Why Heat Management Is Vital During The Water Damage Restoration Process In Belmont

10/23/2019 (Permalink)

“Like it never even happened.”

How Heat Management Helps During Commercial Water Removal Situations in Belmont Offices

Different resources are crucial for efficient water removal. Lift capacity is the principal resource without which, removal of standing water can be a tall order. Once liquid water is exhausted, lift capacity is not very useful in eliminating the moisture left in materials or contents. In an office setting, you might have wet carpets, drywall, ceiling panels, and even document. Various processes can help deal with moisture during commercial water removal, but regulation of heat plays a crucial role.

It is common to use heat generally for drying, but during commercial water removal situations in Belmont offices, temperature regulation can address various specific issues such as;

    •    Preventing Rusting in Electronics
    •    Breaking Chemical Water Bonds in Wood
    •    Increasing the Volume of Moisture Air Can Hold

Most of the electronics in the office can be affected if the water spill touches them directly or by the high levels of humidity in the air. Exposure to moisture mostly leads to rusting in the internal components. Drying the items quickly can help save them. By regulating heat, our SERVPRO technicians also ensure that the appliances do not cool down to the dew point, which helps prevent rusting.

Wooden items are traditional in office environments, and since wood absorbs and holds water, there is a need to ensure it dries thoroughly. The absorbed water can exist as free water or bound water within the cells of the wood. Bound water does not evaporate easily, complicating the process of saving wooden items such as furniture or even floor materials. Temperature regulation is the key to breaking such chemical bonds. Our SERVPRO technicians heat the materials to vaporize the bound water. Vapor pressure then moves the moisture from wetter sections of the material to drier areas until it escapes to the surface.

Supplying sufficient heat to achieve different goals can be difficult. Our SERVPRO crews use different equipment to ensure we have the heat where we need it. We can use portable electric heaters, which are perfect when we need to heat limited areas. We also have indirect fired furnaces, which can heat the entire building.

Proper heat management is essential when completing water removal. Call SERVPRO of The Lakes Region at (603) 527-2518 to help manage the process, eliminating traces of the incident, “Like it never even happened.”

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