Housekeeping Dictionary

In the housekeeping industry it's crazy the number of terms that can be given to housekeeping equipment!! Finally, I decided to make it a dictionary of household cleaning equipment with pictures. If you have any others to suggest, please let me know and I will update the article! Smiley Face Emoji

Additionally, if any vendor feels aggrieved by this article, please let me know, and I will be happy to correct any missing information. Thank you all for your cooperation in this directory.

Common noun What's that for? Nickname Example
Low speed polisher  When the floor has marks or becomes more worn, it must be scrubbed or stripped (Depending on the depth of the marks and wear)

Several sizes available

Swing

Rotary

Scraper

Scrubber

     
High speed polisher  Maintain a shine on tile floors, especially by polishing them frequently. This reduces the need for scrubbing and stripping floors.

Several sizes available

Polisher  
Wet/dry vacuum cleaner  Suction of dry or wet materials. The gallonage of the equipment will be chosen according to the work to be carried out. Shop Vac  
Upright vacuum cleaner  Vacuuming carpeted floors. Size varies between 12 and even 28 inches, to be chosen according to the surface to be maintained. Sweeper

Vacuum cleaner that you walk backwards

 
Backpack vacuum cleaner  In office buildings where the flooring is predominantly carpeted, it is advantageous to use a backpack vacuum cleaner rather than an upright one.  
Self-scrubbing machine Floor scrubber

Zomboni

Washing machine

 
Housekeeping trolley for walls, ceilings and floors The car

The cart

 

 
Mini-Auto-Scrubber Mini zomboni  
Carpet extractor Carpet washer

Carpet machine

 
Extractor fortative
Couch machine
Fan Blower  

Among the most well-known brands of this equipment are:

  • Tennant, Windsor, Advance, Nobles, Clarkes, Centor, Taski, Husky, NSS, Nacecare, Sani-Marc, Viper, MinuteMan, Proteam, Choisy, Karcher

My favorites: But know that for all household cleaning equipment, it is best to have it tried by users who will be happy to tell you their opinion.

https://centaurmachines.com/  (Rabbit 3 Low Speed Polisher)

https://b2b.sanimarc.com/       (Mini Autorecoureuse AW 211 B Comac and regular autorecoureuse Comach and Taski)

https://www.vipercleaning.fr/  VIPer self-scrubbers

https://proteam.emerson.com/en-us  Proteam Canada Vacuum Cleaners especially wet/dry vacuum cleaners

https://www.tennantco.com/fr_ca.html     For high-speed polishers and their portable and self-scrubbing extractors

https://taski.com/solutions/taski-single-discs  For high speed polishers and carpet extractors

www.safetyexpress.com for their range of carpet equipment

Choisy for their Hi-tech cleaning trolley (walls, ceilings, floors and regular maintenance)

Clarke: For their rugged, solid equipment.

This article is complemented by this one, speaking of preventive maintenance of equipment and household cleaning accessories

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