Water Types

9/21/2017 (Permalink)

All the recent severe rains and unexpected flooding in Gurnee, Grayslake, Libertyville, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Round Lake and Mundelein experience on July 12^th, 2017 brought our SERVPRO of Gurnee & SERVPRO of Libertyville/N. Chicago City/ Lake Bluff several calls, questions, and comments. One topic we found ourselves explaining frequently was water types.

When you home or business experiences water damage, there are different categories of water that we have to clean up with different levels of contamination.

• Clean Water is that water that comes from a broken pipe, sink or tub overflow, or appliance malfunctions from a water line.
• Gray Water is slightly contaminated water and can come from a dishwasher or clothes washer discharge.
• Black Water is very contaminated and comes from sewage damage, aquarium leak, toilet overflow, flooding, or natural disaster. This water is filled with fungi, bacteria, chemicals, and more.

All types of water, left untreated, will allow bacteria, contaminates, fungi, bacteria, and microbial growth to occur. Having a SERVPRO technician come out to your home to provide an inspection will show you where you have water, what water type is in your home, and the proper industry guidelines for cleaning your home to an industry standard.