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Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Objectives:
The procedures used in cleaning the guest room.
The various cleaning equipments used in hotels.
Pest-control methods.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Cleaning Equipments:
Efficient cleaning and maintenance are dependent
upon high-quality equipment, correctly using.
Though only 5-10% of the overall cost incurred on
cleaning is accounted for by cleaning equipment and
agents, selecting the ideal equipment plays a major role
in the cleaning process.
There will often be several ways of carrying out any
particular cleaning task and different types of
equipment that can be employed for it.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Brooms
Sweeping brooms consist of long bristles gathered
together and inserted into a handle. The bristles of a
broom may be made of grass, corn or coconut fibers.
Depending on the type, brooms may be used for
removing dust or dirt in large areas.
Main categories of broom are :
Soft-bristle brooms.
Hard/coarse-bristle brooms.
Wall brooms.
Electric brooms.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Box Sweeper
These are also called carpet sweepers and are used for
sweeping up dust and litter from soft floor coverings as
well as rugs and carpets.
They are ideal for the removal of spills and for light
cleaning of small carpeted areas.
A box sweeper consists of a friction brush that resolves
when the equipment is pushed manually over the
carpet bottom to facilitate emptying after use.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Dry Mops
They are also called as dust control mops, these are
designed to remove soil and debris from floors, walls
and ceiling without raising and dissipating dust.
These mops are generally consist of a handle to which a
metal frame is attached. The mop head is either
inserted into the frame or stretched over it.
Types of Dry mops:
Mops with impregnated fringes.
Impregnated mop sweepers.
Static mops.
Disposable mops.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Wet/damp mops
These mops are used in conjunction with buckets for
the removal of dirt adhering to a surface.
The mop heads can be made of cotton, sponge or any
other fiber capable of absorbing moisture well.
Type of damp mops:
Do-all mops.
Kentucky mops.
Foss mops.
Sponge mops.
Squeegee.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Types of Cloths
Duster and cloth mittens.
Swabs and wipes.
Floor cloths.
Scrim.
Glass cloth.
Rags and polishing cloths
Wet cloths.
Chamois leather.
Dust sheets.
Druggets.
Hearth and bucket cloths.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Chamois leather:
Real chamois leather is the skin of the chamois goat
antelope, but now various cheaper imitations are
available.
These simulated chamois leathers are usually skivers,
that is, split sheepskin.
Chamois leather can be used wet for cleaning windows
and mirrors, when dry, it is used as a polishing cloth for
silver and other metals.
It is also ideal for wiping squeegee blades.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Druggets:
It is “a coarse woolen fabric felted or woven, self-
coloured or printed one side”. The term is now applied
to a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool
filling, used for rugs, tablecloths etc.
They are placed on the floor in door ways to prevent
excessive dirt being tracked in or out during bad
weather and during redecorating projects.
They are sometimes placed in the passage between the
kitchen and dining area to catch spills and debris.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Polishing applicators:
These are usually oblong in shape for efficiency of
application. The polishing head should slide out from
the metal or plastic casing to enable easy replacement.
Types of polish applicators:
Natural lambswool – with a built in polish reservoir or
tray.
Synthetic wool– with a built in polish reservoir or tray.
Solid-wax pressurized applicator.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Containers:
Work becomes much easier and efficient if the staff is
given appropriate containers in which to carry,
transport, collect and store supplies and other items.
Types of containers:
Buckets. Basins and bowls.
Dustpan. Dust-bins.
Sani-bins. Spray bottles.
Polish applicator trays. Hand caddies.
Carts and trolleys. Maid’s cart.
Janitor’s trolley. Mop-wringer trolley.
Linen trolley. Laundry sacks.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Containers:
Dust-bins:
The housekeeping department is concerned with
dustbins in 4 areas.
In guest rooms.
In the service rooms.
In public areas such as guest corridor and lobbies.
In waste collection areas.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Containers:
Sani-bins:
These are metal or plastic bins with lids, used in toilets
for the collection of soiled sanitary towels.
They should be lined with plastic or paper bags for easy
cleaning.
Disposable paper bags should be provided in the guests
toilets for wrapping sanitary towels, before disposing
in the sani-bin.
Spray Bottles: These are light weight containers that
deliver a fine mist or cleaning solution through a fine
nozzle, particularly used for spray cleaning.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Containers:
Containers:
Maid’s cart/room attendant’s cart:
This is perhaps the most significant piece of equipment
in housekeeping department.
It is like a tool Box, stocked with everything necessary
to service a guest room effectively.
There are 3 deep shelves- the lower 2 for linen and top
partitioned shelf for small supplies.
It has a sack for soiled linen, detachable trash bags,
storage space for a vacuum cleaner.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Sundry equipments:
This includes other miscellaneous pieces of equipment
used in the housekeeping department –
Ladders.
carpet beaters.
Abrasive pads.
Rubber gloves.
Airing racks.
Fit pumps.
Choke removers.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
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Wet-extraction systems
These machines are used to restore the surface
appearance of carpets, upholstery and curtains. They
remove the more deeply embedded soilage not easily
removed by suction cleaning.
Types of wet-extraction systems:
Hot-water extraction machines.
Solvent extraction machines.
Carpet shampooing machines.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
1. Steam-extraction machines.
2. Cylindrical-brush dry-foam machines.
3. Rotary-brush wet-shampooing machine.
4. Small rotary-brushes wet-shampooing machines.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Scrubber-drier-sweepers
Uniforms
Uniforms
To the employees:
It is a status symbol, creating a sense of belonging and
thereby boosting their morale. Apart from the
aesthetic appeal, uniforms are frequently designed to
suit the task that is carried out.
Hotel Housekeeping Chapter 6 Housekeeping Inventories
Uniforms