When Leaking Dishwashers Cause Water Loss Events in Lubbock and West Texas

4/20/2020 (Permalink)

Leaking appliances cause headaches for homeowners. Inspect your dishwasher often and know that SERVPRO can handle your restoration needs.

Speed Saves the Day When Lubbock Home Needs Water Removal 

Most homeowners never think about their dishwashers, until it is spewing gallons of water on the kitchen floor. Then, it may seem overwhelming as to what to do first.  

After turning off the water, one of the smartest actions a homeowner can do is to contact SERVPRO® of Southwest Lubbock for water removal in their Lubbock home. The emergency response teams are on standby 24-hours daily, so there is never a wait to begin recovery from loss. 

Why SERVPRO®?

Acting swiftly after a water loss in the home is crucial. That is why SERVPRO® of Southwest Lubbock team members are available 24/7 - even on holidays - and arrive within an hour of the initial call. The techs bring all the tools and equipment required in their green service vans and trucks to restore the home to its pre-damage condition.  

Careful Scoping of the Property

SERVPRO® techs use their moisture detection equipment to carefully map the path of where the water from the dishwasher migrated. Because they arrived quickly, in this case, no seepage occurred into the subfloor, as confirmed through the equipment.  

Water Removal Tools and Techniques

In a water loss from a supply line in a kitchen, it is common to find water under cabinets and have an area of the wall that requires drying behind the dishwasher. The techs remove the toe kicks under the cabinet and pull out the dishwasher to ensure that they extract as much water as possible before drying.  

Fast Drying Limits Loss

Since the cleanup efforts began quickly, loss to the property was minimal. The techs used air movers to dry both the flooring as well as specially directed airflow at the wall where the supply line broke. Once the technicians completed the drying phase, they wiped down the surfaces and got the space ready for repairs by the plumber.   

Contact SERVPRO® of Southwest Lubbock at (806) 780-6311, will arrive fast for water removal needs. Our certified technicians have both the experience and equipment to make any size water loss, "Like it never even happened."