Overcoming Humidity During Reading Home Water Removal

5/19/2022 (Permalink)

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Environmental Water Removal Helps Reading Homes

Water removal services are a critical element of nearly every restoration project in this niche that SERVPRO handles. While many consider the work of extracting standing water from flooring surfaces to be a valuable element of recovery, it is equally important to assess the growing moisture content in the environment, which could also cause concerns.

Hazards of Humidity

Humidity is always a focal point of water removal in Reading homes because of the damage that excessive moisture content can produce. Not only are wet environments destructive to all exposed structural elements, but there is the added probability of mold development if appropriate measures are not taken to regulate relative humidity.

Managing Moisture Content

Managing moisture and eliminating humidity from the environment requires several tools and equipment from our inventory. Each element in this equation works from one machine to the next, with movers evaporating water, dehumidifiers trapping moisture and removing it, and heaters amplifying all aspects of the drying process. Collectively, this phase involves these tools:

• Air movers
• Desiccant dehumidifiers
• Low-grain refrigerant dehumidifiers
• Portable electric heaters

Monitoring Drying Progress

One of the essential elements of removing humidity from the drying equation is to make sure that the water weight of the atmosphere is within an acceptable parameter. Often the goal in this situation is a humidity rate that cannot facilitate mold growth and no longer poses any threats to structural integrity.

As vital as water extraction efforts are for the standing water in your home on flooring, we must also focus on the methods necessary to pull moisture from the environment. Our SERVPRO of Reading team has sophisticated tools and equipment to absorb and exhaust moisture content to the outside of the property. Give our specialists a call today at (610) 779-8189.