MOHAMMAD HASSAN

1. Types of manual and mechanical
equipment used in cleaning
Submitted by: Mohammad Hassan
Submitted to: Jaspreet Kaur

2. Types of Cleaning Equipment
• Manual Equipment:-
Manual equipment can include all types of equipment that clean
or aid in the cleaning process by directly using manoeuvre,
operation and energy of employees.
• Mechanical equipment:-
The various pieces of mechanical cleaning equipment's used in
the housekeeping department are usually powered by electricity
or gas.

3. Types of manual equipment
 Brushes.
Hard brushes
Soft brushes
Scrubbing brushes
 Brooms.
Soft-bristled broom.
Hard bristled broom.
Wall broom.
Cloth.

4. Brushes
These may be designed to remove dry or wet or ingrained dust
and dirt from the hard or soft surfaces. Three main types of
brushes are:
 Hard Brush- They are most suitable
for the removal of heavy soil and
litters from the carpets
and for cleaning of rough surface.
 Soft brush- Soft brushes may have bristles that are fairly
flexible and set close together.
These are used for removal of
loose soil and litter on hard
smooth surfaces.

5. Scrubbing brushes- These brushes should only be
used to remove stubborn heavy soiling small areas that
are difficult for scrubbing machines to access.
• Toilet brush: –
Used for cleaning of W.C.
• Bottle brush: – These are used for overflow vents
in wash basin and tubs.
• Flue Brush :– These are used for cleaning chimney.
• Feather brushes: –
These are used for light dusting.

6. Brooms
• Brooms consist of long bristles gathered together
into handles. The bristles of the brooms are made of
grass , corn or coconut fiber. Depending on the type
brooms are used for removal of dirt and dust in the
large areas.
• Cleaning equipments like Brooms are classified into
three main categories.

7. • Soft bristled brooms:-These types of brooms are
made of corn fibber or grass. This is used for smooth
floor.
• Hard / Coarse- bristled brooms:- These types of
brooms are used for hard surface especially outdoor
rough areas.
• Wall broom:-These are also called
ceiling brooms. They have a soft head
or long handle made up of canes.
These brooms are used for removal
of cob webs.

8. CLOTHES
• Various types of clothes are used by the housekeeping staff
as duster such as;
• Swabs and wipes- These are all purpose clothes made of
soft absorbent materials They are used for wet cleaning and
damp dusting of all the surface above floor level.
• Floor cloth- Floor cloths are bigger , thicker, and made
from coarser cotton material than all purpose swabs.
• Scrim This is loosely woven linen materials cleaning
equipments used for cleaning mirrors and windows.
• Glass cloths- Glass clothes are made of linen tow yarns
and do not leave behind lint. They are used for wiping
mirror, and drinking glass..

9. Types of mechanical equipment
Box sweeper.
Vacuum cleaner.
Polishing machine.
Vapor cleaning machine.

10. • 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.
Vacuum Cleaner:-It is mostly used at home, office
and hotel. It comes with a
suction motor fit in a case,
a hose, and various
attachment for delicate as
well as tough cleaning requirements.

11. • Polishing Machine: They are used to add a
shine to the floors of
most frequented areas
of the hotel.
• Scrubber: It is a floor care accessory that
comes with handheld electrically operated
scrubber. It is used
where only mopping
doesn’t suffice.