Benefits of microfibre

Microfibre is a product made of polyester and polyamide between 70/30 to 80/20.
The ability of microfibre cloths and mops lasting up to 600 washes ensures that the financial benefits outweigh the disposable chux and other absorbent cloths.
Chux cloths in a roll have 90 sheets and with a roll costing $15.57, each cloth used only once is $0.17 each.

Absorbent cloths at $0.38 cents each and are frequently washed. If cloths are washed after 5 uses, each cloth is $0.08 each. They became out of shape, shrunk and have poor absorbency.

Microfibre cloths with 80/20 mix retailing for approximate $3.50 each with 600 washes will result in a lifetime cost of $0.006, fourteen times cheaper.

Microfibre cloths will retain the moisture wiped on the side used. Both chux and other absorbent cloths will have the wiped liquid pass through the surface.

The operation of microfibre is to uses minimal amounts of chemical and water. A mop bucket or cloth bucket will hold 12 litres and 4.5 litres respectively. The conventional larger bucket becomes a WHS risk as lifting 12 litres of soiled water to empty is dangerous.

The use of buckets pre-loaded with water and chemical immediately is compromised once the first dirty cloth or mop is rinsed.

The effectiveness of the string mops is short lived as when they are continuously washed, up to 10 times, they are already beginning to become ineffective. At approximately, $18.50 for a good quality mop and with the assumption of 25 washes, the value per use of a mop is $0.74 or through poor management washing longer say 50 times become $0.38.

These string mops:

• Have only the mop bucket water changed. Rarely is the mop head changed.
• Are only swapped when dirty.
• Used for multiple rooms, they are never exchanged between each room. The bucket is not emptied frequently.
• Takes time to change specifically if coinciding with normal water changes. The cleaner’s room is never close.
• The cost and space is expensive if the mop head is changed every time. And generally, is not.
• If changed every time for 30 mopped bathrooms and bedrooms, the potential water usage for bedroom and bathrooms would be 720 litres against 6 litres maximum.

Chemicals are needed for 3-4 days, with none used on the other days. Dilution rate can be lowered to 1:80.