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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Kevin White on September 21, 2007, 10:04:10 am

Title: Altro Flooring
Post by: Kevin White on September 21, 2007, 10:04:10 am

Is there any magical chemical out there ?

My problem is a toilet floor, grey non slip altro, we have very hard water in this area which doesn,t help. Under the urinals where all the drips and leaks sit have stained a dark brown colour "probably pee". I have tried a both phosphoric and hydrochloric based descalers with a machine and pad, this doesn't touch the discolouring however.

Any ideas people.

Kevin

Title: Re: Altro Flooring
Post by: pclean on September 21, 2007, 01:33:19 pm

same sort of problem in the south west

Title: Re: Altro Flooring
Post by: Kevin White on September 21, 2007, 05:30:08 pm

cheers pclean, how do the cornish clean it then.

Title: Re: Altro Flooring
Post by: Fox on September 21, 2007, 06:46:26 pm

Hi

Afraid you are onto a loser here!  The area underneath urinals is typical of this as the problem is urine, the urine sits on the surface of the floor and after time and enough of it, it penetrates the surface of the altro leaving permanent staining, after all urine is a form of acid so it's not surprising.  All's you can do is keep scrubbing (pref scrubber dryer) so that the staining doesn't become worse.

Fox

Title: Re: Altro Flooring
Post by: Len Gribble on September 22, 2007, 02:36:43 am

Kevin

NO!

My local club has the same problem, told them to put a bucket under it and call a plumper (it’s been there for 5 wks)

Len

Title: Re: Altro Flooring
Post by: Kevin White on September 22, 2007, 09:32:36 am

Thanks all, not the answer I wanted to report back, but the answer I expected.
Think I will reccomend rubber matting.