Is It Possible To Remove Evidence Of Damage From Appliances After A Fire In Redding?

11/17/2019 (Permalink)

If your appliances received fire damage, call SERVPRO of Danbury / Ridgefield at (203) 791-0920.

Yes, It Is Possible to Remove Evidence of Fire Damage from Appliances

After a fire in a home, the effects look and smell devastating. Charred debris and smoke residues on surfaces actually make the scene look worse than it sometimes is.

Once SERVPRO technicians arrive on-site at a Redding property to clean up fire damage, a frequent concern from homeowners is if their appliances have the potential for restoration. A sooty, smoke residue-covered fridge or stove may look like a loss, but with the proprietary cleaning agents and methods, the loss gets turned around.

Inspection Before Cleaning
SERVPRO technicians have electrical appliances inspected by an expert to ensure they are in working order after exposure to fire and smoke damage before restoration of the exteriors begins.

Surface Cleaning for Smoke Damage
Consider the number of appliances in a typical kitchen. The refrigerator, range, and dishwasher could all potentially be a loss, and the homeowner may incur expenses to replace all these items. SERVPRO technicians know that cleaning the surfaces of these appliances is similar to hard-surfaced furnishings and similar restoration methods work.

How Does SERVPRO Clean Smoke Residues from Appliances?
When a smoke residue attaches to a nonabsorbent surface such as the outside of a fridge or freezer, the cleaning method used most often is wet cleaning, which releases the hold of the residue on the surface, so it wipes away easily. For stubborn greasy residues, the technicians mix cleaning agents with higher levels of alkalinity to ensure not a trace of fire loss gets left behind.

Pretesting and Research Before Cleaning
Certain types of finishes on appliances react badly to different cleaning agents. SERVPRO technicians inspect and confirm the types of materials that make up the outer surface of the appliance. Special care is applied to aluminum and chrome surfaces as they react by pitting when exposed to industrial cleaners without adequate rinsing.

Yellowed Finish From Heat
When appliances exposed to heat show yellowing on the finish, it is not something homeowners have to live with. Using paste cleaners, technicians gently abate surface yellowing without disturbing the finish.

If your appliances received fire damage, call SERVPRO of Danbury / Ridgefield at (203) 791-0920. Their technicians have the training and expertise to make the fire loss, “Like it never even happened.”

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