Drying Equipment and Tools

7/28/2016 (Permalink)

Even small water damages have the potential to cause serious structural and indoor air quality issues over time. The key to avoiding costly problems in the future is to handle every water damage as a threat to your property. SERVPRO® Franchise Professionals have the equipment, training and experience to find and dry unseen water before secondary damages occur. The proper equipment makes a measurable difference in reducing the damage expense during a fire or water loss. When time matters, technology and equipment must be counted on to perform. Your local SERVPRO® Franchise Professionals will answer your call with rapid action and a dull arsenal of drying equipment. Here are a few of the tools used by your local SERVPRO Franchise Professionals.

• Mositure Sensors are used to detect moisture in carpets, baseboards and walls. 
• Mositure Meters are used to determine the actual mositure content of various materials. The mositure tester provides accurate reading, allowing SERVPRO Franchise Professionals to monitor the drying process. 
• Thermohygrometers measure tempreture and relative humidity. When armed with this information, SERVPRO Franchise Professionals can calculate and create an environment most condusive to drying. When facing a contaminated water loss, it is not only important to dry the structure, but the structure most also be disinfected and often deodorized. 
• Ultra Low-Volume (ULV) Foggers will atomized liquid deodorizing agents, producing a fine mist that can easily penetrate the sire where odor-causing residues may acculate. This device can also be used to inject fungicides and disinfectants into wall cavited and other hard-to-reach areas. 
• Thermal Foggers dispense solvent-based products by creating a dense fodd. The fod consist of tiny particles of deordorant solution that attach to and neutralize odor-causing particles.

The bottom line? Your local SERVPRO Franchise Professionals have the training and equipment to help make it "Like it never happened.