Picking a Floor Scrubber Isn't as Hard as You Think

How Big Is Your Space?

This sounds obvious, but people underestimate how much space they actually need to clean. A 10,000 square foot warehouse isn't the same as 10,000 square feet of retail.

▸ Small Spaces (Under 5,000 sq ft)

A walk-behind scrubber probably does the job. Don't pay for a ride-on machine if a compact unit covers your needs.

▸ Medium Spaces (5,000-20,000 sq ft)

Ride-on scrubbers make sense here. You cover more ground without killing your operators.

What's The Soil Load?

Light soil is dust and light debris. Heavy soil is oil, grease, metal shavings, or anything that needs serious scrubbing action to remove.

▸ Light Soil = Entry-Level Machine

Retail, offices, clinics. You don't need heavy-duty equipment.

▸ Heavy Soil = Industrial-Grade Machine

Manufacturing floors, warehouses with forklift traffic, loading docks. You need the real deal.

When Do You Need To Clean?

This determines whether you need battery power or can use corded. Battery life matters more than most people think until they're halfway through a job with a dead machine.

▸ Off-Hours Cleaning

Corded machines can work. You're not worried about noise or customer disruption.

▸ Operating Hours Cleaning

You need battery, low noise, and machines that don't get in people's way. This changes what equipment makes sense.