How to use a cleaning cart
A cleaning trolley is useful for many cleaning tasks. Learn how to make the best use of it in daily cleaning.
What are the advantages of using a cleaning trolley?
Using a cleaning trolley in daily cleaning creates a more optimal and efficient workflow by gathering all cleaning functions and materials in one place.
How to use a cleaning trolley effectively
Pre-moisten mops and prepare microfiber cloths:
Adjust the telescopic handle to chin height. Check the Velcro on the mop holder for dirt.
Place microfiber mops of the correct size in the long bucket with the Velcro side up. Add between 2.5–3 dl of soap solution (hand-warm) per mop. Estimate about 20 m2 of floor per mop.
Red microfiber cloths for toilet rooms are folded to 1/4 size and placed in the bucket with the red handle. Add 0.5 dl hand-warm water with a few drops of sanitary cleaner. Estimate 1–2 cloths per room.
Blue microfiber cloths for fixtures, walls, tools, etc. are folded as above and placed in the bucket with the blue handle. Estimate 1–2 cloths per room.
Dry mopping/Vacuuming
For light soiling, attach a clean microfiber mop to a 60 cm Velcro holder and mop without lifting the mop off the floor. Debris can be gathered into piles and swept up with a dustpan. For heavier dirt—sand/grit/crumbs—use a vacuum cleaner.
Floor mopping
Press the holder firmly onto the impregnated mops from the long bucket. Place the mop on the floor by the trolley and lay a wet trail of about 5–8 meters ahead. Then wash back toward the trolley either in figure-eight motions or with back-and-forth movements. Remove the mop for washing and repeat the process with a new mop. Change the mop between rooms for hygiene reasons.
Cleaning fixtures
Clean sinks, tiles, toilet bowls, shelves, etc. with a red microfiber cloth and use one surface per object. Turn the cloth to a fresh surface for the next object—this avoids wringing the cloth and saves a lot of water and many unnecessary steps. Change cloths before entering the next room to prevent the spread of bacteria. Polish mirrors with a glass cloth.
For cleaning tables, chairs, lamps, kitchens, panels, switches and other fixtures outside the toilet rooms, use the blue microfiber cloths following the same procedure. Change cloths as needed; however, they should be changed when moving to a new room.
Below you can see how to prepare both a small and a large cleaning trolley.
What is dry mopping?
Dry mops are used as the quick and effective alternative to collecting, sweeping and vacuuming dust and dirt before floor washing. After dry mopping you can choose to vacuum the mop or simply store it away for vacuuming another time.
Dry mops are made of the synthetic materials polyester/acrylic, which become electrically charged when moved and attract and hold dirt in the mop by electrostatic forces. They are therefore a quick and effective alternative to vacuuming, since they are faster to get started with than a vacuum cleaner. If you use a scissor mop, you will even clean the floor more effectively.
Why use dry mopping?
Mops are available in many widths from 30–200 cm and can be used on many floor types except non-slip/rough or very sandy floors. Dry mopping is often much faster than vacuuming and sweeping; it also provides good ergonomics that protect the employee, and mops do not stir dust up into the air like brooms and vacuum cleaners do. However, it is important to point out that vacuuming is more thorough, as you can, for example, reach into corners. Vacuuming and dry mopping should therefore not be seen as replacements for each other, but as complements.
How is dry mopping used?
- Place the mop on the floor, and it is very important not to lift it from the floor again unless you change rooms
- In smaller rooms, move the mop in figure-eight motions
- For large areas, such as corridors or halls, push the mop in long straight strokes in front of you
- Start with smaller/side rooms first and leave dirt in a “deposit” outside each room. Then collect it all together at the end
- After mopping is finished, collect all dirt with a dustpan
- Mops are replaced as needed
