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Dirty Floors BAD for Arizona Business

Dirty Floors BAD for Arizona Business

Mops may be useful in cleaning quick spills of water, but should never be used when trying to remove dirt and grime in a commercial setting. Using a mop is like trying to remove dirt with dirt. It is more effective in redistributing dirt and filth than removing it. Once a dirty mop is wrung out into a clean bucket of water your clean bucket of water is no longer clean, but contaminated by residue, grease, oil, hair, dust and who knows what else. Using a modern floor-scrubbing device will allow you circulate fresh water unto your commercial floors, while keeping the used and contaminated water in a separate container that is easily emptied and disposed of once the cleaning job is finished.

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How Steam Cleaning Came About

How Steam Cleaning Came About

Pesky stains and spots caused by oil, ink and grease spills also served as nuisance during the 1800s. Brooms and rug beating proved useless for stain and spot removal. Even vacuums, first invented by Ives W. McGaffey in 1868, later developed into the first electrical-powered vacuum (known as the “Model O”) by James Spangler in 1907 did very little to remove unwanted stains. In the 1830s, housewives discovered that scrubbing stains with lemon juice and a hot loaf of bread proved useful in treating spots caused by grease, ink and oil. Experimentation with stain removal and carpet cleaning continued well into the 1900s. Bull’s gall with water and flannel were used to scrub out heavily soiled areas of carpet, while other individuals used clay or chloroform solutions in their carpet cleaning process.

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