Items Tagged with 'odor control'

John Ortega explains why eliminating odors is essential to restoring comfort, trust and peace of mind. 

John Otero of 1-800 WATER DAMAGE shares his insights on the hidden dangers of wildfire smoke and how restoration professionals can help protect the indoor environment. 

Odor complaints after fire restoration can often stem from missing the source(s), not mistakes, learn how you and your team can identify and fix them. 

The Airbotx 390X stands out for its impactful design, sustainability, and versatility. Learn how this award-winning innovation, originally designed for disaster restoration, is revolutionizing odor control solutions globally.

Celebrity germaphobe will star in a series of videos on the topic.

For this R&R Roundtable, we asked four odor removal professionals — Tony Macaluso, Jeff May, Sean Scott and Andrea Stenberg — the same five questions on topics including common missteps or misconceptions, top tools, memorable projects and future predictions.

We all have had at least one tricky customer with severe reactions to unfamiliar smells, or allergies to cleaning solutions. The methods listed here are not your average restoration practices, but they can make chemical- and odor-sensitive customers very happy while also providing effective odor-removing remedies.

Specialized teams of artists, electronic technicians or textile restoration personnel are trained to analyze items based on many types of damage: heat, soot, smoke, humidity, breakage and water. The most elusive damage is from soot. Short term, lingering soot in items will cause a smoke smell to persist in the room. Medium to longer term, up to six months or a year, these soot particles can cause corrosion in electronics and the item can stop working.

Every fire has its own chemical makeup or DNA – the fuels that burned, the types of chemicals that have reacted or interacted, the duration of the fire, the intensity of the heat, the odors and gases the fire generates all contribute to the uniqueness and toxicity of structure fire environments.