This document discusses different types of cleaning equipment used in hotel housekeeping. It classifies equipment as manual, electrical, or mechanical and identifies common tools in each category such as brushes, brooms, mops, vacuums, and floor machines. The document describes the purpose and use of various equipment like box sweepers, scrubbing machines, and high-pressure washers. It highlights advantages of using specialized cleaning equipment and factors to consider when selecting tools.

1. CLEANING EQUIPMENT
Presented by: PARTH DEVEN MASTER
Presented to: PROF. NEELAM YADAV

2. OUTLINES
Classification of
cleaning equipment
Identifications of
equipment
Description of
equipment
Their Applications
Advantages &
selection
Exercise

3. CLASSIFICATION
Manual
• Brushes
• Brooms and dustpans
• Mops
• Cloths
• Dustbins/ recycle bins
• Janitor’s trolly
Electrical
• Box sweeper
• Vacuum cleaner
• Polishing machine
• Scrubbing machine
• Vapor cleaning machine
Mechanical
• Floor maintenance machines
• High pressure washers
• Scarifying machines
Chemical or cleaning agents
• Water
• Vinegar
• Detergent
• Dishwasher liquids
• Stain remover liquid
• Cleaners

4. MANUAL

5. BRUSHES

6. 1) Hard brush 2) soft brush 3) scrubbing brush
 Hard bristles
 Removing heavy soil
and litter
 Used for rough surface
 soft bristles
 Removing loose soil
and light dirt
 Used for smooth
surface
 Sharpening or grit
bristles.
 Removing hard stains
 Used for hard surface
TYPES OF BRUSHES

7. BROOMS AND DUSTPANS
 It consist long bristles gathered and inserted into a
handle(broomstick).
 Bristles may be made of grass, corn or coconut
fibers.
 It can be used for removing soil, cleaning walls and
ceiling, removing stains.
 Brooms are soft, hard and wall/ceiling depending
on their use and bristles.
 Dustpan are used to collect and garbage from the
floor after sweeping.

8. MOPS
They are generally made of flat cotton strings or heavy-
duty sponges fixed on metal frames.
DRY MOPS: consist of head made of twisted cotton
yarn or synthetic yarns or synthetic fibers & attached to
a long handle
WET MOPS: Consist of long, coarser yarn meant for
cleaning light soiled floors with a bucket, water &
detergent.
SQUEEGEES: Meant to remove excess water from the
floors. Smaller ones are meant to remove excess water
from windows while cleaning windows.

9. CLOTHS
 Cleaning Cloths
• Duster, Swabs, Floor Cloths,
Scrim, Glass Cloths, Rags,
Polishing Cloths, Wet Cloths,
Chamois Leather
 Protective
• Dust Sheets, Druggets,
Bucket Cloths

10. DUSTBIN/RECYCLE
BINS

11. JANITOR TROLLEY
• It is a trolley that stores cleaning supplies
such as detergents, spray bottles, dustbin,
mop, dusting cloths all in compact manner.
• It can be moved easily and fulfills the
challenge of modern-day housekeeping in
hotels.
• Also called room attendant’s trolley

12. ELECTRICAL

13. BOX SWEEPER
 It is electric sweeper that
consists of a friction brush.
 The brush often is fit to revolve
vertically or horizontally, when
the equipment moves on the
surface.
 It can clean floors as well as
carpets.
 The wider the better is the box
sweeper brush.

14. VACUUM CLEANER
 It is again a majorly used
equipment in hotel
housekeeping.
 It comes with a suction motor fit
in a case, a hose, and various
attachment for delicate as well
as tough cleaning requirements.

15. POLISHING MACHINE
They are used to add a shine to
the floors of most frequented
areas of the hotel.

16. SCRUBBING MACHINE

17. VAPOR CLEANING MACHINE
 They are used where the chemical odors are not desired.
 They are equipped for continuous operation.
 They heat up quickly and work with low amount of moisture.
 They kill the beg bugs and their eggs, the yielding a completely clean environment.

18. MECHANICAL

19. FLOOR MAINTENANCE
MACHINES
SCRUBBER POLISHER:
meant for scrubbing and polishing
of floors.
CARPET SHAMPOO
MACHINES: meant for the deep
cleaning of the carpets that are
heavily spoiled.

20. HIGH-PRESSURE WASHER
 It is designed to remove
soilage by subjecting the
surface to water, steam &/or
sand under pressure. Water
under high pressure
physically dislodges the dust.
 The process can be assisted
using hot water, steam or
sand.

21. SCARIFYING MACHINES

22. CHEMICAL OR CLEANING AGENTS

23. TYPES OF CLEANING AGENTS  Apart from water and
regular detergents, the
housekeeping staff also
uses cleaning chemicals,
which are often available
in the form of liquids,
blocks, and powders.
 They clean, descale, and
disinfect the bathroom
walls, bathtubs,
bathroom flooring, sinks,
and showers.
 Used in removing stains
and restoring the look
back.

24. ADVANTAGES
Equally effective for general as well as tougher cleaning tasks.
High cleaning capability.
Reduce work fatigue and increase productivity.
Save the time of hotel housekeeping staff.
High maneuverability. They can reach any corner or height of
the room, which is otherwise difficult to reach.
Eco-friendly, widely available, and easy to operate.
They give protection from injuries occurring while cleaning
when they are handled by using proper instructions.

25. SELECTION
Suitability and durability
Budget with work performance
Safety factors with warranty
Ease of operation and easy
maintenance
Save time and labour with less noise

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