Juvenaire technicians have been trained in the electronic cleaning methodologies to safely remove rust, corrosion, contamination, water, and moisture from equipment after fire, water or other disaster damage.
Electronic equipment from computers to phone systems to sophisticated medical equipment is surprisingly resilient if properly restored after water, smoke, moisture and other contaminations. Juvenaire has been trained by Asset Recovery Technologies (Americas leading training and asset recovery specialists) in the techniques to recover electronic equipment.
Accurately assessing corrosion, degree of contamination, impact of water and moisture, are all key elements of the technically sophisticated approach to recovery.
Utilising state of the art techniques, Juvenaire technicians have been trained to safely remove rust, corrosion, contamination, water, and moisture from equipment and restore these back to complete working condition.
By careful inspection and chemical analysis,
Juvenaire can quickly determine:
• The viability of recovery
• The proper steps and cleaning agents
• Costs associated with restoration
• Degree of damage for post restoration repairs
From this, Juvenaire can develop a “Recovery Plan” with associated costs and a timeline. Unlike other companies that “guess” the degree of contamination after a fire, Juvenaire’s learned procedures for chemical testing provide answers on the type of chemicals involved, degree of corrosiveness, environmental safety issues and all verified within a few short hours.
The Dust Story
Most electronic equipment has cooling fan vents to provide a stream of air to cool the build up of heat generated during operation. Over time these fans draw dust into the electronics covering the printed circuit cards and other components.
After a disaster such as fire or water damage, water and moisture may come into direct contact with computers, phone systems, medical equipment etc. Additionally, water from the event raises the relative humidity in the environment causing the dust on the electronic components to immediately absorb this moisture. It’s the moisture in the dust which begins to corrode the electronic components causing short circuiting and additional damage to the electronic equipment.
Additionally should the equipment be switched on, galvanic or electrolytic corrosion occurs. When this happens, electricity within the electronic components will flow through the corrosion.
Left unmitigated, the electronic components will corrode over time and may produce intermittent failures, such as data loss, computer failure or network problems.
Recognising that high humidity may be as damaging as direct water contact, Juvenaire begins the mitigation process through stabilising the environment by reducing the humidity. Once stabilised, further examination of the equipment can be inspected and recovery procedures performed.
Chemical Testing & Analysis
The key to proactive environmental assessment, accurate damage assessment and appropriate restoration is having an understanding of contamination and its potential impact on electronic and mechanical equipment. Without this understanding of the composition of the contaminants, repair versus replace decisions cannot be effectively made and standard restoration procedures may cause more harm than good.
Juvenaire Technicians understand that different contaminants will have dramatically different effects on equipment reliability and restorability. This is why chemical testing and analysis is incorporated into all of our damage assessments after fire, smoke, water, dust and other contamination events.
The Recovery Steps
• Inspection and evaluation by Juvenaire
• On-site chemical testing for corrosion
• Establishment of a recovery plan
• Stabilisation of plant and equipment
• Removal of smoke, moisture and other contaminants
• Return to service
• Complete documentation for insurance purposes
