Teach someone to use a 175

[Mikey P]

My church has a multi-surface use room with a sport court sorta set up with a welded seam sheet vinyl product.

The head of cleaning ministry asked me to show him how to keep up on the scuff marks himself
The Oreck Orbitor I have him just isn't cutting it.

He's fit but he's in his 70's...

Should be fun..


Got any tips?

 

[Jim Pemberton]

My church has a multi-surface use room with a sport court sorta set up with a welded seam sheet vinyl product.

The head of cleaning ministry asked me to show him how to keep up on the scuff marks himself
The Oreck Orbitor I have him just isn't cutting it.

He's fit but he's in his 70's...

Should be fun..


Got any tips?

I would think by now that running a 175 is second nature to you. Just show him how to balance it so that he can run it with on hand.... not that it is recommended to do it that way, just to prove the point that he doesn't need to fight it.

Once he gets the hang of it, it is less work than pushing a carpet wand for sure. That won't be a problem for a fit 70 year old as long as he doesn't have to lift or carry it.

"Back in the day" when I traveled the northeast and midwest showing truck mounts to guys, the hardest people to convert where shampoo guys, especially Chemstractor guys. Here I was with a heavy, stainless steel (unglided of course) carpet wand trying to show these scrubber guys "how easy" it was to clean with a truck mount.

It took cleaning restaurant carpet after closing hours to convince them.

 

[Cleanworks]

Starting on a vinyl floor with a little neutral detergent should be pretty easy. Takes about 5 minutes to get the hang of it, then it's just practice from there. We used to start guys on carpet with a shampoo brush. The office had holes in the wall to prove it.

 

[they live]

Lift the handle to go right.
Push down to go left.

Its pretty simple.

Wear gum bottom shoes to kick out the black marks between spray buffing to restore the shine.

We use to spray buff hallways weekly.
Gym floor monthly.
Work going forward to keep cord out of the way.