hardwood floor scrubber

Frequently Asked Questions
The best way to scrub hardwood floors is to use a dedicated hard floor cleaner or a low-speed buffer with soft pads and a pH-neutral cleaning solution, ensuring you avoid excessive water.
To properly use a floor scrubber, first remove loose debris, fill the tanks with the correct solution, lower the squeegee and brushes, move slowly in straight, overlapping lines, monitor the tanks, and thoroughly clean the machine after use.
Your floor scrubber may not be moving forward if the drive system is not engaged, the brushes are not making proper contact with the floor to assist movement, or there is an issue with the drive motor on traction drive models.
Sealed hardwood floors should typically be wet mopped or scrubbed every one to two months, depending on traffic volume and usage, with regular vacuuming or dust mopping performed weekly.
Streaking often occurs if the squeegee blades are worn, dirty, or misaligned, preventing proper water pickup, or if too much cleaning solution or an incorrect type of cleaner was used, leaving a residue.
The seven general steps for using a commercial floor scrubber are: prepare the floor for scrubbing, choose the right brush/pad, fill the machine with solution, operate the machine in overlapping lines, pay attention to the floor type, perform a final buff and mop if needed, and maintain the machine after use.