How to use a Flat Mop System effectively in a large facility, instead of String Mops

[@favoritevideos6940]

`I find the microfiber mops take a lot more pressure to push than the string mop, at least on floors that don't have a shiny surface. The large floor I mop is like a dull linoleum and using the microfiber mop on that type of surface is like fighting the floor, slower, and more energy needed. If the floor has a nice shiny surface, no problem. I don't know if that would help anyone. That's just my experience.

[@AsloAso]

Flat mops are meant for flat floors, anything with a textured surface should be mopped with a looped mop head or just a CRB machine

[@charleslennonbaker]

Not to mention there is more pressure placed on the lower back when using the mop and on the shoulders when carrying the bucket by hand. The system is better suited for an office environment, that has very little deviation per area of mopping. An education environment that has floors with multiple textures and considerable variables such as early childhood/kindergarten and art rooms that consistently have hardened debris stuck to the floors are next to impossible to remove with a flat mop. So the custodian will have to revert to other tactics to remove the debris from the floor. In every real world situation that I’ve encountered, the remedy for the flat mop’s short comings are considerably worse from a safety standpoint than anything the proponents of the flat mop system proclaim.

[@JeffBourke]

The downer is that you have to spend time laundering the used pads afterwards though.

[@TheHeadincharge]

Far easier than cleaning a string mop. The thing is that most people don’t actually clean their string mops so by comparison it seems more difficult. You can also clean the pads by simply rinsing them in the sink until all the dirt is gone and letting them air dry. You should still wash them in a machine every once in a while but it depends on use case.

[@MyHairyChin]

Micro fiber mops are no good at heavy buildup removal like a classic string mop does... infact i find micro fiber mops create build up as they get contaminated very fast and smear... imo a good quality string mop is the better option hands down..

[@MonifaRaeRae]

MyHairyChin I agree with you. These are absolutely worthless on vinyl floors.

[@mariacurielponce6329]

Use Murphy oil when you flat mop

[@TheHeadincharge]

Are you not cleaning the mop head? Once the microfiber pad is full, switch it out for a clean one. Once you’re out, go to the sink and just rinse off the dirt and ring out the pads then continue. Trying to deep clean an entire floor with only a few pads and not rinsing them is literally impossible. If done correctly, microfiber mops are actually much better at deep cleaning a floor, but you will need to rinse as I said.

[@charleslennonbaker]

@@TheHeadincharge so, the average custodian in an average square footage middle school in the USA would have to carry or in storage nearly 50-70 inserts for one area, per day? On top of that they would still need to return to the custodial closet to empty and fill the charge mop and or have two different buckets, one for restrooms the other for hard surface floors. In the case of water spills like leaks from a water fountain, how many inserts would it take to remove said water from the floor. I’ll make it easy for you let’s say it was 3gallons of water? Remember there isn’t a ringer on the charge bucket. You can answer this question by posting a video of the answer on your KZbin channel. We will be waiting.

[@charleslennonbaker]

@Jesper Lund how do you strip floors with a flat mop?

[@Gottacacheemalll]

How much does it go for?

[@everythingque4635]

Microfiber is good for smaller rooms. Large areas should be mopped with a string mop

[@shawncurrie1073]

Where do we get that bucket

[@gleith3]

It comes with the mop.

[@AsloAso]

There two people in the comments that don’t know how to read the user manual on the Rubbermaid hygen products

[@johngaspar4425]

no way to wring them - fail