CRB for scrubbing wood floors

[Kellie Hiler]

Is the CRB as good at scrubbing wood and laminate floors as a 175 would be?

 

[Mikey P]

No

The flat, dispersed weight of a 175 over a white or red pad can't be beat on wood or vinyl imo.

 

[GreenTechAgain]

A 175 and pad will do a much better job.

Also, depending on your water hardness you may want to use distilled water for your final rinse.

You don't want to seal over water spots.

 

[Mikey P]

We use soft water and a hard floor wand with temp and pressure both as low as they go to rinse the goo the pad broke loose

 

[Kellie Hiler]

Thank you. I am thinking about adding this service to our Arsenal.
I have not taken the hard surface classes yet but I plan to as soon as they come to town.

 

[D Rice]

I think a CRB would do a better job of dry cleaning factory finished wood floors that trap soil between the boards. The brushes would reach down and loosen soil if you run it parallel to flooring and then vacuum up dry soil.

 

[Kellie Hiler]

So it would be beneficial to use both tools in conjunction with each other.....

 

[Mikey P]

The brushes would reach down and loosen soil if you run it parallel to flooring and then vacuum up dry soil.

No reason you couldn't use both machines. I've cleaned real nasty gooey restaurant wood floors with both.


175 wins hands down...


Weight is king.


Just like on Commercial Glue Down carpet, the CRB fails due to lack of weight.

 

[Old Coastie]

I think a CRB would do a better job of dry cleaning factory finished wood floors that trap soil between the boards. The brushes would reach down and loosen soil if you run it parallel to flooring and then vacuum up dry soil.

Precisely. With a decent neutral cleaner, weight isn't an issue. Using Senor Rolley (the DP420 Hydrowasher), we scrub and recover without any saturation. The slops resemble dark gray paint.

A followup microfiber mop finishes it off.

When I use the good old 175, it is harder to get the dips and avoid snagging splinters. Not knocking it, but not my first choice.