What does THE best cleaning cart available in Quebec, Canada, look like? This question can't be answered straightforwardly, as it must be evaluated based on the work to be performed and the details of your work route. We'll therefore attempt to guide you based on what we consider to be the most important points. Note that we've attempted to show a good sample of the carts available in Canada, but we recognize that there are many other variations.
Designed to CLEAN
First, the cleaning cart must be designed to allow you to clean efficiently. The carts we see on the left of this image certainly fulfill a need, but not the need to clean. A good cleaning cart should avoid these features:
What is not appropriate
- Metal carts are not suitable if you need to clean with liquid. In addition, this type of cart can be very heavy for the user.
- The wooden cart, even if it can be made according to your preferences, the surfaces are not washable. The weight is important in addition to the danger of the wood chipping and potentially injuring the employee.
- If the cart encourages clutter, for example, pockets around the trash can, it can be assumed that the employee will not empty the pockets at the end of every shift to clean them.
- Using garbage carts for cleaning assumes the employee will use spray bottles rather than the pre-soaking (or pre-impregnation) method.
- The employee who uses the spray bottle encourages the use of the same laundry for a good part of the day... Do you see much space to store a lot of spare laundry on these trolleys?
- In the coming years, we can predict that garbage bins will be modified to carry various recycling and garbage materials. And that's a good thing. They will return to their true functions, that is, to collect garbage and recovery! Besides, on this side, there is still a long way to go to find efficient trolleys for housekeeping... in my humble opinion..!
So, at this point, it is better to choose a cart designed for cleaning
A trolley designed for HYGIENE and SANITATION
- Having smooth, easily washable surfaces means favoring surfaces that don't encourage the accumulation of dirt. I'll spare you the many photos of boilers and wringers clogged with accumulated dirt on social media.
- The employee must carry several sanitary supplies in addition to their accessories and laundry products. So the cart must be designed to contain enough space to accommodate everything. without it becoming cluttered. This is really important. To this end, check out our article on What should be in your housekeeping cart?.
- The top of the cart should be used to install 1 to 2 buckets, in which you can put disinfectant in one and a light degreaser in the other.
- If you use the pre-soaking or pre-impregnation method, plan on having enough laundry for several hours. With this method, you don't need to carry laundry detergent containers since your laundry will already be soaked in the cleaning liquid.
- Personally, I prefer washing floors with a flat wash system rather than a "spaghetti mop"! It's simple, with the mop and a single bucket, you spread the dirt back onto the floor, it is totally ineffective.
- So I suggest to you that a good system of flat wash be attached to your maintenance cart.
A trolley that meets YOUR NEEDS
Several manufacturers now offer carts that are fully modular to meet your needs. Therefore, it is best to study each employee's needs before purchasing a cart. For our part, we will be happy to help you choose this equipmentThere is no perfect answer, we choose the right cart according to the employee's work route.
The housekeeping cart is the most important piece of equipment for a housekeeper, just as a desk and pencil are the basic tools for a manager.
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