Emergency Water Removal
Prompt water removal and extraction is a crucial first step when your home has water damage. DryHero uses specialized and powerful water extractors to pull virtually all bulk water from your carpet AND pad! You’ll be amazed the first time you see our self-propelled water extractors in action. Don’t pull up your flooded carpet until you’ve talked to us! Call 1-888-DRY-HERO (1-888-379-4376) for live, free telephone support.
The truth is, very few companies, even professional restoration companies, invest in the training and equipment to remove massive amounts of water from your flood damaged property. That’s pretty important because the more water you can physically remove from your home, basement, crawlspace, etc., the faster your structure will dry and the less water damage you’ll sustain.
The majority of the water in a flooded basement is in the carpet and pad. For example, a flooded basement with 1,200 square feet of carpet and pad has approximately 748 gallons of water trapped in it.
Using a $50,000 truck mounted carpet cleaning extractor and van, you can remove as much as 563 gallons of water with a 2” vacuum hose and carpet cleaning wand. Great results, right? Wrong! Wrong because you’re leaving behind 185 gallons of water in the carpet and pad! Any idea how long it takes to evaporate 185 gallons of water? Answer: You don’t want to know.
Our specialized flood extractors have the ability to remove 724 of those 748 gallons, leaving behind only 24 gallons of water in the carpet. How long with it take to evaporate that remaining 24 gallons of water? Only two to three days. That’s why the initial water removal is so critical. You simply cannot evaporate 185 gallons fast enough to prevent odor and mold growth.