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THERMAL DRYOUTS IN SAN DIEGO
STRUCTURAL DRYING
Heat energy has a great influence on the speed of drying, especially when dealing with bound water in structural materials. Well-placed heat energy can be used to warm building materials above the dew point temperature of the air and avoid condensation. Heat also aids in evaporation by increasing the "thirst" of the air-its capacity to hold water vapor. Heat is particularly effective for helping to dry crawl spaces, attics, or uninsulated structures.
THE BENEFITS OF HEAT ARE:
- warm structural materials
- increase evaporation
- increases the "thirst of the air
- promote faster drying
- promotes complete drying
This system can be used for accelerating the drying of understructures and the inside of buildings.
The heated air is blown in through an existing opening in the structure. Then the heated air is directed to concentrated areas. In large water damages, the Kitchen cabinets would normally have to be removed to dry the structure behind them. In this case the cabinets have been saved and dried out in three days.
The soil sample was taken from a crawl space under a house. The soil sample on the left, as you can see from the moisture meter, is registering a 100% moisture content.
The sample on the right is 17 days later. With out heat this dry-out could have taken 60-90 days to reach this level of dry-down.
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