Water tank explosion floods three stories of Oswego apartment building. Stanley Steemer Restoration dries entire structure in four days.

Oswego, NY, December 2005 — In an apartment complex in Oswego, a hot water tank on the third story in an unoccupied unit broke in early morning gushing water throughout the complex. Stanley Steemer Restoration received an emergency call at 6:30 am and had three response trucks and five IICRC certified technicians on the site before 9:00 am, despite heavy lake effect snow conditions.

When the crew arrived, they found the ceilings on the first and second floors were collapsing. They immediately began work on the third floor with water extraction and carpet removal. Two large Low-Grain Dehumidifiers and nine big barrel air movers were installed on that floor.

On the second floor, the staff removed the collapsing ceiling and insulation, then extracted water from and removed the carpets. Again, two large Low-Grain Dehumidifiers and nine big barrel air movers were installed on that floor. The same procedure was repeated on the first floor.

The entire structure was dried in four days and our technicians were able to save all of the walls and carpeting on all three floors. The carpeting was reinstalled and the ceiling repair was started to allow the units to be reoccupied.

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