HEALTHY, WEALTHY & WISE
AUGUST 2018
Published exclusively for clients of DNA Pro Cleaning & Restoration
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Deodorization... How the
pros do it
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Recipe: Grilled Marinated
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Deodorization...
How the pros do it
“What’s that smell?” We have all had
the experience of walking into a room
or building only to be greeted by an
unpleasant odor. They may range from
mildly annoying to downright putrid.
Besides being embarrassing, malodors are
also a cause real for concern. Unpleasant
odors are sometimes an indication of
a potentially infectious, hazardous or
unsanitary condition. Bad odors can also
cause psychological or emotional stress
and even physical discomfort.
the cause. If the odor comes from a dead
animal, you must find the carcass and
remove it. If the odor is from a pet accident,
we must first locate the deposit and remove
it from the carpet and other surfaces before
we can treat the offending odor. The same
applies to odors from smoke, cooking, mold
and mildew, etc.
Spraying deodorants and perfumes simply
masks odors temporarily. Odor masking
is not effective for long-term deodorizing
success. Effectively eliminating odors
requires an understanding of the principles
of deodorization. The type of odor
neutralizer and application process must
be chosen based on the source of the odor,
type of materials affected and the degree
of odor penetration. To avoid a recurrence
of the malodor, we use the following
procedures: Step 2: Clean the affected area to remove
any remaining odor-causing residue.
Actually, cleaning is just a continuation of
source removal. Start cleaning in the source
area and work outward until all residues
are removed. Residues can be sticky or
oily residues, crystallized materials or
dust and soot. The type of residue and the
material you are cleaning determines the
cleaning method. For instance, removing
soot from a brick wall requires different
cleaning agents, tools and techniques than
removing soot from silk drapes. Depending
on the odor, source removal and meticulous
cleaning may be all that is required. If not,
we move on to the next step.
Step 1: Find and remove the source. Odor
is an effect. Since every effect has a cause,
our first challenge is to find and remove Step 3: Recreate the conditions of
penetration. This is where specialized
equipment is often required. For example,
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