Ultrasonic Cleaning Fire Damaged Contents

12/30/2021 (Permalink)

At SERVPRO of Barron, Dunn & Rusk Counties, we have many different techniques for cleaning fire damaged contents. The technique that we use will depend on the level of damage and the item and material being cleaned. One of the techniques we use is ultrasonic cleaning. Ultrasonic cleaning is a process of cleaning an object using ultrasonic sound waves while the object is submerged in water and detergents to remove soils and particles. Ultrasonic sounds waves are very high frequency, typically from 20–40 kHz.

At SERVPRO of Barron, Dunn & Rusk Counties, we have a room dedicated specifically to ultrasonic cleaning.

1. To begin the process of ultrasonic cleaning, the item to be cleaned is lightly sprayed with a pre-cleaning agent.
2. It is then immersed in the pre-rinse tank that contains 140 degree water and a low level of cleaning agent. This tank has agitators to move the water and cleaning agent around and start loosening that tough, sooty grime from the fire.
3. After its time in the pre-rinse tank, the item is moved to the ultrasonic tank. The ultrasonic tank contains 140 degree water and a higher degree of cleaning agents. The item is immersed again while high-frequency sound waves (ultrasonic) produce microscopic jet streams to agitate and scrub the item.
4. After the ultrasonic tank, the item will be moved to the rinse tank where it is immersed in clean, deionized water to remove any leftover cleaning agent.

At the end of this process, the item will look “Like it never even happened.”

For all of your fire, smoke or soot damage needs, call SERVPRO of Barron, Dunn & Rusk Counties! 715-643-7171