Lavex 20″ Single Speed Rotary Floor Cleaning Machine – 175 RPM

Description

Triple-planetary steel gears reduce motor speed to 175 RPM inside the Lavex 20in Rotary Floor Cleaning Machine to drive heavy scrubbing pads across commercial tile floors. This 1.5 HP buffer strips wax and scrubs grout lines. It operates via manual operator balance control, requiring two hands on handle grips to guide the rotating head.

Heavy-gauge chrome-plated structural steel constructs the handle tube and chassis frame, fitted with a non-marking PVC bumper apron and cast iron motor casing. An industrial electric motor outputs 1.5 HP, drawing 13.5 full-load amps on standard 115V 60Hz single-phase wall circuits at 175 RPM. Total dry bare machine weight measures 100 lbs. Machine floor footprint dimensions measure 25 inches wide, 21 inches deep, and 48 inches tall.

Key Features of Lavex 978LAVP20A

Commercial cleaning contractors buy Lavex 978LAVP20A rotary floor machines to strip commercial vinyl tile, scrub ceramic grout, and spray-buff retail floors. Equipment pricing delivers a 20-inch apron, 1.5 HP motor power, and triple-planetary steel gearboxes built for daily janitorial route service.

• Industrial 1.5 HP commercial electric motors spin twenty-inch floor pads at 175 RPM for deep wax stripping.
• Triple-planetary steel gearboxes transmit high motor torque without drive belt slippage or gear chatter wear.
• Cast iron motor chassis provide ninety-five pounds of downward pad pressure to cut through multiple finish coats.
• Dual-trigger safety lockout levers prevent accidental motor startup when adjusting handle positions.
• Non-marking five-inch transport wheels roll across thresholds and stairs without marking clean wax finishes.
• Heavy fifty-foot safety yellow power cords provide wide operating radiuses from single wall receptacles.
• Full wrap-around PVC bumper aprons protect retail display cases and hallway baseboards from scuff marks.

Rotary Torque Floor Bench Metrics

Dynamometer bench testing confirms the 1.5 HP motor delivering 45 foot-pounds of starting torque through the triple-planetary gear transmission at 175 RPM. Under heavy black stripping pad friction on commercial vinyl tile, current draw stabilizes at 12.8 running amps on 115V power lines. Downward head pressure measures ninety-five pounds across the twenty-inch pad driver. Planetary gear case temperature rise peaks at 28 degrees Fahrenheit above ambient after two hours of continuous floor stripping. Sound meters record 66 dB at six feet.

Janitorial Usability Realities Maintenance

Balancing this 100 lb rotary machine takes subtle two-hand adjustments on the handle grips, raising the handle to swing right and lowering to swing left. The wide twenty-inch apron covers large open warehouse aisles fast. Do not buy this 175 RPM buffer for high-speed spray burnishing above 1,000 RPM, wet carpet extraction, or outdoor rough concrete sweeping.

• Remove the pad driver and wipe floor wax sludge off the chrome steel apron after each shift.
• Inspect the fifty-foot power cord outer jacket for cut copper exposure every two weeks.
• Check handle locking teeth and pivot bolts for secure clamp engagement once each month.

Factory Warranty Manifest Inclusions

Lavex covers this commercial rotary floor machine with a 5-Year warranty on the motor and gearbox, plus a 1-Year warranty on parts. The factory shipping carton contains the 20-inch rotary machine, pad driver, fifty-foot power cord, and an illustrated commercial janitorial operations manual.