Unintended Consequences: In-place Drying and the ANSI/IICRC S500

摘要

In the early 2000s, a group of individuals within the water damage restoration industry began teaching and promoting a process known as "in-place drying," where structural components and contents were left in place by the contractor. The non-ANSI, process in Appendix D of the ANSI/ IICRC S500 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration - Third Edition: 2006 (ANSI/ TTCRC S500-2006), titled "IICRC Technical Advisory on Tn-Placc Drying," stated, "In-place drying of Category I (clean water source) water losses by qualified and competent restorers can reduce the need for completely disengaging carpet, molding and fixtures, removing pad, disposing of debris, replacing pad, and reinstalling carpet, moldings and fixtures, while reducing occupant inconvenience at the same time.'" This then-new technique extracted more liquid water from the carpet and cushion than usual. It was followed by an assertive drying strategy requiring large quantities of mechanical drying devices, thus increasing equipment rental revenue.