Axial air mover

axial air mover

February 28th

February 28th, 2013

What happened on this date in History?

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Use Antimicrobials Safely and Properly

Use Antimicrobials Safely and Properly

At ServiceMASTER  of Salt Lake    our   cleantrust certified technicians are trained to use all Antimicrobials  used at your home safely and properly. the following steps included.

1. Read the product label
2. Use appropriate PPE  (Personal Protective Equipment)
3. Communicate with occupants
4. Obtain consent
5. Provide MSDS if requested  ( Material Safety Data Sheet )

Antimicrobials & Biocides

Antimicrobials & Biocides

Controlling microbial activity at a restoration site may also require the use of chemical agents.  Before deciding to use an antimicrobial or biocide, it is critical to first understand the terminology, technology and chemistry behind the individual product.  The Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) has defined three levels of biocidal activity:

° Sanitizer:   A cleaning or disinfecting treatment designed to 
                      reduce the number of pathogenic    
                      microorganisms to a safe level.  This is the lowest 
                      level of biocidal activity.

° Disinfectant:   A solution designed to destroy or inhibit the
                           growth of microorganisms, but not 
                           necessarily their spores.

° Sterilizer:   A product designed to destroy all microorganisms 
                       (fungi, bacteria, viruses, etc.) and their 
                        spores.


   
  (RSA [RS101] )                        

Fans

Air Movers

Need to dry Fast?   Air movers strategically placed help to reach your dry standard faster.

ready for placement

Air movers

Air Movers

Need to dry Fast?   Air movers strategically placed help to reach your dry standard faster.

ready for placement

Happy Birthday Kathy

Happy Birthday Kathy

Happy Birthday wishes to Kathy  of ServiceMaster of Salt Lake  & Servicemaster Cleaning  in Utah county

One of the hardest working people I know. Right now out working on walk throughs and bid work for new jobs.

So  HAPPY Birthday from the office and crew.




Happy Birthday song...ready   sing.



Blue Man Group says Happy Birthday with this special tribute.

Kapone says Happy Birthday and thank you for sending a crew to clean up after me.

Soot, Smoke & Heat all part of fire loss

Soot, smoke & heat....part of fire loss

When a fire disaster happens, its bad enough the loss from burned items. It's secondary damage that can make the loss greater. Heat, smoke & soot  will also be part of  a loss.  Soot being blown through the house HVAC system, smoke filling the house and heat melting common items.



Heat damge, melts fake plants.



Soot, smoke, heat damage.

Call   ServiceMASTER of Salt Lake, your experts at disaster, fire cleanup and restoration.  801-506-0027

Fast Evaporation.......IN PLACE DRYING

In Place Drying.......Fast Evaporation

(air movers not placed yet)

When performing in-place drying, more airmovers are needed for fast evaporation.

• In a class 2 or class 3 water loss, air movers are placed every 10'-16'  along the wall.  ( if you use metric  3-4 m) along the wall.
• Air movers are directed toward the wall at a 15° to 45° angle, depending upon the type of air mover.
• The air mover snout will almost touch the wall, which means within 1"  (again,  if you are metric- 2.5 cm ) of the wall but not rubbing it.

All air movers ins each area will face the same direction, whether clockwise or counter-clockwise, to ensure that air movers are not pushing against each other .

IICRC Master Smoke & Fire Restorer

IICRC Master Smoke & Fire Restorer

We are excited to announce that  Robert Fairbanks (ServiceMASTER of Salt Lake  owner)  Has been recognized by  the  IICRC  as a Master  Smoke & Fire Restorer

Portable Desiccant

Portable Desiccant:

• Use for difficult to dry situations, such as difficult class 4 losses.
• Use if a structure cannot be warmed to a temperature where LGRs would be effective

LGR Dehumidifier

LGR-  Low Grain Refrigerant

• Use in most residential , small commercial situations.
• Good for warm/high humidity conditions.
•  Adequate for drier conditions down to 34 gpp

DEHUMIDIFIER to use?

