{"id":3769,"date":"2019-09-20T10:12:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T10:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweeper.frostedpixel.com\/?p=3769"},"modified":"2020-05-21T08:36:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T08:36:33","slug":"a-word-with-luigi-geddes-cleaner-in-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweeper.frostedpixel.com\/a-word-with-luigi-geddes-cleaner-in-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"A Word With Luigi Geddes; Cleaner In Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Luigi is the cleaner at one of Sydney\u2019s leading independent supermarkets. They have an ASC Eureka E 51 floor scrubber<\/a> which they purchased 7 years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ASC Eureka E 51<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Luigi is responsible for maintaining hundreds of square meters of vinyl, tiled and concrete flooring. As a senior staff member, he takes pride in his work\u2014and wants others to do the same. He is professional in his approach but admits he is sometimes personally offended by a dirty floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While very happy with the machine, Luigi was increasingly agitated by the machines lack of water pick up. He booked an appointment with the local ASC representative to call in and show him how he could improve the drying action of his floor scrubber<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was found that Luigi was ordering an aftermarket gum rubber from a local supplier but was not satisfied with its performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the meeting, it was discovered that some companies sell gum rubber squeegees that have been dyed red to look like Linatex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luigi was advised that the colour while similar-looking has no effect on cleaning, and economy rubber squeegees do not have the same properties as Linatex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We came up with the idea to test the two squeegee materials under the same circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luigi inspects the squeegees before each shift, adjusts them for optimal angle and down pressure, and removes them for cleaning when the shift ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his note pad, he notes the date on which he installs a new squeegee, when he reverses it to make use of another edge, and how many hours each squeegee is used. He was surprisingly well versed to accurately test the performance of a different squeegee material on his floor as somewhat of an expert in this field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testing parameters were as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n