Essential Elements for In-Place Drying

3/27/2019 (Permalink)

High value structural materials and contents that have slight reversible damage are dried aggressively. This procedure is referred to as drying in place. Drying in place means that the wet surfaces are dried with little or no manipulation.

Deep extraction tools combine three important elements that contribute to effective water removal: speed control, a vacuum seal and weighted compression.

• Mechanical speed control is essential for a consistent extraction over the entire carpeted surface.
• A reliable vacuum seal is essential to ensure air flows through the pad and carpet to remove water.
• Weighted compression is needed to force the air to move deeply through the pad and remove the stubborn water the light wand would leave behind.

Thorough extraction requires these elements. Without them, highly porous materials like carpet and pad cannot be dried in place. Too much water is help within these materials to rely on evaporation alone to restore them.