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Editorial Standards

How CleaningSupplyStore Reviews Products

Mara Solvang, Founder & Editor-in-Chief
How this editorial operation works — what I read, what I weigh, and how I decide what earns a recommendation for cleaning equipment and chemistry.

What this site does

CleaningSupplyStore is an editorial operation for the enormous middle ground of cleaning buyers — the school district facilities manager, the restaurant owner, the homeowner who wants the right degreaser the first time. I've spent a career on shop floors and in procurement working through chemical formulation standards, equipment spec sheets, and EPA registration records. Every recommendation starts with what the documentation actually says, then gets translated into plain language you can act on. We don't have a lab. We have decades of buying decisions and the paper trail behind them.

How we evaluate

  • We read the spec sheet first — dwell time, dilution ratios, psi, tank capacity — and weigh what the numbers mean in real use.
  • We check EPA registration records and Safety Data Sheets for every chemistry we discuss, then translate the hazard language into plain warnings.
  • We cross-reference ISSA standards and trade documentation against manufacturer claims to see where the two diverge.
  • We read owner reviews and operator forums at volume, looking for failure patterns the marketing copy never mentions.
  • We weigh total cost of ownership — chemistry consumption, replacement parts, labor time — not just the sticker price.

Affiliate disclosure

Some links on this site earn us a commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. That's how the editorial work gets funded, and it never changes what we recommend — we tell you what the spec sheets and records say, and you decide.

How to reach Mara

Real feedback, corrections, or shop-floor stories that contradict something on this site: use the contact page. A real person reads what comes through.