How Fast Can You Clean A Restroom? Important Steps!

[@johnsoutdooradventures3293]

Great video! It never occurred to me to wipe walls around the urinals. 😬😳

[@OctoCleanMedia]

Oops! Definitely wanna add that to the to-do list 😅

[@olgacampbell3918]

Hello ,and thank you for video . Can you leave a link for Mops and towels. Also a feather duster, which I know you didn’t need one on this video ,but would like to get one. Thanks again!

[@OctoCleanMedia]

Hi Olga! Here is the mop head shop.waxie.com/mStorefront/itemDetail.do?item-id=170046&order-quantity=1&customer-item=652154&order-uom=&warehouse-id=37&item-number=652154 Here is the mop handle shop.waxie.com/mStorefront/itemDetail.do?item-id=4957&order-quantity=1&customer-item=650701&order-uom=&warehouse-id=37&item-number=650701 and the feather duster shop.waxie.com/mStorefront/itemDetail.do?item-id=1072&order-quantity=1&customer-item=180080&order-uom=&warehouse-id=37&item-number=180080 If you are unable to purchase directly from Waxie, ULINE may be an option worth considering as they sell directly to individuals consumers.

[@olgacampbell3918]

@@OctoCleanMedia awesome! Thank you so much! You guys are the best! 🐙

[@TB2BS]

When i worked in housekeeping one thing i didn't understand was why the cleaning solution, especially for mopping, had no scent. I feel conditioned to smelling bleach or some kind of cleaner.

[@OctoCleanMedia]

That's a great point and a very important one as well! The solution we use and recommend (Waxie 210) doesn't really have a scent, which we feel is actually a good thing. Many store-bought chemicals have added scents but are also heavily diluted, giving the impression of a clean space without being as effective as they should be. A truly clean restroom or space shouldn't smell like anything, especially not bleach, which is an oxidizer. Bleach has a strong, distinctive odor that can be unpleasant and harmful to inhale, so it's best to avoid using it whenever possible in favor of safer, scent-free cleaning solutions like Waxie 210.

[@619KingPoker]

Thanks for the video I’m going to be a casino janitor soon❤

[@UnworthySubject]

​@@619KingPokerNice my man, did you get the run down on your first day?

[@TaurangaCleaning]

Most floor cleaners recommend 1:100, 1:200 or even less, so it's basically just water. Too much product and you'll leave residue resulting in stickier floors and an overall worse outcome in the long run. I always say less is more for the floor!

[@kylesalmon31]

I rewatched your restroom video from 6 months ago and noticed you switch the order in which you do things. In the first video you swept after spraying, didn’t dust separately and also did the mirror before the sink. Did you recently change that?

[@OctoCleanMedia]

Great point, Kyle! As long as all steps on the team cleaning cards are fulfilled, the order of operations can be modified at the cleaner's discretion. Between the two videos, the differences are negligible, as the tasks can be interchanged without affecting the overall time. However, if someone were to mop first, it would cause an issue since the cleaner would need to wait for the floor to dry before continuing with their tasks.

[@kylesalmon31]

@@OctoCleanMedia thanks for your response.

[@Ec2Folo]

Why not use a door stopper and bring the cart in. Lots of back and forth. What about dust mopping why did you use the broom vs dust mop.

[@hippiehottie7491]

How much longer would it take to clean a very used, dirty bathroom that needs all products refilled?

[@OctoCleanMedia]

When starting an account that hasn't been well maintained, you are right, it will definitely take longer. Likely double the time you are seeing here. But once you get that deep cleaning in, you should be able to maintain the restrooms fairly quickly as shown. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@619KingPoker]

Great video I love working as a casino janitor ❤

[@josephvasquez487]

Gloves are PPE (personal protective equipment) you put them on before touching dirty things like the trash. Not after...

[@janrycajigal6876]

What happened to top to bottom cleaning principle?

[@OctoCleanMedia]

Top to bottom is definitely in effect! We dust first, and then mop to sure leave the space nice and clean! Just like in an office, we dust first top to bottom and then vacuum.

[@reuptale3424]

I’m curious, do you still use the rags if the toilet looks filthy?

[@OctoCleanMedia]

Absolutely! In some sever cases, using paper towels may be a better option to preserve a towel. But paper towels shouldn't be used regularly as they raise expenses. Nevertheless, our yellow towels are definitely used on filthy towels, and then washed or discarded (severe cases) accordingly.

[@MarieBethEgan]

Dust first before sweeping?

[@OctoCleanMedia]

Yes! You want to dust everything off surfaces and then pick it up off the floor when you sweep.

[@elizabethmcnamara6548]

The place I work the bathrooms don't have ventilation and they don't allow you to have an air freshener. The cleaning products have no scent so we get low clean ratings because of the smell. It makes me look bad I don't know what to do. We clean it all up.

