Understanding The Types Of Water Damage
When water removal and extraction needs to happen at your property you must know that there are three major class types of water damage that can possibly affect your home, business, and property. To better inform you so you can understand the types of water damage that are possible we have created this list below. Please note that all of the water damage types listed below pose health issues to you if left unaddressed. At Water Be Gone our highly trained technicians in Central Florida are experts in water removal and extraction techniques for the handling of the various types of water damage scenarios listed below.
Class1 Clean Water Damage and Extraction
A Class 1 Water damage from a “Clean Source” is defined as water that originates from a sanitary water source that does not pose a substantial risk from dermal, ingestion, or inhalation exposure.
Sources for this type of water damage include:
- Main Water Supply lines
- Water Heater Bursts
- Falling Rainwater
- Faulty Ice Machines
- Faulty Water Line Breaks
Class 2 Grey Water Damage and Extraction
Class 2 Greywater damage is defined as water that contains significant contamination and has the potential to cause discomfort or sickness if contacted or consumed by humans. Greywater damage can contain potentially unsafe levels of microorganisms or nutrients for microorganisms.
Sources for Greywater damage include:
- Washing machines & dishwashers
- Toilet overflows
- Drain lines
- Sump pump failure
Class 3 Black Water Damage and Extraction
Class 3 Blackwater is defined as water that is contaminated that contains pathogenic, toxigenic, and or other harmful agents. If this type of loss happens at your place of business or home we fully advise you to vacate the premises due to the unsafe nature of this type of water.
Sources for Blackwater include:
- Sewage
- Toilet backflows originating behind the trap
- Rising river water
Harmful agents and pathogens include:
- Infectious Hepatitis B And C
- Acute respiratory trouble
- Enteroviral Myocarditis
- Gastroenteritis
- Tuberculosis
- Skin rashes
- Tetanus
You can find out more information about water born diseases here.
As you can read Blackwater poses a substantial health risk to the occupants affected. Water Be Gone recommends using only technicians who have been certified and trained in how to perform this type of water removal mitigation. Keep in mind that in the case of a sewage loss, there can up be to 120 different viruses and bacteria in the water. To prevent exposure to dangerous pathogens, anything in your home or business that has been touched by blackwater flooding must be removed and disposed of properly from your property.
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