{"id":15162,"date":"2024-05-28T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/?p=15162"},"modified":"2024-06-03T08:35:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T06:35:09","slug":"effective-drying-after-flood-damage-how-non-professionals-can-achieve-successful-drying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/trotec\/effective-drying-after-flood-damage-how-non-professionals-can-achieve-successful-drying\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective drying after flood damage: How non-professionals can achieve successful drying"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Effektive_Trocknung.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" \/>After a flood, it is crucial to act immediately to minimize damage and avoid long-term problems. With the right equipment and a structured approach, you can dry efficiently and effectively. We offer solutions that enable non-professionals to achieve professional results in water damage drying. Read on to learn how you can quickly and easily handle flood damage with dehumidifiers, heaters, and fans.<\/h2>\n<h2><!--more--><\/h2>\n<h3>Effective drying in four simple steps to achieve optimal results and significantly shorten drying time:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Optimal placement of dehumidifiers:<\/strong> For efficient drying, place dehumidifiers in the center of each room. If there are not enough dehumidifiers available, use fans to keep the air moving and promote air exchange between rooms. Position the fans diagonally so they blow towards open doors.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"trotec-shop-products\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row product\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-sm-3 product-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/ttk-72-e-dehumidifier.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.trotec.com\/fit-in\/500x500\/filters:format(jpg)\/en_DE\/1120000073\/TTK-72-E-Dehumidifier-103421-1555493755.jpg\" alt=\"Dehumidifier TTK 72 E\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-sm-9 product-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/ttk-72-e-dehumidifier.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"product-name\">Dehumidifier TTK 72 E<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"product-short-description\">Dehumidifier TTK 72 E, The ideal dehumidifier solution for large living and office spaces<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"action-price-gross\">\u20ac169.99<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"base-price-gross old-price\"><small><s>\u20ac269.99&nbsp;MSRP<\/s><\/small><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"price-tax-incl\">Incl. statutory VAT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/ttk-72-e-dehumidifier.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo the product\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Adjust room temperature:<\/strong> Temperatures between 15\u00b0C and 25\u00b0C are optimal for a fast drying process. It gets colder at night, even during summer, which can significantly delay drying time. In this case, you should use electric heaters to maintain a steady temperature. For basement areas of 60 to 70 m\u00b2, devices with a power output of about 3 kW are usually sufficient.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"trotec-shop-products\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row product\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-sm-3 product-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/tds-20-electric-fan-heater.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.trotec.com\/fit-in\/500x500\/filters:format(jpg)\/en_DE\/1410000015\/Electric-heater-TDS-20-160617-1698657075.jpg\" alt=\"Electric Heater TDS 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-sm-9 product-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/tds-20-electric-fan-heater.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"product-name\">Electric Heater TDS 20<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"product-short-description\">Electric Heater TDS 20, The electric heater TDS 20 offers 2 settings between 1.65 kW and 3.3 kW (setting 1 is fan only).&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"action-price-gross\">\u20ac59.99<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"base-price-gross old-price\"><small><s>\u20ac89.99&nbsp;MSRP<\/s><\/small><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"price-tax-incl\">Incl. statutory VAT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/tds-20-electric-fan-heater.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo the product\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Improve air ventilation:<\/strong> Use fans to optimize air circulation. This helps moisture evaporate faster from surfaces into the room air, speeding up the drying process.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"trotec-shop-products\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row product\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-sm-3 product-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/tfv-30-s-turbo-fan.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.trotec.com\/fit-in\/500x500\/filters:format(jpg)\/en_DE\/1510003031\/TFV-30-S-Turbo-Fan-65860-1507644493.jpg\" alt=\"Turbo fan TFV 30 S\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-sm-9 product-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/tfv-30-s-turbo-fan.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"product-name\">Turbo fan TFV 30 S<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"product-short-description\">Turbo Fan TFV 30 S, The maximum air volume of the Turbo Fan TFV 30 S is 2250 m\u00b3\/h at an air pressure of up to 525 Pa.&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"action-price-gross\">\u20ac369.99<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"base-price-gross old-price\"><small><s>\u20ac386.75&nbsp;MSRP<\/s><\/small><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"price-tax-incl\">Incl. statutory VAT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/tfv-30-s-turbo-fan.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo the product\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Faster wall drying with infrared heating panels:<\/strong> In construction drying or renovation, infrared heating of suitable wall materials causes capillary moisture transport towards the heated wall surface due to the temperature gradient, which can transport significantly more moisture from the wall in a shorter time compared to diffusion.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"trotec-shop-products\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row product\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-sm-3 product-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/infrared-heating-panel-tih-400-s.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.trotec.com\/fit-in\/500x500\/filters:format(jpg)\/en_DE\/1410003010\/Infrared-Heating-Panel-TIH-400-S-134031-1617718657.jpg\" alt=\"Infrared Heating Plate \/ Infrared Heater TIH 400 S\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-sm-9 product-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/infrared-heating-panel-tih-400-s.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"product-name\">Infrared Heating Plate \/ Infrared Heater TIH 400 S<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"product-short-description\">Infrared Heating Plate TIH 400 S, The TIH 400 S is suitable both for drying solid masonry following renovation, and for&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"action-price-gross\">\u20ac89.99<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"base-price-gross old-price\"><small><s>\u20ac149.99&nbsp;MSRP<\/s><\/small><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"price-tax-incl\">Incl. statutory VAT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/infrared-heating-panel-tih-400-s.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo the product\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Discover Trotec devices and equip yourself now!<\/strong> Stay prepared and minimize the impact of storm damage with the right equipment from Trotec.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/en.trotec.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15024 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/files\/2024\/02\/CTA-Button_EN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a flood, it is crucial to act immediately to minimize damage and avoid long-term problems. With the right equipment and a structured approach, you can dry efficiently and effectively. We offer solutions that enable non-professionals to achieve professional results in water damage drying. Read on to learn how you can quickly and easily handle flood damage with dehumidifiers, heaters, and fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":15161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,126,125],"tags":[115,756,215,168,2710,743],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15162"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15162"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15169,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15162\/revisions\/15169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}