| Propane burnishers shine commercially tiled floors at | | | | the engine will be too great for the consumer or |
| unprecedented levels when compared with electric | | | | resident to be comfortable around when the machine |
| and battery burnishers. The weight, speed, and power | | | | is running. |
| that a propane burnisher can provide easily exceeds | | | | Battery and electric burnishers are much quieter and |
| the amount of shine that an electric or battery machine | | | | do almost as nice a job. The battery burnisher will limit |
| can. | | | | the amount of time you have to burnish, while the |
| Propane burnishers expel emissions from the engines | | | | electric machine will have an unlimited run time. The |
| that power them. In the past the public has questioned | | | | electrical burnishers are also going to be the most |
| the quality of air that surrounds these machines when | | | | economical and easy to use. The only downfall with |
| they are in use. If used in a supermarket or hospital, | | | | that machine is you constantly have to move the |
| these emissions can be detrimental to surrounding | | | | power cord as you polish. |
| food and medical products. That is why all propane | | | | All in all a propane burnisher will provide a higher shine, |
| machines must be used in well ventilated areas. | | | | with more depth than either a battery or electric |
| Another question is the noise. When the engine on the | | | | machine, because of the speed, weight, and power. A |
| machine is running, it can produce quite a bit of volume. | | | | battery or electric machine simply cannot duplicate |
| Therefore, propane burnishers can only be used in | | | | those results, but they can come close. Whatever |
| after hour settings. Hospitals, nursing homes, and 24 | | | | machine you choose will be greatly influenced by the |
| hour supermarkets are places where an electric or | | | | environment you plan to use it in. |
| battery machine may be a better idea. The noise from | | | | |