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Cleaning Equipment Use in Housekeeping

This document discusses various types of cleaning equipment used in housekeeping, focusing on vacuum cleaners and floor polishers. It describes different vacuum cleaner types including upright, cylindrical, back-pack, and handheld models. It also outlines common vacuum cleaner attachments like crevice tools and upholstery brushes. Finally, it provides a brief overview of floor polishers and their functions of scrubbing, stripping, and polishing hard floors.

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Cleaning Equipment Use in Housekeeping

This document discusses various types of cleaning equipment used in housekeeping, focusing on vacuum cleaners and floor polishers. It describes different vacuum cleaner types including upright, cylindrical, back-pack, and handheld models. It also outlines common vacuum cleaner attachments like crevice tools and upholstery brushes. Finally, it provides a brief overview of floor polishers and their functions of scrubbing, stripping, and polishing hard floors.

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CLEANING EQUIPMENT USE IN

HOUSEKEEPING
Carpet shampoo machine

Carpet
sweeper

Carpet blower
Walk-behind
sweeper

Carpet extractor
VACUUM CLEANER

• Is used in removing dust and small pieces of


debris from the floors, upholstery, furnishings,
walls and ceilings. It comes with different
flexible attachment such as crevice nozzle,
upholstery cleaning brush, floor cleaning
brush etc.
Common types of
vacuum cleaner
Dry vacuum Wet and dry vauum
Or hydrovacuum
OTHER TYPES OF VACUUM Handheld
Dry vacuum vacuum
CLEANER

Upright vacuum

Back-pack vacuum
Cylindrical vacuum
Dry Vacuum Cleaners- are used for removing dust and small pieces of debris from the floors,
upholstery, furnishings walls and ceilings.
Hand-held vacuum cleaners- are small, lightweight vacuum cleaners carried in the hand and
used for cleaning curtains, upholstery edges, mattresses, computers and music systems.

Back-pack vacuum cleaners- are mainly used for cleaning curtains, upholstery edges, mattresses,
computers and music systems. They clean by brushing and suction and are very easy to
handle. They can be either carried in hand or strapped to the back of the housekeeping attendants
and used for cleaning hard to reach areas like ceiling, curtain ends, etc. and they are also called as
'Piggy Back' vacuums.

Upright vacuum cleaners- are the ones more frequently seen in hotels. The main body of
the vacuum lies horizontal on the floor and is driven by a single motor. The dust-bag is outside
the machine’s main body.
VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENT
Crevice Cleaning Tool
Crevice head has narrow nozzle, with or
without small, usually unpowered, brush.
Its narrow shape and small dimensions
help reach tight spaces and crevices -
hence the name.
With its skinny shape and angled
tip, this one gets into the tight
spots: corners, along baseboards,
around radiators or vents, between
sofa cushions, and more.
Ellipse brush/ upholstery
brush or tool

Upholstery Tool
This attachment is wide and
sometimes has a lint-catching fabric
strip perfect for coaxing dust from
sofas, chairs, mattresses, and
cushions.
FLOOR POLISHER
• Used in scrubbing, stripping and polishing
hard floor surfaces
Benefits Floor Polishing

 Keeping your floors cleaner for longer

 Minimizing dirt and moisture damage

 Protecting against surface cracking


ATTACHMENTS

• BUFFING/ polishing - to make a surface


smooth and shiny by rubbing it.
• STRIPPING- to remove stiff dirt
• SCRUBBING- rubbing hard dirt

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