August 2022 Drymatic Winners of the Month
Our winners for August 2022 include two restoration jobs using our Drymatic Boost Bar and Drymatic Mats. We will start with the Video of the Month winner which shows a water damaged kitchen in a commercial building and then look at the Photo of the Month winner focusing on a wet floor.
Shaun Conman from REASSURED RESTORATIONS | HERVEY BAY, QLD
Video of the month - August 2022
In this restoration job, we have a kitchen area in a commercial building that had a lot of water damage. The kitchen carcass has been removed, as well as some of the walls to get access to the timber frame. There is always a risk of mould contamination on water damage jobs and in this case, there is an air scrubber running to filter out particles in the air, as well as the kitchen carcass which has been removed so there is full access to all wet areas. A dehumidifier is also running to control the relative humidity in the air.
The main equipment doing the drying here is the Drymatic Boost Bar and Drymatic Wall Mat. An air mover is connected to the Boost Bar which in turn feeds heated air into the wall mat. The wall mat creates little micro jets of energy onto the wall. For every 10°C of temperature increase to the material, you double the rate of evaporation. These Drymatic Mats are fantastic for breaking down the boundary layer so that only the layer that is affected by water is targeted. Targeted heat drying in this way can get bound water out of dense materials like bricks, hardwood timber, concrete and other hard-to-dry materials.
Dan Haynes from DYNAMIC SERVICES | ROCKHAMPTON, QLD
Photo of the month - August 2022
We have another commercial building in this particular job, this time with a wet floor. This floor had both carpet and subfloor affected so target drying with Drymatic equipment works perfectly in this scenario.
We have an air mover blowing air into a Drymatic Boost Bar which in turn blow hot air into the Drymatic Floor Mats. The mats create little microjets of energy with their small perforated holes on the underside of the mats.
The beauty of the Drymatic Mat System is that air is blown onto the surface rather than across it like other ways of drying. This technique is called impingement drying and has been around for many years. It is common to use impingement drying in industrial settings such as rapidly drying paper, fabrics and even food. It’s usually on a conveyor belt that moves the product along while many nozzles push heat onto the surface.
By using impingement drying on walls or floors with the Drymatic Mat Systems we are able to dry materials much faster than if air was blown across the surface.
If you are interested in learning more about impingement drying you can read this research article.
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