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Extract well to speed up drying.

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The most effective way to speed the drying process is to remove as much water while in its liquid state as possible during the extraction phase. Poor extraction will significantly slow your drying process.

Is your extraction slowing down your drying jobs? When you dry slower than your competition, what does that do to your bottom line?

Extraction and evaporation are the only ways water can be removed from a wet structure. During the extraction process, liquid water is vacuumed, mopped, squeegee-ed or otherwise removed from the structure.

Extraction takes some energy, but not nearly as much energy as evaporation.

Water removal by evaporation requires that liquid water in the structure or contents first be vaporized--an extremely energy-intensive process. During evaporation, the water is turned into vapor. It then enters a dehumidifier where it collects as condensation and is pumped out of the structure--also an extremely energy-intensive process.

The fact that evaporation wastes so much energy points out how important extraction really is.

The most important factor in extraction is not how much water is removed, but how much water is left behind. It is important to remember that every drop of water left behind will add time to the drying project.

If your technicians are leaving a lot...

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