not all squeegee blades for floors are alike. Before you set out to buy your squeegee, you’ll want to know more about the squeegee blade material and the type of flooring you’ll be cleaning (is it smooth, rough, indoors, outdoors), and what type of debris will need to be cleaned off the floor. The same squeegee that can easily clean water may not be the right squeegee for heavily soiled or oily floors.
Plus, if you have the wrong squeegee, the job will not be done correctly—costing more time and money overall.
Therefore, it is important to maintain the best squeegee blade on your commercial floor scrubber.
Scrubber Assembly System
The assembly system on the scrubber uses a parabolic design, which is a two-dimensional mirrored symmetric design. when a scrubber makes a sharper turn, the squeegee can pick up more water than a straight squeegee blade. This means that the squeegee can be a little narrower but just as effective as a straight squeegee.
Squeegee Pitch and Adjustment
Adjusting the pitch of the squeegee is common and easy to do with a crescent wrench, and it can make all the difference in the performance of the squeegee.
Adjusting the pitch means your squeegee double blade is at a consistent angle all the way around. This ensures that there are no air leaks, which can occur when the squeegee is uneven and not touching the floor evenly. When this happens the performance of the recovery—the suction process—is interrupted and floors are left with water on them.
Squeegee Blade Replacement
Before each use of your commercial scrubber check to make sure the squeegee blade is not worn down.
If the edges start to curve, simply flip the squeegee to a new edge.
when the squeegee Warping or tears, we need to be replaced right away.
however the rear blade wears about twice as fast as the front blade, and we need attention more often.
Improving Squeegee Performance
- Choose the appropriate squeegee blade types for the type of flooring
- Make sure the correct blade is installed into the housing properly—avoid ripples
- Check the pitch: make sure the squeegee is adjusted properly along the floor
- After each use make sure to wipe down the squeegee
- Word of warning: avoid putting any chemicals or cleaners on the squeegee to try and clean it because that will get on the flooring during the next use.
