Rotowash?

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Bob Russell — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:30:00 GMT

The rotowash has met with universal approval! Far better than the previous machines!

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Julie Innes — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 19:16:24 GMT

We had a rotowash at my old practice and the nurses hated it, and the floors never looked really clean, so I held off getting one. Tried a steam cleaner which lasted 5 mins in the hands of my "fell off in my hands, guv" receptionist! So now we mop, and once a week I am mean and get the nurses to scrub the floor with a large brush and trigene, saves them going to the gym....

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Rob Loxley — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:08:00 GMT

[quote user="Evelyn Barbour-Hill"]Who wants a shiny floor? Clients wittering about how slippy it is (even though it's not) and how much their dogs hate it, quite often dogs really do hate it.[/quote]

There are levels of slipperiness. However a sealed/polished lino floor is easier to keep clean and quicker to dry IME

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Bob Russell — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:49:05 GMT

Everyone is waiting for the new Rotowash with baited breath. Promised it will arrive before 3pm!

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Niall Taylor — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:36:01 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]Anyone else using an old fashioned mop and Trigene (or whatever they call it now?)[/quote]

The rotowash puts clean water onto the floor, scrubs the floor with brushes and the puts the dirty water in a separate recepticle. A mop just moves the muck about!

Niall

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:22:02 GMT

Who wants a shiny floor? Clients wittering about how slippy it is (even though it's not) and how much their dogs hate it, quite often dogs really do hate it.

I'm past the age where I worry about doing my make-up.

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Martin Atkinson — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:56:41 GMT

[quote user="robloxley"]We also have a big circular floor scrubber/polisher which is the bees-knees for getting the floor looking like new,[/quote] We also have one of these but it is a bitch to control and does cause some collateral damage in the hands of the inexperienced so rarely gets used unless its a very quiet day and the nurses are fed up with me for nagging at them to find something to do. And yes, the floors come up so shiny you could do your make-up in the reflection - the polish in the floor cleaner helps that, but as said there is a still a dull shine even with just the Rotowash.

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 01:55:37 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

Anyone else using an old fashioned mop and Trigene (or whatever they call it now?)

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Mop and bleach for the daily clean or hurried emergency clean-up. Bleach is an excellent disinfectant for many purposes. There is absolutely no need to use expensive stuff on floors.

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Rob Loxley — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:00:10 GMT

We have a Rotowash - bought secondhand on ebay for half of not a lot and works great. We, however, have lots of corners and awkward bits to get round which it struggles with, so mostly we're mopping during the day. We also have a big circular floor scrubber/polisher which is the bees-knees for getting the floor looking like new, but likewise isn't so good at corners and awkward areas...

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Jenny Smith — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:02:44 GMT

I use a steam cleaner at home, never thought about one in work... our daytime practice uses a rotawash and then mop the floors afterwards. I'm not sure if it's just the type of floor, but even straight after a wash they still look grubby.

I remember an old boss (when I was a receptionist) having us scrubbing floor corners and skirtings with a brush and some trigene. They were sparkling :)

Jenny

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Glenn Hodgson — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:14:37 GMT

we just got a rotowash. floors look MUCH better. we rotowash SID and put safe4 in a napsack sprayer and spray twice a day. the napsack spray saves lots of mopping time helpimg cover cost of machine. we only use wTer in rotowash.

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Gillian Mostyn — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:10:42 GMT

You think mops are fine until you see the floor when it is actually clean!

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Sammy82 — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:09:38 GMT

Yes, we do. I don't know how much better the Rotowash cleans compared to a manual mop, but I was very impressed by how much dirt a steam cleaner got off the floor. I always get the feeling mops just spread the dirt more evenly.

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Michael Woodhouse — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:55:11 GMT

Anyone else using an old fashioned mop and Trigene (or whatever they call it now?)

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:34:04 GMT

[quote user="chris jones"]do you add detergent to the water resevoir or just use plain water.[/quote]

I like Flash.

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Niall Taylor — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:26:46 GMT

[quote user="Bob Russell"]

The Truvox Multiwash and similar Minuteman look very similar to the Rotowash - do not be fooled, they are junk! We are on our third one in ten years. Just ordered a Rotowash!

Serves me right for being a tight ar*e![/quote]

Thanks for the heads up. We've just ordered our second Rotowash - the first one packed up after 16 years...

Now, where's that smug grin emoticon? It's not often I get to use is after all!

Cheers,

Niall

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Bob Russell — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:57:21 GMT

The Truvox Multiwash and similar Minuteman look very similar to the Rotowash - do not be fooled, they are junk! We are on our third one in ten years. Just ordered a Rotowash!

Serves me right for being a tight ar*e!

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Martin Atkinson — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:56:50 GMT

[quote user="chris jones"]do you add detergent to the water resevoir or just use plain water.[/quote] We were told that we could just use plain water but considering some the things that end up on a vet's surgery floor we actually use a commercial clean and buff product that leaves a dull shine as well (we get it from Bunzl, we couldn't find anything suitable with NVS or local hardwear/DIY stores). One of the nurses has a touch of OCD over cleaning and goes mental with bleach with the slightest urine spill then started putting it in the Rotowash this did not improve its performance and may have contributed to its final demise!

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Anonymous — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:48:42 GMT

do you add detergent to the water resevoir or just use plain water. apparaently we have been told that plain water is best but I have heard of other practices adding detergent. Just seems a bit odd to clean a floor with water only, would like a bit of soapy stuff. if you use any, what do you use and what concentration??

agree that it is heavy but can be moved about reasonably easily. does appear pretty bombproof. we have a standard rotowash.

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Martin Atkinson — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:31:46 GMT

We have used a Rotowash for the past 13 years and our old one expired this year so not a bad life-span. Despite Evelyn's reservations it is not that difficult to maintain, it doesn't have to be cleaned every day (so long as you vacuum clean the hair up first!) once a week will do and that's only a five minute job which I quite often do - tipping out the dirty water each day takes 30 seconds. As he says it doesn't get in the corners or tight coving but nothing does, you still need a bit of elbow grease. My staff have no problem moving it around - there is a technique, it certainly beats a mop and bucket, the nurses can do the entire building in 10 minutes - well the clinical areas and waiting room anyway. They just get into the daily routine. We have an M30S which is the most practical for most vet's surgeries, cost £1500 with a £300 trade for the old one so pushing £2K from scratch. Don't waste money on the maintenance contract, they are pretty robust and it will cost less overall to pay for rare call-outs when necessary. They are an easy company to deal with although it helps they are not far away from us.