Five Steps to Keeping a Respectable Restroom

It’s a funny thing about publicly accessible restroom facilities. Customers and employees will rarely mention them – except in private – unless they’re ready to be declared a disaster area. But rest assured, they matter. A lot. And yes, the state of your facilities is a direct reflection of your brand.

But that’s no reason to panic. In 2013, Miller’s Textile Services acquired Sun Chemical, a company specializing in janitorial services. We did this because it’s a natural extension of the menu of services we already supply to our customers. Keep reading for five of our best tips to maintain clean public restrooms.

Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Commercial Public Restrooms Clean

Routine maintenance of your business’s restroom facilities relies on several steps that, taken on a regularly scheduled basis, can protect your reputation while keeping your employees and customers happy. A complete program will deliver better results than relying on one product to do it all.

Follow these steps to ensure your business’s public restrooms stay clean:

#1 Deodorize Daily

Deodorize daily when surface cleaning. Adding a water-soluble deodorizer like Nilium to plain mop water allows cleaning and deodorizing with one easy step. It’s ideal for any water-safe surface, contains an effective odor neutralizer, and works effectively for 24 hours.

#2 Spray Urinals

Once mopping is complete, it’s important to spray urinals, commodes, and surrounding areas. A Bio-Enzymatic Urine Digester has a threefold purpose. It reduces bacteria formation, can be used on all hard surfaces, and eliminates odors at the source.

#3 Manage Air Care

Metered aerosol dispensers are fundamental to keeping your restroom facilities smelling fresh between cleanings. For the best effect, the fragrance should match your water-soluble deodorizer and urine digester. These dispensers must be changed every 60 days.

#4 Service Individual Fixtures

Urinal screens and toilet bowl hangers help clean and control odors while also helping to prevent foreign objects from clogging drains and causing more significant problems. These products should be replaced every 30 days.

#5 Replace Urinal Floor Guards

These products prevent staining and discoloration of floors, so don’t disregard them.

And that’s it! Cleaning your commercial restrooms isn’t a major investment in either time or money. However, effectively maintaining your public facilities can go a long way toward protecting your reputation while pre-empting the kind of talk you don’t need.

Contact Miller’s for Your Facility Services and Supplies

Miller’s stocks a complete line of sanitation, janitorial, restroom, and hygiene services, including a variety of mats and mops, to ensure your facility needs are met. Contact us, and we will work with you to create a complete janitorial service program.