Do Not Expect Aerosol Spray To Eliminate Smoke Odor

8/29/2019 (Permalink)

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Smoke Cleaning Done By Professionals In Three Steps

If your Alvaton, KY, business experiences a fire, get ready for an education. First, there is the fire damage caused by the flames. Next, there is water damage caused by fire suppression. Finally, there is smoke damage. Smoke cleaning requires trained fire and smoke remediation professionals who bring their experience and specialized equipment to the job.
Fires fill the air with particulates that leave residue in difficult-to-reach places. Smoke cleaning involves the removal or neutralization of this residue. Trained professionals do this in three steps.

1. Eliminate Airborne Smoke and Soot.

This effort starts while the fire is still in progress. The fire department vents the structure with high-capacity fans to remove smoke. This should continue once the firefighters leave. Fans and filtration equipment will remove many of the particulates before they become residue.
The next step is to remove the contents of the building. Check each item and subject it to one of the following three actions:

• Dispose of contaminated items like fabrics and carpets when that makes sense.
  
• Send other contaminated items out for restoration.
  
• Move uncontaminated items to an uncontaminated off-site area.
  
  

2. Install Ozone Generators and Flood the Building Interior With Ozone.

Ozone is a toxic form of oxygen and is effective at neutralizing smoke residue. The goal is to run the ozone generators for an extended period. During this time, the ozone will neutralize all the residue it comes into contact with. Because ozone is toxic, the building must be unoccupied during this process.

3. Deodorize the Building With a Thermal Fogger.

Ozone will not neutralize all the residue. Nothing short of demolishing the building will do that. For this reason, the final step in smoke odor removal is to deodorize the building using a thermal fogger. This device overlays the remaining residual odors with a fresh, clean smell.
Once the smoke cleaning process is complete, your business is ready to move beyond the fire. Thanks to the efforts of these cleaning professionals, your business will continue beyond the fire “Like it never even happened.”