Brushes, Pads and Scrub Decks

The scrub deck is where a floor scrubber actually cleans. Solution softens the soil, but it is the brushes or pads, turning under the right amount of down pressure, that break it loose so the squeegee can pick it up. Choose the wrong brush, run a pad until it glazes, or set pressure too high, and the result is a floor that still looks dirty, swirl marks, faster battery drain or brush motor overload faults.

This section covers the whole deck system. You will find how brushes and pads differ and which suits each floor, how pad drivers grip pads and why pads slip or fly off, how down pressure affects cleaning, runtime and wear, and the differences between disc, cylindrical, orbital and offset deck designs. There is also a practical guide to wear limits so you know when to replace brushes and pads before cleaning quality slips, with a simple model for tracking consumable cost per 1,000 sq ft. If you need a quick recommendation for a specific floor and soil level, start with the pad selector, then read the guide that matches your machine and floor.