Write into the comparison
Machine type, cleaning path, tank volumes, brush or pad size, squeegee, onboard charger when the unit is battery powered, and the control interface the operator will use. Ask each factory to name the exact proposed model.
Independent sourcing partner
Walk Behind Floor Scrubber
A walk behind floor scrubber brief starts with the floor, the cleaning path, and the power the building can actually feed. Walk Behind Floor Scrubber Sourcing collects that configuration, the quantity, and the US destination so factory quotations can be read on one basis.
- Machine type: walk-behind scrubber, with brush or pad driver called out
- Cleaning path in inches, plus squeegee width if it differs
- Solution and recovery tank volume in gallons, or liters with the unit written
- Input voltage, battery or cord, and the runtime the shift needs
What the opening quotation has to split
Headline model names hide the delivered scope. The ledger below is a buyer worksheet, not a statement that any factory has already included these lines.
Keep out until it is written
Pads, chemicals, freight, duties, commissioning labor, spare brushes, and on-site training stay out of the equipment price until the quotation lists them. A missing line is an exclusion, not a silent inclusion.
Still open on most briefs
Doorway width, ramp angle, floor coating, noise limit in dBA at a stated distance, ambient temperature, and whether a ride-on alternative was rejected. Those items change the utilities requirement and the service access around the machine.
Application rows that change the RFQ
Use one row as the starting condition. Mixed floors inside one order need a second row, not a blended average.
| Site condition | Floor and soil | Path and power to ask | File to request |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail backroom | Sealed concrete, pallet debris | Narrow path, cord or battery, low noise near the sales floor | Path drawing and noise test condition |
| Warehouse aisle | Hardener, tire marks | Path versus rack spacing, runtime in hours per charge | Turning envelope and charger input |
| Food plant corridor | Wet process soil, drains | Tank gallons, squeegee, chemical limits | Materials list and IP question for the exact model |
| Hospital wing | Sheet vinyl, quiet hours | Pad pressure, noise, solution dosing | Current datasheet tied to the proposed serial family |
Related reading sits on the automatic floor scrubber application page, the industrial floor scrubber quote review, and the ride on floor scrubber trade-off. The procurement brief lists the evidence columns in one checklist.
Keep the worksheet numeric. A 26 in cleaning path is not a 28 in path. A 15 gallon solution tank is not a 17 gallon recovery tank. Input voltage might be 120 V, 60 Hz, single phase for a charger, or 24 V on the machine itself. Rated power and runtime belong with the duty cycle and the floor the test used. Throughput in square feet per hour needs travel speed and overlap. Noise level needs distance. Working envelope needs doorway width plus service access. Delivered cost adds the Incoterm. A factory acceptance test and any specification deviation stay as open lines until the proposed supplier names the model.
Compatibility questions before a model is named
Which input voltage should the brief carry?
Write the building supply as volts, hertz, and phase, and say whether the scrubber itself is 24 V or 36 V battery, or a corded machine. A public product-family page can show the shape of those fields. It does not set the rating of the machine a factory later proposes. Compatibility stays open until that supplier binds the figure to the exact model.
Does cleaning path equal squeegee width?
Not as a rule. Ask for both dimensions in inches or millimeters, and for the brush or pad diameter that produces the path. If the squeegee is wider than the scrub deck, the doorway and aisle checks use the larger number plus service clearance.
How should tank capacity be compared?
Ask for solution tank and recovery tank separately, with the unit. A 15 gallon solution tank and a 17 gallon recovery tank are not interchangeable lines. Dump height and drain hose location belong in the same answer because they affect the working envelope at the janitor closet.
What noise figure is usable?
A buyer limit such as 70 dBA works as a screening target when the distance, mode, and floor are stated. Request the test basis with the proposed model. Do not treat a catalog headline as the installed noise level.
Compare proposed quotation scope
Line the offers up on the same machine type, the same cleaning path, the same quantity, the same currency, the same Incoterm, and the same US destination. Freight, pads, commissioning, and a spare parts list either appear in every column or stay marked as excluded. Price and lead time are confirmed after the factories answer. They are not posted here.
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