Thawing Freezers Can Create Water Removal Needs For Your Concord Home

12/30/2021 (Permalink)

When appliances have a mind of their own, don't fret. SERVPRO water cleanup specialists will be on-site within 4 hours of the initial call.

Water Damage in Concord Properties Has Many Different Causes

You likely haven't stopped to look at the random appliances in your house and wondered what would happen if they somehow malfunctioned. When it comes to those appliances that you have that store water (or frozen water), a failure of these machines could mean a great deal of clean up for you. Typically, when people think of appliances that can leave large volumes of water in their Concord homes, they think of washing machines and water tanks. While this is undoubtedly correct, another often overlooked potential culprit would be a stand-alone freezer.

 While these units can be quite a help to your house, they can also cause a need for water removal in your Concord home. While it might not seem like much water, the ice that has formed along the sides of your freezer has quite a large mass to it once it has thawed back to a liquid. A simple short in the power to this appliance and you have the makings of a water emergency.

How Do I Keep My Freezer from Causing Water Damage?

There are several reasons why stand-alone freezers might lose power or malfunction. Sometimes it is just as simple as the unit getting too old for its components to continue working as they should. You might have the freezer plugged into an outlet that is going bad or unable to provide a stable supply of the right level of power the freezer needs to function. The list goes on and on. The result is usually the same, leaking several gallons worth of water onto the floor of your home where it sits.

Fortunately for you, our SERVPRO response team is available at all hours of the day to handle these kinds of situations and to restore the damage that they create. Even generous levels of preventative maintenance can only take you so far with these appliances, so you just have to be diligent with keeping track of how they are performing over time. When this kind of situation arises, know that we have the kind of tools and expertise to clean up the mess and to make it "Like it never even happened."

If you have any water removal emergency in your home, do not hesitate to call SERVPRO of Concord. We can be reached 24/7 at (603) 225-2825.