[labnetwork] cleanroom floor scrubber?

[Carroll, David]

Hi Kyle,

I use the Oreck Commercial Orbiter Hard Floor Cleaner Machine, with
cleanroom compatible pads and the floor cleaning fluid for this purpose. We
have measured particles during cleaning and settle-down periods and found
that it is pretty sensitive to the "soap" to water ratio in the cleaner,
speed of the orbiter, etc.  But with this small orbiter we got the best
results.

Dave

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> We are finding that the flooring in our cleanroom needs to be scrubbed
> occasionally, and we are currently doing this work by hand. I'm thinking of
> getting something like this floor machine
> <https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/global-industrial-153-17-floor-machine?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22800079602&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5JXFBhCrARIsAL1ckPsXZxHmRgM62UuZkxj2bFZr-rl1DazmXzpik7ph5Cde9U9DTkJrugMaAu9QEALw_wcB>
> to help make it more manageable. According to the manufacturer of the
> flooring, using such a machine with a "red pad" and specialized cleaning
> solution is one of the recommended methods. In light of this, my question
> is, is there any downside to using that machine in a cleanroom setting?
> From what I can tell, the motor is fully sealed, so I don't think there
> would be any concerns with particulate generation. I am interested to know
> about your thoughts and experiences.
>
> Thank you,
> --
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>
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