Don't Let Winter Weather Take a Toll on You | Part 1
1/31/2017 (Permalink)
The Puff Back Problem - Oil Burning Furnaces
The Problem
A puff back is a messy furnace malfunction that occurs when an oil burner backfires, sending soot throughout your home or business. It can happen all at once, covering the interior in grimy soot, or a puff back can leak soot particles gradually. The soot caused by the Puff Back can do significant damage to both building structure and contents.
Cost of Damage
Minimal to significant depending on the amount of soot released. It also depends on the amount of contents affected by the soot discharge.
Prevention
Consider having your oil burner serviced before you suffer a puff back. If your home or business experiences a puff back, your SERVPRO of Dubuque has the tools, training and experience to help make it “Like it never even happened." We can handle the structural cleaning as well as the contents cleaning. More information about contents cleaning off soot damaged contents can be found in our blog post about using ultrasonic cleaning.