Inside our houses equipment and appliances needs
cleaning and maintenance to stay it on good shape and works properly. It adds
more life to the equipment with a proper maintenance and cleaning. We all knew water,
humidity, sunlight and other natural phenomenon damages electrical and
mechanical equipment but the use of modern technology electrical and mechanical
equipment can withstand variety of climatic conditions. This is true when you
see equipment that is use in an open area. For example an escalator, there are
escalators that are inside a building or underground railway systems and well
protected against the wind and weather phenomenon. But there is also escalator
that is completely running in open air, under the heat of the sun with any
weather condition. Its components are especially made for extreme usage and
weather conditions. It is necessary to check the materials use to see if they
are resistant to any kind of conditions, checking if there are reaction to some
chemicals, moisture and heat. As the escalator is situated outside, dirt, dust,
oil and other impurities needs to be clean regularly as part of its maintenance
procedures.
Escalator cleaning is a demanding job mostly carried
out by specialized companies. Several cleaning system are used as well as
variety of partially aggressive cleaning agents. When you are entering a hotel or an airport
or a shopping center an escalator is the first thing you will have to notice
when roaming around the building. It makes a good impression when you see the
escalator is well clean and taken care of, no matter how clean the other areas
are, if the escalator is not clean people may have a negative impression of the
facility.
There are lots of challenges to consider in doing
escalator cleaning. They require
specific cleaning products and machines because escalators are not flat
surfaces like floors and counter tops. The grooves or the design of the
escalator steps are a magnet for impacted dirt and are hard to remove. Only
professionals can do the cleaning with the use of specific chemicals and
cleaning agents. If the escalator is always been use like in train station the
timing of cleaning is another factor to consider, unlike for shopping malls you
can re route the passenger or the flow of people to another escalator or after
mall hours. Another factor is the cost ant the method of cleaning.
In doing escalator cleaning you must have a plan or
schedule in cleaning your equipment. Most establishment and facilities prefer
to clean and maintain their escalator during closing time. In some 24/7 establishment’s
escalator cleaning is done during slack time or during the slowest traffic
time. Regular cleaning and maintenance must be done regularly, because heavily
soiled escalators requires more work and time of cleaning.
Selecting right equipment for escalator cleaning is the
most important part of the job. Other escalator cleaning contractors suggesting
to tear down the escalator bringing it out doors and uses high pressure washer
to clean it, but it is rather costly and messy and the hours of cleaning are
very long. You may consider another solution or method like dry cleaning; it is
much safer to the escalator components and convenient also.
