The consumer electronic industry is a multi trillion dollar business and consumer demand for the latest and greatest never wanes. Electronic appliances can range into the hundreds of thousands of dollars and are not easily replaced after accidents or household disasters. The days of simply disposing items that have been impacted by fires, floods or smoke damage are a distant memory as technology has evolved in the electronic restoration space.

Today, companies utilizing special equipment can restore to life electronics that have been submerged in water, submerged in a flood or exposed to smoke or soot damage. One of the most bizarre applications in repairing these types of electronics is companies often will re-submerge the electronic equipment into a special water based chemical bath to clean and dislodge the soot or soiled remnants. The special solutions work to dislodge the unwanted materials in a manner that does not further damage the electronics. Following the chemical bath, the electronic equipment is often placed into special drying chambers that are warmed to temperatures comparable to a low heated oven. It is amazing to believe that the electronic equipment is bathed and cooked and this allows it to potentially work again.

As a general rule of thumb, most electronic and media equipment can be salvaged after water damage if has not been left untreated for longer than 72 hours. Fire damage depends on the level of heat as well as the amount of soot that is now within the system. High levels of heat can melt plastic and electronic wiring which could cause the unit to become a total loss, but should be judged on a case by case basis. In rare cases, if you have a hard disk or media file that is imperative to be recovered, forensic restoration professionals have had success in extracting files and data.

The most important thing that you should do if you have media and electronic equipment that is exposed to a disaster situation is to try to avoid moving and handling the equipment as this has the potential to do further damage. Attempting to clean soot from electronics may lead to further damage. The use of inappropriate cleaning materials could hinder an expert from being able to restore your media back to life. The best approach if you have experienced an unexpected disaster is to contact a professional restoration firm and your property insurance company to overview your options.

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