get the equipment you need today, and pay for it over time.
Equipment financing is a great opportunity to make manageable monthly payments, and it gives you the chance to start earning additional income and/or reducing expenses with your new equipment before your first payment is due.
With approved credit, you can finance your equipment purchase for 1-5 years based on your budget and goals.
你应该租你的汽车洗涤器吗?
You may also consider renting equipment. Renting equipment is a good option if it’s a short term job, a unique cleaning situation, or a one-time thing.
Renting equipment prevents you from having to purchase the equipment outright which is especially useful if you don’t have plans to use the machine a lot.
购买商业清洁设备通常需要用于机器初始成本以及与总拥有成本有关的其他费用。有了任何投资，您将希望看到良好的投资回报（ROI）和快速回报。
However, buying equipment to tackle one-off procedures or speed up cleaning procedures in the short term will likely not give you a good return on your investment.
This is because the short and infrequent use of the equipment won’t allow you to fully recoup your investment through increased productivity and other cleaning efficiencies.
What’s Next?
When compared to other cleaning methods, automatic floor scrubbers will boost worker productivity, reduce cleaning times, and lower labor costs.
当您研究哪种自动地板洗涤器最适合您的设施时，您将需要从确定为什么需要新设备的情况下开始，然后您需要确定工作范围。该区域有多大？
After that, you can start to narrow down the floor scrubber types and sizes based on your facility's goals and needs.
您是否希望变得更加可持续，提高工人的生产率，实现更卫生的清洁等？
请记住，尽管您的预算很重要，但有一些选择可以帮助您在需要时获得所需的设备。
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