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Print ArticleA report titled "Cleaning Effectiveness of the Spray-and-Squeegee Touchless Cleaning Systems Versus Conventional Mopping," has been released and is now available for download. The study was conducted by Advanced Testing Laboratory, an independent laboratory based in Cincinnati, OH, to test the effectiveness of spray-and-squeegee touchless cleaning technology against string and flat mops.
The entire report can be downloaded at http://www.hydro-ics.com/report.asp
The results of the study found that spray-and-squeegee touchless cleaning technology showed dramatically cleaner tile and grout surfaces in restrooms when compared to cleaning those surfaces with string or flat mops.
Specific key results show that using spray-and-squeegee touchless cleaning technology:
- Reduced the amount of microbial residue on tile by 99.9% (compared to 81% when using a string mop and 82.2% when using a flat mop)
- Reduced the amount of microbial residue on grout by 98.1% (compared to 43.1% when using a string mop and 56.8% when using a flat mop)
- Reduced the amount of simulated-urine residue on tile by 97.4% (compared to 53.1% when using a string mop and 57.4% when using a flat mop)
- Reduced the amount of simulated-urine residue on grout by 98.3% (compared to 38.5% when using a string mop and 21.6% when using a flat mop)
In other words, the string mop left 36 times more microbial bacteria on the grout surface, while the flat mop left 40 times more simulated-urine residue on the grout surface when both were compared to spray-and-squeegee touchless cleaning technology.
"The benefits of time-savings and the reduction in physical stress when using spray-and-squeegee technology such as our ICS 8900 Mobile Cleaning Unit are plain to see and document," said Bradley Drury, Product Manager at Hydro Systems. "Now, with the results of this study, there can be no question that cleaning your restroom facilities with an ICS 8900 unit will result in a much, much cleaner and more sanitary facility when compared with traditional mop-and-bucket cleaning methods."
The testing took place in a restroom on a typical tile floor where specific sections were marked off for use by the spray-and-squeegee touchless cleaning unit, a cotton-string mop and a polyester microfiber flat mop. Equal amounts of microbial bacteria and a chemical solution representing human urine were applied to each area before each cleaning tool and process was applied to the designated area. Freshly opened, never-used mop heads were used for each trial and an ICS 8900 unit from Hydro Systems was used as the spray-and-squeegee touchless cleaning technology.