How do you determine which Dehumidifier to use

LGR ?

Portable Desiccant?

Conventional?

Valentine's Day & clean carpet

Valentine's Day & Clean Carpets

Valentine's Day & Clean Carpets.  Yes it's valentines day again. What did you get for your Valentines?

Roses ?

What about a clean carpet?

CLEAN CARPET!

Kapone says a clean carpet is the best choice.

Call our office today to setup your appointment.

Broken water line & Ice

Broken water line and Ice

Unexpected disasters around the home are always stressful. ServiceMASTER of Salt Lake is prepared to help you through the cleanup, restorations and generally just getting your home and life back to normal.

If you have a water line break due to freezing temperatures and come home to this..

ServiceMASTER of Salt Lake  is ready to help.  Damage to the interior of home? No problem, ServiceMASTER of Salt Lake can clean up, dry out and help with any restoration or construction need.

SLC 801-506-0027

Mold

 

Mold after a flood. Mold every where......



 ServiceMaster of Salt Lake  is here to help.

ServiceMASTER  of Salt Lake has certified -Applied Microbial Remediation  technicians  ready to respond.

Call our office at  801-506-0027 (Salt Lake) in Utah County 801-356-7105

 certification by  IICRC       (aka theCleantrust )

Fire

Fire

Nobody expects it to happen, most people are not prepared when it happens to them. It can start from a small grease splatter, embers from a fire place. Careless smokers leaving their burning tube of death in an ashtray (smoking in bed)    FIRE

(no one was injured in this fire)

What do you do if disaster happens in your home? ServiceMASTER of Salt lake and ServiceMASTER Cleaning in Utah county  has the qualified, expert teams to respond- from initial response to cleanup, pack out and content cleaning. Tell your insurance provider you prefer the longest standing disaster restoration  ServiceMaster in Utah to perform all the work.

SLC 801-506-0031  Utah county  801-356-7105

Cracked toilet tank and flooding

 

Cracked toilet

Cracked Toilet Tank and Flooding

Cracked toilet tanks lead  to flooding.  The tank won't fill up and the shut off  valve will never close without proper water levels.

And the floor is Carpet over padding over vinyl over ?

Air weight to size

How much does air weigh?

1 Lb of dry air - is approx. 14 cubic feet in size

FLOOD

FLOOD

ServiceMASTER of Salt lake  is ready to to your aid when disaster happens. Broken water line fill your basement with water. Give us a call, tell your insurance adjuster you prefer  ServiceMASTER of Salt Lake for all Disaster Restoration work.

ServiceMASTER of Salt Lake & ServiceMASTER Cleaning in Utah County can help bring peace of mind in stressful situations like this.

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Evaporation

Evaporation

What is Evaporation and how does it affect drying when recovering from a water loss?

We always want to remove as much water as possible in flood situation. One way is through Evaporation.all the standing water has been removed but there is moisture in material and air, this is when we want to increase evaporation to speed the drying process.

Evaporation will increase when

• Wet materials are made warmer.
• When drier air is used, and
• When air is moved more rapidly across the wet surface.

This is when you will see us place air movers and dehumidifiers, being that when water is evaporated , the water vapor is removed by dehumidification or ventilation

The Ground Hog saw his Shadow Saturday

The Ground Hog saw his Shadow

On the local news this morning they broke away for breaking news story... From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania       Punxsutawney Phil declared.... "As I look at the crowd on Gobbler's Knob  Many shadows do I see   So six more weeks of winter I see."      thanks Phil




Well then...If we don't get any snow soon here in Salt Lake City....it's no Winter at all  unless like last year we are cold wet and snow in March & April

GPP

GPP or

Grains Per Pound

a way to measure water vapor in the air. Also know as humidity ratio.  The weight of water in a given weight of air ( a pound of dry air)