Viper Fang 18 C Electric Automatic Floor Scrubber

This 18 inch walk behind electric floor scrubber is one of the smallest and most economical automatic floor scrubber machines that Viper produces. This floor scrubber features a compact, well-balanced design and is one of the only auto floor scrubber machines that come with an 82 foot power cord with adjustable handle height. The 82 foot power cord offers user unlimited run time as well as huge coverage area without having to stop for changing electrical outlets. The rotationally molded polyethylene tanks will give you years of use and service of this floor scrubber.

The follow behind of this floor scrubber unit is an HD 28" cast aluminum squeegee recovers virtually 100% of your cleaning solution , leaving you with a squeaky clean floor surface and then scrubbed with either the brush or pad, depending on what you are using at the occasion. Pads are great for going over smooth surfaces, and brushes are great for scrubbing uneven floors, like concrete receiving spot. Getting both with this floor scrubber unit would be great for every situation. A pad driver comes standard with the floor scrubber unit, and pads are sold separately.

There are many functions can be used on this electric floor scrubber. Not only to scrub the floors, but also strip them with this floor scrubber. It is best to use hot water with concentrated stripping solutions, and an 18" black stripping pad. The tanks must be thoroughly cleaned up when done stripping, because if that solution is left in the recovery or solution tank, it may ruin the floor scrubber unit, or a future flooring job.

Features of Viper Fang 18 C Electric Automatic Floor Scrubber:

Easy to service design.

Rotationally molded polyethylene tanks.

Simple and easy to understand controls.

Heavy duty cast aluminum squeegee assembly.

Well balanced, compact design.

Specifications of Viper Fang 18 C Electric Automatic Floor Scrubber:

Solution Tank: 8 gallons

Recovery Tank: 11 gallons

Cleaning Path: 18"

Brush Motor: 1 hp

Max Pad Pressure: 66 lbs.

Vacuum Motor: 2 stage

Waterlift: 65"

Squeegee Width: 28"

Voltage: 110 volts

Amp Draw: 13.5 amps

Power Cord: 82' safety yellow

Max Coverage Rate: 18,000 square feet per hour

Weight: 149 lbs.

Dimensions: 43" L x 21.5" W x 38" H

To conclude, this floor scrubber machine meets the highest quality standards, very economical in maintenance as hard to find a comparable floor scrubber machine with a better warranty within this price range.

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Floor Scrubber vs Floor Buffer

People normally will imagine that a floor scrubber and floor buffer are the same kind of machine. But, the actual fact is floor scrubber and floor buffer are two different machines designed to carry different jobs in floor cleaning. Let’s discover the major criteria of floor scrubber and floor buffer to assist you making decision whether to use floor scrubber or floor buffer for your floor cleaning jobs.


A floor scrubber is a machine that has a scrubbing head, completed with an automatic dispensing of the cleaning solution and then vacuuming it up. All three in one job done in one roll over on your floor, you can dispense cleaning, scrub it into the floor, and vacuum it. Floor scrubber got two separate tanks which are intake tank and an outflow tank to keep your clean water from your dirty water.


Floor buffer is completely different from floor scrubber. It rests on the floor and a scrubbing pad will rotate to clean the floor. Some buffers are designed to include a solution tank. The cleaning agents kept in this tank are spread on to the floor thru the scrubbing pad. Unlike floor scrubber, the buffer is not capable of performing any vacuuming action on the cleaning solution on the floor.


The scrubbing surface of floor buffer machines is constantly rotating in a circle in one direction. Meanwhile, floor scrubber machines sometime have a rotating head, but many models offer a cylindrical brush head.


Buffers are made to rotate at varying speeds, the speed at which the pad or brush rotates directly affects the kind of floor cleaning job you want to do. Low speed buffers are meant for scrubbing jobs, depending on its design, can be employed for scrubbing, carpeting and bonneting. High-speed buffers, on the other hand are meant for polishing of hard floor surfaces.


Automatic floor scrubber machines are usually more expensive to invest, but it’s worthy as the time it save in cleaning floors and the quality of output it produce. For long term run for big floor area, floor scrubber will save time and man hour cost.


There is a lot of factors need to be considered in deciding the type of machine to be invested, be it a floor scrubber or a floor buffer. The most important thing it fit the current requirement of the type of job. If got extra capital, and have very large floor area, floor scrubber and floor buffer will be both at your gain.




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Steps to operate electric floor scrubber

Floor scrubber is the most helpful tool to clean your floor better compare to using mop and pail. In addition, you can even save your energy and prevent from back pain. Electric floor scrubber came in many ranges and styles and can be applied on any kind of floor surface.

The typical procedure to operate electric floor scrubber is almost identical for most models: a mixture of water and cleaner detergent is sprayed on top of the floor surface, scrubbed in with a vibrating or rotating brush, and then vacuumed up into an outflow tank. Electric floor scrubber is very effective particularly for hard tiles. For residence use, you can purchase or rent small floor scrubber machine about the size of standard vacuum cleaners.

Steps to operate electric floor scrubber:

1^st step: Sweep up the floor so the dirt won’t be pressed into the lines between tiles when you applied the electric floor scrubber. This also to prevent dirt from spread out around the floor.

2^nd step: Fill up the floor scrubber intake tank with warm water, leaving a few inches at the top, followed with a concentrated cleaner detergent. To avoid stirring up suds, don’t pour the cleaner first, and don't shake the floor scrubber.

3^rd step: The ideal way to start working with the floor scrubber machine is to locate it at the wall furthest from the door. If the floor scrubber machine requires you to pull it to the rear, start with the floor scrubber facing in the corner; if it's a forward-moving model, begin with your back to the corner and the floor scrubber facing out into the room.

4^th step: Switch on the floor scrubber water pump first, then the vacuum and finally the scrubber. You ought to also select the appropriate water and pad pressure. This depends on what kind of surface you are working on. The manual should have all the setting already explained, so you have to check it for the details. Start moving the floor scrubber in the direction it's supposed to go (forward or backward). Always observe the outflow tank to estimate when you need to replace the water.

5^th step: When your floor scrubber fills up the outflow tank, you should turn off the machine completely and empty the outflow tank into drain, and then you can start using it again. You have to start from the step 2, completing all the steps in the exact order. You may have to do this several times depending on the size of the floor scrubber and the floor area.

So now, with electric floor scrubber, you can save plenty of water, soap, and time scrubbing the floor and even prevent you from suffering back pain. No need to get down on hands and knees and slowly work across the entire floor. It is simple as ABC to operate the electric floor scrubber machine.