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Your guide to cleaning and maintenance services for Industrial and Commercial facilities.
Three Ways to Clean Without Water
In some manufacturing plants, water wreaks havoc.
It fries wires.
It wrecks product.
It feeds pathogens.
The list goes on. But removing water from your factory environment can provide many challenges, one of them being cleaning, especially if you are unable to dismantle your equipment and take it outside.
Some places in a factory that cannot have water include dry powder and cereal plants, MCC electrical rooms, plants that has sensitive electronic equipment, when there is a short cleaning window therefore no time for drying out and most importantly anywhere where there is a pathogen issue that thrives on moisture.
Here are three types of waterless cleaning:
Dry Vacuum and Wipe with Microfibre
Dry Vacuuming is best for cleaning up powder or dust that is can be easily moved (not baked-on, for example).
Dry Ice Blasting
Dry Ice Blasting uses zero water or chemicals and leaves no secondary waste by blasting rice-sized pellets of frozen carbon dioxide at a surface.
Chemical Fogging
If you only require surface sanitation, fog an ultra-low volume mist of sanitising chemical. This is not for cleaning dirt off, it is simply for killing bacteria on an already clean surface.
Which type of waterless cleaning is right for you?
Not quite sure which type of cleaning will be best for you? Here are a few extra points to help you decide.
| Heavy build ups | Outside of manual scraping and wiping, Dry Ice Blasting is your only waterless cleaning method that will really work. |
| Remove dust or powder from large areas | A Dry Vacuum and Wipe is ideal for areas like factory walls or ceilings. |
| Clean electrical equipment | Dry Ice Blasting is perfect. It is non-conductive and gentle on sensitive componentry, such as electrical cabinets or switchboards. |
| Post construction clean-up | This is a Dry Wipe to remove the thin layer of construction dust, such as concrete or sawdust. It can also be followed by a wet mop. |
