Cleaning and Maintenance Forbo

Forbo Cleaning and Maintenance Method for Entrance Flooring Systems

Entrance Flooring Systems will, by their very nature and location, be one of the most "abused" of all floor coverings within a building. Thorough and regular cleaning is essential to ensure optimum performance and to extend the lifespan of the products. The optimal frequency of cleaning is determined by the traffic volume and the level of soiling.

Coral Entrance Mats

Daily cleaning

It is essential to remove dry soiling at least once a day. The most effective method is to use vacuum cleaners that incorporate a mechanically driven rotating brush or suction-only machines with a rotating brush attachment. Vacuum slowly and in all directions across the matting, to get the full effect of the combined suction and brushing.

Regular cleaning

• Spot cleaning: Gently clear away the spillage from the surface with a blunt scraper. Treat what is left of the spillage with a proprietary carpet spot cleaner (for polyamide pile floorcoverings) and rinse with clean water. Allow to dry. High traffic areas need additional attention, to remove concentrated surface soiling and reduce the appearance of “traffic lanes”.

• Dry extraction: this method uses a moist compound that is impregnated with water, detergent and safe-to-use solvents.

• Cylindrical brush extraction: this method also uses machines with counter-rotating brushes, but this time a proprietary carpet cleaning solution is brushed into the pile and the dirty water returned straight to the machine. When it is a loose lay matting, whipping it regularly is important.

Scheduled maintenance

• At intervals, the matting should be treated with a deeper cleaning process called “spray extraction”. This removes soiling from the base of the pile and restores the surface texture to optimise its “clean-off” performance. Factors like the type and amount of traffic, as well as the effectiveness of “Daily cleaning” and “Regular cleaning” will govern how often this deep cleaning is needed.

This process can be carried out using either a spray extraction machine or a 3-in-1 spray and brush machine. When wet cleaning is not possible a powder cleaning is the best solution.

When it is a loose lay matting, you should spray the matt now and then with a waterhose and if necessary brush it clean.

Nuway Entrance Systems

Cleaning after installation

Vacuum clean the floor using an upright vacuum cleaner with a powered brush.

Regular cleaning

• Vacuum clean the floor using an upright vacuum cleaner with a powered brush

• Remove stains or spills locally, using clean warm water

• Dry extraction: this method uses a moist compound that is impregnated with water, detergents and safe-to-use solvents

Occasional maintenance

When required, flush and brush away dirt as follows:

• Remove the matting from the matwell
• Use plenty of clean water to clean the matting
• Use a hose, or a spray-extraction machine
• Use a hard brush to remove stubborn dirt
• Clean the matwell and reposition the mat

If the matting is extremely soiled, use a hot water extraction machine at a temperature not exceeding 50 C.

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