[@OctoCleanMedia]

Wow! No ventilation in a restroom sounds very poorly thought out. If there is a smell in the restroom is may be due to a P-trap on the floor that is allowing gases into the space. Make sure to pour water down the P traps regularly to keep gases out.

[@ukiyostudio2023]

At bucees I’m expected to clean, restock an entire (31 bathroom stalls 8 sink stalls ) in 2 hours… 😐

[@HealthLinkResourcesLLC]

Wow, are you employee or contract?

[@javiermedina6144]

First! Thank you for this awesome video! I'm wondering how long it takes to clean hard floors wall to wall. My biggest account is a 5ksqft account and it takes me 20min to dust mop, 40min to vacuum the edges and other nooks, and about 35min to mop. So total, I take 1.5hrs to fully clean 5ksqft wall to wall. I feel like I'm too slow but I just don't know how to improve! I'm sure I can cut time on vacuuming, but I'm not sure where.

[@vendula4791]

Why do you dust mop when you also vacuum?

[@javiermedina6144]

@@vendula4791 well I can't get a lot of edges and corners so I go around the whole place just getting the edges and concerns. It's an interactive museum so there's a lot of objects in the way to where i can't just dust mop

[@brendleybatista6792]

Why avoid polishing the safety handrails?

[@OctoCleanMedia]

Many stainless steel polishes are oil based. You don't want to leave any chance for the rails to be slippery or leave a residue that will get on peoples hands. Other stainless steel fixtures aren't touched frequently like this.

[@kylesalmon31]

If you had multiple toilets, how many yellow rags would you typically go through?

[@RuthannAlterado]

probably 2/3 if you are using quality microfiber towels. That's what I do for about 10-12 stalls.

[@OctoCleanMedia]

That is a great response. Yes, you will go through quite a few yellow towels throughout a cleaning. We recommend using large high quality towels that can be folded a few times to cover more surface area without cross contaminating.

[@StephniaBarber]

Why not use paper towels instead of the same cloth to clean every toilet/urinal? Also, why not red towels rather than yellow? We service a facility that's color coded so red for restrooms (biohazardous) blue for non-production and yellow for production areas. Just curious why microfiber cloths rather than paper towels and/or color coded? I don't think it's sanitary to use the same cloth to clean the toilet then use it to wipe down the auto flusher on the urinal BUT maybe I'm missing something?

[@OctoCleanMedia]

In our color coding system red is used for biohazard in medical facilities to clean medical equipment. That is why you will see yellow for toilets. Yellow for pee and red for biohazard is easy for us to teach and remember. How you color code is all about what works for you. In this instance, there is only one toilet and one urinal, which are maintained daily, hence why the towel wasn't swapped for another. But in a larger restroom, we completely agree that swapping towels regularly as they become soiled is a must. The yellow towel did not touch the button for the urinal which is completely separate on on the wall above. Our preference is microfiber because it picks up much more than paper towels. But it's all circumstance. A brand new account that hasn't seen a lot of maintenance - sure paper towels are probably the way to go. Thanks for your comment!

[@Ec2Folo]

Def. Not taking a toilet and urinal rag and touching everything else with it. Paper towel is the way to go.

[@JustActNormal]

I do not use rags in bathrooms at all I used to and then I realized how gross it is and how you're just basically spreading someone's pubic hair all over the place

[@kylesalmon31]

Question, why not just spray the sink before the toilet so that also has more dwell time? I’m sure you have a good reason, I was just curious. Thanks.

[@OctoCleanMedia]

Great question! Dwell time can vary depending on the surface. Toilets, being more contaminated, generally require a longer dwell time than sinks or touch points. However, your suggestion to spray sinks with disinfectant at the same time as toilets is a good idea, as it allows for an extended dwell time for both.

[@kylesalmon31]

@@OctoCleanMedia I think it can give a little more time for the mist from your trigger sprayer to settle down too so you hopefully won’t breath much in.

[@grimendancehall]

So you take out the dirty garbage with your clean hands and then put on gloves before putting the clean liner in? Seems backwards? I recently found this channel and i'm very impressed with the perceived professionalism But little things like that speak volumes. Especially in a video about efficiency that can be reshot edited Or annotated to correct.

[@jamiefairlie4837]

i know america may be different from everwhere else but in the uk our colour codes are red yellow blue green and a wax cloth ie called a shammy red is for toilets and urinals blue is for general cleaning yellow is for sinks taps green i presume its for mirrors or stainless steel and your shammy or wax cloth is for mirrors thats our colour codes in cleaning i dont see you use red cloth for cleaning toilets only a yellow in which shouldnt be used red is for danger and that should be toilets lol

[@OctoCleanMedia]

In our color coding system, red is used for biohazard or medical cleaning. It works for us, but everyone should do what works for them. Thanks for sharing how you do things!