The Air Mover VS the Fan

1/14/2020 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of East Portland wants to get your property dry and back to normal as quickly and efficiently as possible. One of the best ways to dry a water damage is using air movers. Wait. Isn’t an air mover just a fan? In a way, yes, it is. But it actually blows air at a stronger and faster rate than a regular household fan.

Our air movers are designed to perform on any size loss, commercial and residential. Depending on the severity of the water damage, different styles of air movers are used. Commercial properties typically require multiple styles of air movers. 

Airflow is one of the most important aspects of drying a structure correctly. Air movers are designed with that in mind. If you blow air directly into a wet wall, you will only be pushing more moisture deeper into the wall. Air movers are made to be angled and work with the science of drying to push the air along the structure to carry the moisture away and dry it. You cannot accomplish that with a regular house fan.

A household fan is designed for cooling off environments. The airflow from it will be straight on (pushing the moisture further into the structure), and not as strong. When the airflow is that low it will take longer to dry, risking mold growth.