Tips To Maintain Your Floor Cleaning Machine Batteries

Commercial floor cleaning machines are an incredibly important part of every janitorial and cleaning staff's set of equipment. In fact, quality floor cleaning machines are quite arguably the most important tool in the cleaning toolbox. That's because no other part of a building sees as much use and abuse as the floor. Your carpets, tile, wooden planks, and other types of flooring all see hundreds of footfalls and furnishing movings every single day. The absolute best way to prevent all that stomping, sliding, rolling, and other movements from negatively impacting the flooring permanently is to regularly care, maintain, and clean it. The use of floor cleaning machines is one key way of doing all three. 

However, just as your floors need a floor cleaning machine to be kept properly maintained, your floor cleaning machines have their own things they need, and that is quality batteries. Quality batteries that undergo routine battery maintenance will ensure that your floor cleaning machines will continue on with their operations safely and without interruptions. But what do we mean by proper battery maintenance? Continue reading to learn about some of the key battery maintenance techniques you should follow to ensure safe, effective, and long-lasting operations of your floor cleaning equipment:

Battery Maintenance Tips To Ensure Your Floor Cleaning Machines Work Well and Live Long

First off, always practice smart safety precautions and procedures whenever replacing or otherwise handling batteries and completing battery maintenance. Batteries can seem innocuous, as they don't have any sharp ends and incidences like electrocution are very rare. That said, batteries still pose a risk and it is important to be aware of them. Whenever completing battery maintenance or otherwise handling floor cleaning batteries you should keep the following safety advice in mind:

• Always wear the right protective clothing, including gloves and safety glasses when replacing batteries.
• Never, absolutely never add acid to a floor cleaning or similar battery.
• Always keep batteries away from flames, sparks, cigarettes, and any other type of incendiary device.
• If you have to open up a battery or are using a charger that requires direct access to the terminals, then be sure to always use insulated tools.
• When charging floor cleaning batteries, be sure to do so in a well-ventilated area and not somewhere that is fully enclosed, such as a closet or tiny storage room. 

Properly charging your floor cleaning machine's batteries is an incredibly important component of good battery maintenance. Other important battery maintenance charging tips include:

• Following the manufacturer's charging recommendations, which will almost always advise charging after every use and never allowing the battery to drain down past a set safe charge. If you operate your floor cleaning equipment infrequently or seasonally, then have someone check the battery voltage once a month. Any stored battery that shows a 70% charge or less should be promptly charged. 
• Always keep batteries and equipment stored in a temperate, climate-controlled area, as both extreme heat and cold can destroy a battery and cause issues with your equipment. Should your battery ever reach freezing temperatures, throw it out, as attempting to charge and use a once-frozen battery risks explosion.
• When charging, ensure that the vent caps are fully tightened and for optimum battery life, avoid ever interrupting a charge cycle.

Contact MK Battery for More Tips and Information 

Here at MK Battery, we stand behind the high-quality of our batteries, but even great batteries need care and battery maintenance. Be sure to contact our team when you're in need of some high-quality batteries for your floor cleaning machines.