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Mop Buckets Utility Pails Buyers Guide
Mop Buckets & Utility Pails
Mop buckets and utility pails are an essential part of any cleaning operation. Mop buckets and utility pails make floor maintenance easier and less messy by holding the dirty water, which prevents the dirty water from being used over and over on a clean floor. There are several different manufacturers that offer mop buckets and utility pails, with the main provider being Rubbermaid. Rubbermaid offers Wavebreak technology, which has a revolutionary bucket shape with molded in patent-pending wave brakes to reduce splashing by up to 40% for a safer, easier, and more efficient mopping experience. Rubbermaid mop buckets can be purchased with an optional dirty water bucket which separates dirty water from clean water and preserves the quality and cleaning power of the cleaning solution. This dirty water bucket produces cleaner, less slippery floors. Polar Ware, San Jamar/Katchall, and Update International also offer mop buckets and utility pails through KaTom Restaurant Supply.
Types of Mop Buckets & Utility Pails
Mop buckets have wringers that allow you to wring the water from the mop head into a bucket, which holds water without allowing it to splash up onto a clean floor. Mop buckets can be purchased in separate pieces or as kits, which provide the whole bucket and any accessories. The Trolley version is a kit which includes two dirty water buckets, a maid caddy, and a high efficiency wringer as well as the mop bucket itself.
Utility pails are a more simple variety of the mop bucket. Pails simply hold the water and product that you use for mopping and allow you to stick the mop into the water when necessary.
Sizes of Mop Buckets & Utility Pails
Commercial mop buckets and utility pails are available in five different sizes. Pails can be purchased with capacities of 6 or 10 quarts, which mop buckets can be purchased with larger capacities. 26 quart mop buckets can accommodate up to 32 oz mops and are great for small to medium sized businesses. 35 quart mop buckets are great for slightly larger sized businesses, while the 44 quart mop buckets are perfect for large, high volume businesses with high capacity mopping needs.
Mop Bucket Wringer Types
Mop bucket wringers can be purchased in either side press or down press varieties. Side press wringers are located on the side of the mop bucket and can be used with a dirty water bucket, however they do tend allow splashing into the bucket on occasion.
Down press wringers are located in the center of the wringer and press directly down. These units are great for use with dirty water buckets because they eliminate the risk of dirty water splashing into the clean water.
